{"id":464997,"date":"2022-06-18T22:05:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T19:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-blasts-prosecutors-in-juneteenth-speech\/"},"modified":"2022-06-18T22:05:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T19:05:15","slug":"nyc-mayor-eric-adams-blasts-prosecutors-in-juneteenth-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-blasts-prosecutors-in-juneteenth-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC Mayor Eric Adams blasts prosecutors in Juneteenth speech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2101028f67d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2101028f67d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-blasts-prosecutors-in-juneteenth-speech\/#%E2%80%9CNYC_Mayor_Eric_Adams_blasts_prosecutors_in_Juneteenth_speech%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NYC Mayor Eric Adams blasts prosecutors in Juneteenth speech&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNYC_Mayor_Eric_Adams_blasts_prosecutors_in_Juneteenth_speech%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NYC Mayor Eric Adams blasts prosecutors in Juneteenth speech&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Mayor Eric Adams kicked off the Juneteenth weekend with a visit to a Hamptons synagogue Saturday, assuring congregants he is committed to protecting \u201cinnocent people\u201d and railing against prosecutors who have turned the country into a place where \u201clawlessness is acceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFar too often we pass bills and laws that protect people who commit crimes,\u201d he told the packed Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat about innocent people? How about a zero tolerance for the victims of crimes? How about refocusing our attention on the innocent people who get up everyday and do what\u2019s right?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams also promised that he would continue \u201csupporting and protecting our police\u201d in order to rebuild New York City after the pandemic. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we get it right in New York City, it gets right across the whole country,\u201d the mayor said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/hampton-synagogue.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Adams told congregants at Hampton Synagogue that he is committed to protecting &quot;innocent people&quot; against crime.\" class=\"wp-image-22718884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/hampton-synagogue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/hampton-synagogue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/hampton-synagogue.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Adams told congregants at Hampton Synagogue that he is committed to protecting \u201cinnocent people\u201d against crime.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Doug Kuntz<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The mayor\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance marked the second time he addressed the upscale Orthodox congregation, which is led by his longtime friend Marc Schneier, a former vice president of the World Jewish Congress. <\/p>\n<p>The two met in 1995, when Adams was an NYPD captain.  They have worked together to promote Jewish and African American interests, Schneier said when introducing the mayor, who appeared after morning religious services. <\/p>\n<p>Schneier\u2019s sermon focused on celebrating Juneteenth \u2014 which marks the day, June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved African American learned they were free after the Civil War \u2014  which will be observed for the first time Monday as a federal holiday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAppreciate the challenge that faced African Americans in this country,\u201d Schneier said. \u201cThey are emancipated and then are told to go out and rebuild your lives among the very same people that persecuted you, that oppressed you, that beat you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams, who showed up in a crisp white shirt and understated blue plaid suit, told congregants that he is committed to strengthening his administration\u2019s relationship with the Jewish community to fight against anti-Semitism in the Big Apple, which has seen a surge in incidents this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInside our school systems we have to be very clear about teaching out cultures, \u2026teaching the experience of the Holocaust,\u201d he said. \u201cWe must engage in real conversations with our young people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the first three months of the year, there were 86 anti-Semitic incidents in the five boroughs, according to the NYPD. 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