NYC Mayor Picks His Brother For A Top Job In The Nation's Largest Police Force

[jg10003]

Source: huffington post

Bernard Adams retired as an NYPD sergeant in 2006, The New York Times reported. His LinkedIn profile states that he has managed parking and transportation at Virginia Commonwealth University since 2008.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/eric-adams-brother-nypd_n_61da072de4b0d637aea27fa6

[Ocelot II]

1. That's kinda stinky.

[cadoman]

3. I'll refrain from judging him till we see the result, but nepotism is risky for all involved

A big part of success in life is recognizing friends/family that are dead weight and learning how to effectively compartmentalize them.

Hopefully for Adams and NYC, this person either has untapped potential, or the role is one that won't permit them to cause much damage.

[left-of-center2012]

4. A $200,000 + job

I wish my brother could give me a job like that.

[greenjar_01]

34. Running parking at VCU prob gets you close to that

[orangecrush]

5. This

Will not end well.

[NJCher]

6. This is a very bad idea

I’m not liking adams at all.

[PatSeg]

24. Yes

I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and cut him some slack, but the stories aren't looking promising. I think we could be looking at a one term mayor, if this keeps up.

[NJCher]

39. It gets worse

WNYC, the public radio for here, just played a clip of him "defending" his choice. Here's what he said: I put my brother in there because I trust him. If my life is going to be on the line, I want someone I can trust."


Does this man just realize that he said to the entire NYC police force that he doesn't trust any of them but he trusts his brother.




It's going from bad to worse.

on edit:

check this out:

snip

Adams’ brother, a 56-year-old retired NYPD sergeant, was recently listed as a deputy commissioner on the NYPD roster, according to internal documents obtained by The Post on Friday.

Bernard Adams — currently assistant director for parking at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he’s worked since 2011, according to his LinkedIn profile — confirmed to The Post that he is set to oversee governmental affairs, in a civilian position that typically comes with a salary of around $242,000.

snip

Assistant director for parking at Virginia Commonwealth University?

Assistant director?

Probably pays around $30k a year. Not bad: going from such a position to $242,000.

This freaking bu@#$#sh@#$ should not be allowed.

[PatSeg]

41. Yes, it is really looking bad

I'm thinking that he is a terrible politician. Probably should consider a different line of work.

[Rebl2]

30. Same here

but then I don’t live there and have no say

[Escurumbele]

7. Was he the best choice for Mayor of New York? So far he seems to be doing a lot wrong, and that

is only the beginning...Are we going to see a New York mayor indicted of fraud in the near future? So far he looks more like a trump than anything else.

[Budi]

8. Apparantly voters loudly rejected 'Defund the Police"

Maybe it wasn't the best slogan to campaign on, afterall.

[oldsoftie]

18. And the new DA will lilely be a disaster as well.

[Skittles]

9. not impressed at ALL with Adams

[AngryOldDem]

10. Not a good look.

[Joinfortmill]

11. Not a good start

[tenderfoot]

12. LOL

eom

[Mike Nelson]

13. Hmm...

... not ready to give up on the mayor - but I would not have put a sibling in an important position. This will only give Tuckums and his ilk something to crow about... they will LOVE deflecting from their divine leader's behavior with all manner of "A-ha!" This will fuel their anti-Democrat Mayor blitz.

[Jetheels]

14. It doesn't get more corrupt than NYC,

how you think tfg was allowed to flourish?

[Traildogbob]

27. New Jersey

Philly, Chicago. DC, Anywhere in Florida, Texas, Arizona just to name a few in competition for first place.

[EX500rider]

35. Yeah Fla doesn't even make top 10

%3Ffit%3Dscale

[Traildogbob]

36. This graph is

Extremely interesting. Was is from before DeSatan, Gaetz, Rubio, and Scott? So much for the hallowed halls of any building in DC. Thanks for the illustration. Kind of shocking, except for DC. The center of our so called democracy. Our own Kremlin.

[lonely bird]

37. Oh, goody

Ohio is only number 8. We have to work harder to get into the top 5.

My state is governed by idiots.

[JohnSJ]

15. The press was almost silent when trump did this nonsense, and I suspect they won't say much about

This either

Then again JFK made Bobby Kennedy his AG

This kind of nepotism should not be allowed

[JohnSJ]

16. Does anyone recall when JFK made Bobby Kennedy his AG?

[Ford_Prefect]

26. Bobby was qualified even if he was family. Bernard Adams is gonna be lost in a job that demanding.

Both the mayor and his appointees thus far are in wayyyyyyy over their heads. This won't just be corruption it will also be terrible city management for New Yorkers of every class.

IMO Mayor Adams hasn't got a clue how hard the job of running the city really is and has replaced functional policy with attitude and sound bites.

[JohnSJ]

31. You ever hear of the federal anti-nepotism statute?

“According to that law, “A public official may not appoint, employ, promote, advance, or advocate for appointment, employment, promotion, or advancement, in or to a civilian position in the agency in which he is serving or over which he exercises jurisdiction or control any individual who is a relative of the public official.”




https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/5/3110

https://time.com/4574971/donald-trump-transition-jared-kushner-legal-anti-nepotism-law/?amp=true

[3Hotdogs]

17. Nepotism ain't all bad.

Since Jared brought peace to the Middle East, not one war has broken out in that part of the world.

[oldsoftie]

19. May he should've waited a year or so before bringing in family

But lets see what kind of job he does I guess

[bearsfootball516]

20. I liked Adams, but this is a bad look.

[ashredux]

21. This is simple....New York, you made a mistake ....

No way his Brother is the best man for the job. Period.

[Paladin]

22. Eric Adams is looking worse by the day.

I feel bad for New York City.

[TeamProg]

32. What I was thinking. n/t

[paleotn]

23. Did New Yorkers make a mistake? Beginning to look that way.

[Harker]

25. "Swagger" in action. n/t

[multigraincracker]

28. Anyone that wants to be mayor, governor or president should

be disqualified.

[NurseJackie]

29. I hope they work well together.

[TeamProg]

33. Sounding more and more like a goofball.. n/t

[tonekat]

38. Not sure he'll even make it

Through one term.

[Mysterian]

40. Parking manager to NYPD deputy commissioner

This guy is a real superstar!