Nanny, just can’t stop nannying…dare we say that this sounds a little bit racist, as those in public housing tend to be disproportionately people of color?
Via Fox News:
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s suggestion that public housing tenants should be fingerprinted in order to help keep criminals out of their buildings was met with criticism Tuesday from several candidates battling to succeed him at City Hall.
Bloomberg, speaking during his weekly appearance on WOR Radio on Friday, suggested that a program that would have building doors only open by a resident’s fingerprint would help bring down crime, noting that the buildings often had broken locks that allowed trespassers in.
His remark appeared offhanded, and the city is not working on such a program. But the comment, which comes just days after a key Bloomberg public safety measure was deemed unconstitutional, immediately drew criticism from several of his would-be successors.