‘Who would have thought?’: Mamdani takes side of knife-wielding suspect — not the cops

When 22-year-old Jabez Chakraborty was shot by NYPD officers in Queens for allegedly charging them with a large kitchen knife, the newly elected mayor, Zohran Mamdani, claimed that the suspect needs mental health treatment instead of criminal prosecution.

“I spoke with the Chakraborty family, and I visited Jabez in the hospital, and no family should have to endure this kind of pain. Jabez has lived with schizophrenia for many years, and this situation underscores just how urgently we need a different and more effective mental health response system that will be safer for New Yorkers who struggle with mental health concerns, for their families, and for police officers,” Mamdani said following the incident.

“Jabez needs mental health treatment, not criminal prosecution by a district attorney,” he added.

“Who would have thought that coming in and bringing a Muslim commie as your mayor in New York City would have its flaws?” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales jokes, before playing the bodycam footage from the incident.

In the footage, Chakraborty continues charging police officers with the knife after being asked several times to put the knife down. As he gets closer, an officer fires his weapon.

“I would say they gave him quite a bit of warning to put the shiny, very sharp object in his hands down while they were holding a firearm at him. I would say they gave him way more chances than I would have. They retreated. He continued engaging and moving forward,” Gonzales comments.

“Clear-cut case of attempted murder, which prosecutors are looking at potentially charging him with. I don’t know why potentially. It’s right there on camera,” she continues.

“They did everything right, and still, instead of Mamdani congratulating the NYPD, instead of using this as a moment where he’s like, ‘Our officers are very brave, and they are under attack right now; these guys were almost stabbed in the line of duty,’ this is how your new Muslim communist mayor of New York City reacts,” she adds.

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