• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    Giuliani was re-elected before 9/11 because he was “tough on crime” and crime declined dramatically while he was in office. By the time 9/11 happened, he was not eligible to run for mayor again due to term limits.

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      10 months ago

      Yeah, I remember him instituting blatantly unconstitutional policies like “stop and frisk”. I’m still not sure how he got away with it or how people didn’t realize he was a fascist.

      • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
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        10 months ago

        He got lucky in that a lot of the reasons for the nationwide decrease in crime happened during his administration.

        You also had enough people in NYC happy that the city was becoming more orderly.