Mayor Eric Adams denounced Public Advocate Jumaane Williams for suggesting the state convene review panels for police shootings involving mentally ill individuals. Adams argued that such bureaucratic solutions overlook the immediate needs of New Yorkers witnessing mental health crises daily. He expressed that the Democratic Party has abandoned working-class individuals by focusing on procedures rather than urgent care and solutions. Adams is advocating for reforms that allow for involuntary treatment for those unable to seek help themselves, arguing for a need to clarify policies to address mental health issues effectively.
"Plans like these are precisely what I, and so many others, mean when saying, 'the party left working-class people,'" Adams stated regarding Williams' proposal.
"Convening a panel to review every episode of severe mental illness in our city is purposefully neglectful and denies urgently-needed care to those in desperate need of it," added Adams.
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