The mural was painted onto the city street on July 9 on orders from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. The Democrat participated in the painting, along with his wife, Chirlane McCray.
“When we say, ‘Black Lives Matter’, there is no more American statement, there is no more patriotic statement, because there is no America without black America,” he said at the time.
Critics say the city should be focused on concretely improving the lives of minorities.
The “refund the police” remark by one of the women arrested Saturday was referring to the Black Lives Matter movement’s efforts to defund the police.
Lawmakers in the city recently slashed $1 billion from the NYPD’s budget.
“”When we say, ‘Black Lives Matter’, there is no more American statement, there is no more patriotic statement, because there is no America without black America,” he said at the time.”
Inane drivel.
So if they have been defunded $1 billion, way are they wasting resources guarding this crap? I would say due to budget cuts, we no longer will guard murals or political @ssholes that defund police departments.