Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic representative for New York and member of the far-left ‘squad’ of congresswomen recently blamed New York City’s rising crime rate on ‘street rats needing to steal bread for their kids.’ The comment comes as Mayor Bill de Blasio, also a Democrat is gearing up to reallocate $1 billion of public funds away from the New York Police Department.
Ocasio-Cortez had this take on crime in the city: “Maybe this has to do with the fact that people aren’t paying their rent and are scared to pay their rent and so they go out, and they need to feed their child and they don’t have money so … they feel like they either need to shoplift some bread or go hungry.” Ocasio-Cortez is wildly popular with young Democrats and is, therefore, serving as an adviser to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.
Crime is up because you and others pushed for a reduction in both policing and penalities. Also, whenever you want to talk about poverty, I’m happy to tell you about how hard it was for my single mom and me when I was growing up — and it wasn’t in tony *Westchester.* https://t.co/HUJdpQbbop
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 13, 2020
Dana Loesch destroyed AOC’s argument with facts
You got owned by two things Limousine Marxist, Dana Loesch, and logic.
— Mark.t.schaefer (@Marktschaefer) July 17, 2020
Her views have received relentless ridicule from everyone who doesn’t subscribe to the SJW cult of seeing systemic oppression utterly everywhere. Ocasio-Cortez responded to her critics with haughty self-righteousness. “Republicans are all upset that I’m connecting the dots between poverty and crime. I know most of them haven’t experienced or seen these issues first hand, but I have,” she said.
One of Ocasio-Cortez’s critics is conservative radio talk show host Dana Loesch. Loesch used what SJWs fear most, facts, to tear apart AOC’s comments on crime. She also challenged AOC to compare notes with him about growing up in poverty.
AOC continued to fight back with the trait vapid self-righteousness of the liberal, dismissing Loesch out of hand.
Instead of responding with any substantial argument or accepting the offer of discussion from Loesch, AOC simply retreated, ran away from the debate. This was the move of a true politician, as AOC’s insipid arguments threatened to expose her for the dilettante and rigid ideologue that she is.
So … there is an increase in crime before you cut the budget and you still supporting cutting the budget? Great logic there, Ms. Westchester.
Also, before you reach for a weak reed of ergo decedo, I'm not a spokeswoman for anyone but myself. https://t.co/rMvM3S5KwO
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 13, 2020
Additionally @AOC , your response overlooks the main points: policing (morale) and penalty reduction fueling recidivism. Why have NYPD retirement filings exploded by 41%? That’s already happening. https://t.co/5xacDUdFtb
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 13, 2020
Tucker Carlson destroys AOC’s call to defund the police
Fox News personality Tucker Carlson also ripped Ocasio-Cortez apart over her hare-brained support for the movement to defund the police. Carlson described how, even if police forces nationwide were completely defunded out of existence, the champions of the defund the police movement like AOC and the members of the Minneapolis city council would still be hiding behind their 6-figure taxpayer-funded security details. Meanwhile, Carlson noted, average Americans would have to rely on a hope and a prayer, especially if Democrats succeed in stripping away their 2nd amendment rights and abolishing the police at the same time.
