Return of the Guardian Angels is proof NY leaders are failing

[rangerrebew]

Return of the Guardian Angels is proof NY leaders are failing
Opinion by Post Editorial Board • 11h

A sure sign that New York leaders have utterly failed to made riders feel safe: The Guardian Angels are returning to the subways.

Founder Curtis Sliwa announced Sunday that the volunteer force will patrol the underground after a four-year hiatus in response to sky-high crime in the system and the vile arson murder of a suspected homeless woman on Dec. 22.
 
The Guardian chief said he wants to boost the group’s recruitment back up to 1970s numbers and increase training, claiming he’d “never seen” subway crime “this bad.”

As if to prove Sliwa’s point, a man’s throat was slashed during an argument on a C-train platform the next day.

Mayor Adams’ office dismissed the Angels’ return as a “meaningless stunt,” and it is indeed mostly symbolic — their patrols can only do wellness checks on the mentally disturbed and homeless, patrol cars and platforms for nefarious activity and alert cops to potential problems.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/return-of-the-guardian-angels-is-proof-ny-leaders-are-failing/ar-AA1wJoE9?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=170daf0b8a354bd59b4c73fa76022769&ei=42

[Timber Rattler]

NYC needs Paul Kersey and Bernie Goetz back too...

[rustynail]

They have nice tactical walkers.

[GtHawk]

I hope they’ll be carrying fire extinguishers.