Michael Rapaport’s Wake-Up Call on New York Crime
- Firsthand accounts expose a collapse of public safety in Democrat-run cities.
- Personal stories from a local resident highlight policy consequences, not isolated incidents.
- Law and order, support for police, and tough leadership are presented as the solution.
Michael Rapaport’s blunt testimony on Bill Maher’s podcast reads like a city’s obituary for common-sense safety under current leadership. He didn’t couch his concerns in political theory, he talked about real fear and real risks faced by ordinary New Yorkers every day. This is a Republican view pushed by someone who lives the problem, not an academic argument about trends.
Rapaport made it painfully personal when he talked about his family’s safety and the erosion of basic protections. “I want people to feel safe in New York City. You know, I want my wife to feel safe. My wife is a tough broad. She doesn’t feel safe in Midtown Manhattan during the day,” he stated. That kind of frankness from someone seen as liberal-leaning should stop any denial about how bad things have gotten.
He went on to list incidents that read like a horror reel of a city in decline, and these are not fringe anecdotes. “My wife, in the last two or three years, has been groped in Times Square, has had a f—ing shoe thrown at her, has been called the n-word, and got proposed to on the train by a homeless person, all between 11 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.” Those are the everyday consequences of policies that excuse criminal behavior and weaken enforcement.
Rapaport also called out the lack of accountability when offenders target police and the public. “It’s also not cool that, under any circumstances, you could touch a police officer, not be from this country, come out the next day and walk out of the court like f—ing Tupac like those guys did when they jumped, you know, like f—ing giving the middle finger to photographers,” he said. That breakdown of deterrence fuels more bold, public misbehavior.
Drawing on his own childhood experiences, highlighted the dramatic decline in public order.
“I grew up on the New York City subway system. I grew up taking the subway. You got to pay attention. It’s not Disneyland. It’s not the Central Park Zoo. But people like — it shouldn’t be a thrill, it shouldn’t be a house of horrors,”
This is the America the radical left has built in many big cities: unsafe streets and everyday fear for regular families. In contrast, President Donald J. Trump’s record advocated for law and order, backed police, and pushed policies that prioritized public safety over leniency for criminals. Rapaport’s raw account is a loud, personal argument for returning to leadership that puts citizens first and restores the basic right to walk the streets without fear.
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