Ithaca Mayor trying to abolish police department

[Edwardteach72]

Ithaca’s mayor wants to abolish police department, apologizes to officers for telling GQ first

ITHACA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — In what could be the most progressive reform in the United States, Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick has developed a plan that abolishes the city’s police department. The pl…

www.localsyr.com

 

[Catskillkid]

My home office is in Ithaca (I don't work there. I'm in a field office). When we go there it's called "going to nirvana."

The above description is all too apt.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Without reading the article I'm going out on a limb here. I suppose the mayor is a Democrat?

 

[spat]

Without reading the article I'm going out on a limb here. I suppose the mayor is a Democrat?

In Ithaca it wouldn't shock me to find out he was registered as a communist.

Those guys think most of the Democrat party are "right wing extremists".

They think Marx was on to a good thing, he just didn't take it far enough.

 

[Criticalt]

Without reading the article I'm going out on a limb here. I suppose the mayor is a Democrat?

Nope.......a progressive!!!

 

[prambo]

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My home office is in Ithaca (I don't work there. I'm in a field office). When we go there it's called "going to nirvana."

The above description is all too apt.

^^^^^
One of my favorite bumper stickers.

The biotech I worked at before I retired was in Ithaca.

Ithaca is one of the weirdest places I've ever been - never seen so many old burned out hippies - one of the few things that made the daily 110 mile commute worth it was NOT living in Ithaca.

"There haven't been any hippies around here in centuries man. They're either freeze dried or doing hard time." - Stitch Jones to Gunny Highway in "Heartbreak Ridge".

Or they moved to Ithaca.

 

[Parzival]

I’d love to see the Jungle take over the Heights but the Heights has their own PD...big surprise.

IPD already can’t keep officers, this won’t help.

 

[spat]

They aren't *actually* going to defund the police.

That isn't what this is about at all.

It's about transforming the police from an organization dedicated to law and order into one dedicated to enforcing ideological purity.

The guys in the street are being played (as usual).

We are witnessing the birth of a whole new era, and it's scary as hell.

You guys aren't going to the camps willingly, and the existing police might not follow the orders to send you.

But the new ones will.

 

[C3D]

Ithaca is the perfect place . Let’s them try this experiment and see how it works.

 

[Bigfoot]

I have never been to Ithaca... What am I missing? Anything good?

Or is it mostly made up of dirty hippies? I hate dirty hippies.

Defund the police... LOL ... That's far out man, Groovy! ...

 

[That_FNG]

In Ithaca it wouldn't shock me to find out he was registered as a communist.

Those guys think most of the Democrat party are "right wing extremists".

They think Marx was on to a good thing, he just didn't take it far enough.

I found naive on their part. To assume that once the revolution is over they and those who think like them would be in charge. Who’s that that once the revolution happens people like you and me are not in charge.

 

[Cooolone]

And the residents? Voters there? They're doing exactly what about it?...

 

[Jsmegs77]

And the residents? Voters there? They're doing exactly what about it?...

Cheering it on, or smoking themselves into oblivion, no doubt.

 

[spat]

I found naive on their part. To assume that once the revolution is over they and those who think like them would be in charge. Who’s that that once the revolution happens people like you and me are not in charge.

The useful idiots are always the first to go.

After all, they have proven that they are a danger to a ruling elite.

 

[FrankenCub]

What am I missing? Anything good?

The lake, and .... yeah, the lake. That's it. Short list.

 

[GOPerfect]

“What the report finds is both a deep appreciation for the current officers and a compelling case that we need an even better, transformed system. We need our public safety officers to better represent the diversity of the community, be better equipped to de-escalate conflict, and be better able to connect people in crisis with social services.”

This is from the article. I disagree with this entire statement.

First, seriously, fuck diversity and those that scream for it. I have no diversity in my life in regards to people and I have done just fine.

My friends, they are White, all of my family is White. All of my family is straight. All of my neighbors are White. This is not a bad thing. It is okay.

All of my friends are Right of center, I have no friends on the left side of thinking. All of my friends and family are gun owners.

All of my friends and close family have the same ideals in life.

Still from the article, fuck deescalation theory. How about this? Those that cannot follow the rules and laws of society need to be taken out of society, We need people to act normal, stop acting the fool and stop acting like you belong in the freaken zoo. What is happening in the Country today is not the fault of the Police, most of the issues are due to the people. Maybe, we need a bit of reform in the communities.

Stop acting like everything is a freaken crisis. Not all people need social services, some people just need a serious ass whoopin!

