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New York City Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio is under fire over his handling of the destructive unrest on the city’s streets over the death of 46-year-old George Floyd.
Floyd, a Minnesota black man, died while being arrested by police.
The arrest was caught on video and went viral showing Floyd was pinned down by a white police officer’s knee to his neck.
Video coverage of Floyd’s arrest shows he was unarmed and restrained with handcuffs.
de Blasio’s failure to anticipate and swiftly put an end to the destructive unrest resulted in several days of lawless mobs wreaking havoc, from breaking out windows and looting businesses to setting police cars ablaze.
At this time, the Change.org petition collected over 60,000 signatures.
The New York Post reports:
The petition was started last year, but thousands signed onto it Tuesday as controversy raged over protests engulfing the city that have triggered clashes between participants and police officers and reports of vandalism and damage to retail stores.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani blasted de Blasio for mishandling the looters and called for him to step down.
The Mayor in NYC has lost control of the mob and of the city.
The Mayor is preventing the NYPD to take the actions necessary to stop brutal attacks on police and citizens.
He is even falsely accusing NYPD of taking excessive action when he has made them punching bags.
— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) June 2, 2020
Mayor de Blasio needs to step down. He is incompetent. We are losing a tremendous amount of property. We are seeing people damaged and hurt.
Pretty soon, we're going to lose lives if this man doesn't get out of the way and let someone activate the police department!
— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) June 2, 2020
Giuliani also called on New York Democrat Governor Andrew Cuomo to remove de Blasio from office.
Gov. Cuomo should remove Mayor DiBlasio. He is preventing the NYPD from taking the actions that have prevented riots in the past. Surely, you remember the Gigante report which helped me prevent riots under circumstances of long protests with many attempts to turn them violent.
— Rudy W. Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) June 2, 2020
The riots and looting in New York City raged on for far too long and should have been handled swiftly to protect person and property.
de Blasio’s epic failure to get ahead of the destructive unrest in New York City is inexcusable and he must be held accountable for the destruction and chaos under his watch.
Stores in midtown Manhattan are making efforts to secure their property and merchandise by boarding up windows and doors because they can’t rely on de Blasio.
Keep in mind, these are high-end luxury stores in prime locations.
The following New York City photos were taken on June 2 (Borelli photos).
