On "The Breakfast Club," commentator Olayemi Olurin argued with Adams over his handling of crime in the city. He said Adams was a "fearmonger" on crime and disputed his public comments on bail reform policies, claiming only a small percentage of those released on bail reoffend.
Things got tense when he mentioned Adams' reaction to Diller's murder.
"In the same breath that you want to create a sensation, you want to highlight and point out how a police officer was killed the other day, which is a rare event in the United States, let alone New York. New York police officers have killed at least seven people this year, including one who was 19 years old." person," he said.
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Growing impatient, Adams said he would not ignore the death of "an innocent person wearing a uniform."
"But you're doing this for the 31 people who died at Rikers," Olurin replied.
After some back and forth, Adams said he didn't want to take it out of context and didn't want people to think he was "underestimating" the "shooting and killing of a young man."
“President Adams, this is not going to work on me,” Olurin said.
"Listen, I'm not trying to do anything on you. I lost a member of the police force. Likewise, the first time I was hospitalized, I go to see the mother of an 11-month-old baby who was shot in the head. The mayor and I sat with her in the hospital, the same way we saw mothers who lost their children to gun violence." "I'm visiting, I'm going to see them," Adams said.
He later said that "many people on the far left" disagreed with him on crime.
You know, a lot of people on the far left are saying, 'Eric, no matter what, people should be allowed to sleep on the streets. They should be allowed to sleep on your porch and inject themselves with drugs. 'They should be allowed to go into stores and steal whatever they want'. Like, people don't always agree with me."
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Diller, a man with 21 previous arrests, was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Queens on Monday after Diller allegedly shot suspect Guy Rivera, 34, in the stomach as he tried to pull suspect Guy Rivera, 34, from the vehicle. Rivera opened fire on Diller and his partner around 17:45. Monday. The police approached the vehicle because it was parked illegally at the bus stop.
Fox News Digital previously reported that Diller is 31 and lives in Massapequa Park with his wife and nearly 1-year-old son.
Former President Donald Trump attended the funeral on Thursday afternoon.
"It's a very sad, sad thing. It's a very terrible thing. And it happens too often, and we're not going to let it happen," Trump said.
"We need law and order," he added.
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This isn't the first high-profile attack on NYPD officers in recent months.
In January, two NYPD officers were beaten by several illegal immigrants in Times Square, feet from the New Amsterdam theater.
NYPD arrested Darwin Andres Gomez Izquiel, 19, of Mississippi; Kelvin Servat Arocha, 19, of Brooklyn; Juarez Wilson, 21, of Queens; Yorman Reveron, 24, and Jhoan Boada, 22, of Brooklyn were arrested in connection with the crime.
All were sentenced on various charges, including assault on a police officer, gang assault, obstructing government administration, and disorderly conduct.