 

[VietnamEraVet]

I used to travel thru Ithaca on business and found a place there to grab a deli sandwich,- the Ithaca Bakery. While they are a full bakery, and their bagels are excellent, I will always remember the place for something else:

stepping inside is just like walking through a time warp straight back to Berkeley, CA in the 1960’s and early 70’s. The place is full of weird people who dress like they are still 60’s radicals; there are current day counter culture postings and flyers everywhere; the sandwich descriptions read like they were written by Abbie Hoffman, or the Black Panthers, or maybe the Symbian Liberation Army. Just bizarre overall.

I have no doubt that now that Grifter Joe and his Ho are in office that the people there must be in their glory.

 

[Saltwater60]

All part of the plan. Make crone go up, call for gun control, and get more control of the population.

 

[Cavalry]

Is Ithaca still using their made up currency? I never understood that...


*edit* apparently it has fizzled out

Ithaca HOURS: What It is, How It Works, FAQs

The Ithaca HOUR was a local currency issued and used by individuals, businesses, and organizations for the exchange, purchase, and sale of goods and services in Ithaca, New York.

www.investopedia.com

I guess basing a currency on the value of one hour of work just didn't catch on

 

[Modean]

Without reading the article I'm going out on a limb here. I suppose the mayor is a Democrat?

Yep. Politically, Ithaca is the San Francisco of NY.

 

[SomeSoldier]

I have never been to Ithaca... What am I missing? Anything good?

Or is it mostly made up of dirty hippies? I hate dirty hippies.

Defund the police... LOL ... That's far out man, Groovy! ...

Ithaca is beautiful, I have been there a couple of times. Had a buddy in college from there. Once drove all the way there with him on a weekend, just to get a slice of pizza. Also lots of expensive cars.

 

[Vapor]

Its got a fancy dancy college, a lake, some really nice waterfalls.


That key word there, college, that's why it is the way it is politically.

 

[Catskillkid]

Its got a fancy dancy college, a lake, some really nice waterfalls.


That key word there, college, that's why it is the way it is politically.

Matter of fact it has two colleges. Well, one college and one university, technically speaking. But yes, that is predominantly why it is the way it is.

 

[dwa12479]

Its a beautiful place to visit, scenery in and around the area is amazing. But Ithaca is a liberal cesspool. Id love to see the results of this little experiment. I'm sure when it fails miserably it'll be blamed on white supremacy.

 

[tirwin1]

Its a beautiful place to visit, scenery in and around the area is amazing. But Ithaca is a liberal cesspool.

Truer words were never spoken. My daughter received her Ph.D. from cornell last spring. After visiting multiple times I can assure you the town and its inhabitants are completely nuts. I remember seeing signs promoting the most obscure oppressed groups all over town (no covid discrimination against transexuals; stop the persecution of trans people in chechnya, etc...). If you have a grievance you want to promote for virtue signalling reasons then ithaca is the place to be.

On the day we moved her out I remember getting gas and watching some guy in a beard dressed up in a pink dress and high heels walking around at 6:30 AM. Must have been a hell of a night.

I'd love to see the two universities close and then watch that town die quickly.

 

[Edwardteach72]

So this banner has been up over the road coming into ithaca (from the south) since 2020 (I believe June) and well is still there to this day

 

[Edwardteach72]

To be honest I think the actual reasoning behind all this has nothing to do with "progressive" or "woke" but more to do with money.

The City and Department have not been able to agree on a contract for a few years now.. here we are 2021 and here is an article about the issue back in 2018 and nothing has been settled even now in 2021

City, Ithaca police union at odds in contract negotiations

There has been litigation from both parties over the past four years.

www.ithacajournal.com

 

[C3D]

Having lived in Ithaca for six years, and at the time being in the fire department and working with the IPD regularly, I can seat firsthand that it is far from a crime free place and really does need a police department.

 

[Jmac00]

I have never been to Ithaca... What am I missing? Anything good?

Or is it mostly made up of dirty hippies? I hate dirty hippies.

Defund the police... LOL ... That's far out man, Groovy! ...

Cornell university and Ithaca College is there, it is the literal definition of a liberal utopia. Went through there on the bike, there is a really nice (but pricy) restaurant there called the boat yard grill, nice place, you couldn't pay enough to live there

 

[Xae289]

I went to Cornell. The actual townies are a bunch of mega-hippies. Talking vegan, fair-trade, pungent mix of weed and BO-smelling, doesn't shave anything regardless which of the infinite genders they claim they are, hippies. The electorate ends up being a bunch of very liberal professors and hardcore hippies.

Cornell itself is more like a suburban NY metropolitan area bubble and is at least non-woke enough that I was able to take a skeet/trap class to fill my phys-ed requirement. Thankfully, the town is an easy blip on the map to ignore and the surroundings are very beautiful. My wife and I go up there at least every couple of years to camp, hike, and go vineyard and brewery hopping.