Citizen Against Citizen

For John, BLUF:  Here is another sign that New York City Mayor Bill deBlasio should never have been considered for the Democrats Party nomination for President in 2020.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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De Blasio’s social distancing tip line flooded with _____ photos, Hitler memes

From The New York Post, by Reporters Tina Moore, Gabrielle Fonrouge and Bruce Golding, 21 April 2020.

Here is the lede plus two:

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s critics let him know how they really felt about him ordering New Yorkers to snitch on each other for violating social-distancing rules — by flooding his new tip line with crank complaints including “dick pics” and people flipping the bird, The Post has learned.

Photos of extended middle fingers, the mayor dropping the Staten Island groundhog and news coverage of him going to the gym have all been texted to a special tip line that de Blasio announced Saturday, according to screenshots posted on Twitter.

One user sent the message “We will fight this tyrannical overreach!” to the service and got an automated message that in part said, “Hello, and thank you for texting NYC311.”

Of course New Yorkers are going to respond with snark, ugly snark.  It is New York City, after all.

Asking Americans to snitch on each other, like this was the late and unlamented Deutsche Demokratische Republik, and its dreaded Staatssicherheitsdienst or Stasi, is asking too much.

What the hapless Mayor DeBlasio misses is that this isn't social responsibility he asking for, but turning citizens into snitches against each other.  Turning citizens against each other is irresponsible.

Thank Heaven.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff