They could try, but I don’t believe it would work out well for them.
If Mamdani gives the order and the NYPD refuses then the NYPD loses their political legitimacy as public servants. Once that’s gone they become nothing more than highwaymen and tax collectors, in a big city that hates them.
If they do follow orders and they get attacked then suddenly Mamdani has control over one of the largest armies in the world.
If Mamdani backs out then the last shred of good faith people have in the US state dies.
They could try, but I don’t believe it would work out well for them.
If Mamdani gives the order and the NYPD refuses then the NYPD loses their political legitimacy as public servants. Once that’s gone they become nothing more than highwaymen and tax collectors, in a big city that hates them.
If they do follow orders and they get attacked then suddenly Mamdani has control over one of the largest armies in the world.
If Mamdani backs out then the last shred of good faith people have in the US state dies.
If Mamdani is martyred…