Activist defense attorney Olayemi Olurin ignited a political firestorm last week after she blasted New York City Mayor Eric Adams during a radio interview for what she said was misleading rhetoric about rising crime, while also seeking to emphasize deadly shootings by police officers, which infuriated conservatives who accused her of downplaying the recent killing of a local officer.
Olurin made the controversial remarks to Adams during a March 29 taping of “The Breakfast Club” with host Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy, calling the Democratic incumbent a “fearmonger” for his heavy-handed response to a handful of recent violent crimes in the city, seemingly to appease conservatives and cast himself as tough on crime.
The mayor appeared on the show four days after New York City police officer Jonathan Diller was shot to death as he conducted a traffic stop on March 25, becoming the first NYPD officer to be killed in the line of duty in two years, and as several other violent episodes have plagued the city’s subways in recent weeks.
During the sit-down, Olurin defended a progressive new law in New York that allows cashless bail for suspects, asserting that most people released from jail under this ordinance do not get rearrested, a stance that did not sit well with Republicans in the aftermath of Diller’s slaying.
At times, the mayor struggled to get a word in edgewise as the panel drilled down on his controversial decision to add 1,000 officers to patrol trains and platforms, and another 800 officers intended to crack down on fare evasion and screen for concealed weapons, as well as discriminatory practices in policing.
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