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Mayor Eric Adams took aim at a woke criminal defense lawyer who downplayed the murder of Police
Officer Jonathan Diller as a “rare occurrence” — and instead focused on cops who have “killed” citizens.

The mayor fired back while talking to anti-cop, “abolitionist thinker” Olayemi Olurin on iHeartMedia’s “The
Breakfast Club” Friday morning — after she tried to rip Adams for not caring enough about alleged police American YouTube star kidnapped in
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Adams quickly tried to shut her down.

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“I’m not going to dismiss the loss of a life of an innocent person that wears a uniform,” he said.

The confrontation on the show — which is hosted by Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy — began when
Olurin labeled Adams a “fearmonger” as she defended the controversial cashless bail law, arguing that
most freed defendants aren’t rearrested.

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“I’m not going to dismiss the loss of a life of an innocent person that wears a uniform,” Adams said. release

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Adams bristled at Olurin’s description of Diller’s shooting death as a “rare occurrence.”

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Olurin highlighted officer-involved shootings that she said have left at least seven people dead in NYC this year.
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Diller, 31, was killed during a traffic stop in Queens on Monday.

Adams then suggested that Olurin might want to walk back what could be perceived as an insensitive
comment regarding Diller’s fatal shooting during a traffic stop in Queens Monday evening, allegedly at the
hands of 34-year-old career criminal Guy Rivera.

“Idon’t want to take you out of context and I don’t want people to all of a sudden criticize that you’re being
dismissive of a young man being shot and killed,” the mayor said.

But the lawyer doubled down.

What to know about the fatal shooting of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller:
Diller,31, was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop in Far Rockaway, Queens, on March
25, 2024.
Suspect Guy Rivera opened fire on Diller on Monday evening after the cop approached the
vehicle Rivera was in for parking in front of a bus stop.
Diller was shot once in the stomach below his bulletproof vest. The married father of a 1-year-
boy was rushed to Jamaica Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Rivera was wounded when Diller’s partner returned fire. The suspect has 21 prior arrests and
was found to have a shiv stored in his rectum during the shooting — in apparent anticipation of
being sent to jail again.
Lindy Jones, the ex-con behind the wheel of the car during the shooting, was also arrested
after a second gun was found in his car.
Mayor Eric Adams has renewed his calls for Albany to address criminal recidivism following the
shooting involving two suspects with lengthy criminal records.

Follow The Post’s complete coverage of fallen NYPD Officer Diller’s wake

“Mayor Adams, that’s not gonna work on me,” Olurin said.

“Listen, I’m not trying to work anything on you. I lost a member of the police department. The same way I
go to see a mother of an 11-month-old baby that was shot in the head when I first became mayor and I sat
in the hospital with her, the same way I go visit these mothers that lose their children to gun violence, I go
see them,” Adams responded.

“Now, do you do that?” he asked his critic.

Adams spoke passionately about losing a member of his police department to gun violence.
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Olurin claimed the mayor doesn’t visit the families of inmates who died at Rikers. As a Legal Aid lawyer,
Olurin said, she has represented many defendants who were inmates at the notorious jail.

“You went to visit the family member of a slain officer?” Adams asked.

When Olurin said no, Adams responded, “Of course you didn’t.”

Elsewhere in the tense on-air exchange, Olurin took Adams to task for saying “repeatedly that the
subways are dangerous, that New York is dangerous; you complain about crime relentlessly,” she said.

How Post readers can help

You can help Officer Jonathan Diller’s 1-year-old son via the Silver Shield Foundation, which will help
fund his future education. Diller, 31, was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Queens, leaving behind
his wife, Stephanie, and baby Ryan.

The Silver Shield Foundation was launched in 1982 by late New York Yankees owner George
Steinbrenner for the families of NYPD officers and FDNY firefighters who lose their lives in the line of
duty.
You can make a contribution at silvershieldfoundation.org/donate or send it to: Silver Shield Foundation,
870 UN Plaza, 1st Floor, New York, NY 10017.

The lawyer called on Adams to reconcile his oft-repeated stance that New York City is one of the safest
big cities in the country with how Hizzoner’s rhetoric around transit crime has played on people’s fears.

“Is it safe, or is it not?” she demanded.

Charlamagne Tha God backed Olurin, telling Adams that his decision to put an additional 2,000 cops into
the subway stations makes New Yorkers “think something’s wrong.”

Adams pushed back, claiming he’s heard from commuters that seeing more uniformed officers in the
subways makes them feel safer.

Charlamagne Tha God argued that Adams’ decision to put more cops in the city’s subways was making commuters
fearful.
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“Now you may say, ‘Eric, I don’t want to see a visible presence of uniformed officers.’ And that’s cool.
That’s not what the overwhelming number of New Yorkers are saying,” he said.

The wide-ranging, often contentious discussion also touched on the migrant crisis roiling the city, with
Adams defending his administration’s decision to offer asylum seekers prepaid debit cards to buy food as
a way to save money for the city, in light of the federal government’s reluctance to provide the necessary
funds.

The mayor argued that his hands were tied, given that he does not have the authority to turn away
migrants, deny them food and housing, or deport them to their home countries.

“People got a right to be pissed off,” Adams said.

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CDiBella
3 hours ago
As a New Yorker and Massapequa resident, my heart is breaking for officer Jonathan Diller and
is family. The entire Joe Bama administration, Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams, DA Bragg,
James and every other elected official and those who voted for them have turned their
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You Have NO CLUE
3 hours ago
Spot on. There is really only ONE explanation for why this problem isn't being fixed....
simply don't want to fix it. It's being done on purpose.
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Clearday is back
3 hours ago
Me too CD. This one really hurts.
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Free Thinker
3 hours ago
I worked in the NYC subway system for 24 1/2 yrs. as a conductor. I don't go back to the city if
hey paid me. I even gave up renewing my pass ID to ride free on the bus and subway. To call,
pretend, NYC is a "safe" city now is a complete joke and an insult to the intelligence of the
who...
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vadim change
2 hours ago
New York is beyond despair. The social decay in the city has permeated its very
oundation. The legal and moral fabric of the city is torn and worn. The legal system
politicians, and judges are the problem. This is resulting in many businesses
individuals to leave as fast as they ...
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Alison
2 hours ago
Cops don't go around killing people, but a certain group does nonstop, every day, multiple
imes a day throughout the country. This criminal defense lawyer portrays cops as the
committing crimes. If you get stopped by a cop don't resist arrest and fight.
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Retired NYPD
3 hours ago
Olurin is silently rejoicing that Officer Diller was killed. There is a difference between police or
nyone else killing someone in self-defense and someone shooting a police officer to stay out of
or for the heck of it. One is murder.
But victims are not just police officers, but the gen...
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Dan Tanna
3 hours ago
Agreed, so why can’t she be cancelled? Why is she allowed to have a voice?
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TEC
1 hour ago
We could have and should have had Zeldin. One man would’ve made all the difference.
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