When will Mamdani care about victims of crimes the same way he does about illegal migrants?

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Fleming, K. (2026, October 10). When will Mamdani care about victims of crimes the same way he does about illegal migrants? New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/09/opinion/when-will-mamdani-care-about-victims-of-crimes-the-same-way-he-does-about-illegal-migrants/

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The article criticizes New York politicians for showing disproportionate concern over illegal immigrants while neglecting crimes committed by individuals with criminal records or mental health issues. It points out that after a shooting incident, politicians like Jessica Tisch and Tish James condemned NYPD Commissioner Tisch's approach to addressing the perpetrator’s past but did not similarly address the broader issue of crime resulting from lenient policies towards lawbreakers. The author contends that this selective moral stance disregards the safety of ordinary citizens who are victims of crimes committed by individuals with mental illness or criminal backgrounds, highlighting the hypocrisy in political reactions to such incidents.

Written by AI on 2026-10-10, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On October 8, 2026, Oscar Belgal, a 28-year-old Dominican national with criminal history, was shot by ICE agents in New York City's Marble Hill neighborhood while his five-year-old son was present. The shooting occurred around 4 p.m. when ICE officers approached Belgal’s SUV and drew their weapons; Belgal then attempted to drive away, leading to the confrontation and subsequent shooting. Belgal remains hospitalized with a bullet lodged in his neck and is being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His attorneys claim he has been denied necessary medical care, including surgery for the embedded bullet. The incident sparked outrage among New Yorkers and calls from Mayor Zohran Mamdani to reassess ICE's presence in the city.

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And by the way New York politicians immediately reacted — with press conferences and outraged tweets the length of “War and Peace” — one would think ICE had made swiss cheese of a sweet grandma as she handed out Werther’s Originals to the neighborhood children. asserted

she → react → children

She used the shooting to call for NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch to step down because she had the gall to read “our neighbor’s past interactions with the police” — that is, his long criminal record — instead of condemning the shooting. asserted

that → use → shooting

Yes, she literally called him “our neighbor.” asserted

she → call → him

Mr. Rogers would have been the first person to call the cops on this miscreant. asserted

Rogers → call → miscreant

Where is this energy and outrage when innocent citizens are injured or killed by illegal immigrants, criminals with long rap sheets and the criminally insane? asserted

citizens → injure → sheets

Because if they poured as much into the innocent as they do illegals, they’d be forced to admit that their own sanctuary and soft-on-crime policies are responsible for most of this death and disorder. asserted

policies → pour → death

Just ask Tish James, who wrote of Belgal on X that she was, “keeping the victim and their family in my prayers tonight.” asserted

she → ask → prayers

They simply don’t care. asserted

They → care → ?

Every day they proudly flaunt their twisted moral framework. asserted

they → flaunt → framework

Law breakers get all their love, attention and activism, while regular New Yorkers get the ol’ hand flicked under the chin. asserted

hand → get → chin

James accused Komatireddy of wanting to go into the subways and “remove people struggling with mental illness,” adding that it was turning “back the clock of progress.” James and company’s idea of “progress” is having mentally ill lunatics — many of whom have criminal records — roam the subway. asserted

many → accuse → subway

Every morning, I bear witness to James’ “progress” as I step over two to three passed-out druggies on my subway platform. asserted

I → bear → platform

If one of them awoke from their slumber and assaulted a commuter, I wouldn’t bet on any of our pols giving the incident a second of their attention. asserted

any → awake → attention

When will Mamdani care about victims of crimes the same way he does about illegal migrants?

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