Mayor de Blasio doesn’t understand the criminal mindset and because of it, is empowering thugs

Mayor Bill de Blasio thinks he’s a hero to New York City, when in reality all he’s doing is skyrocketing crime and empowering thugs to commit brazen and heartless crimes. The focal point of his problem is that he doesn’t understand the criminal mindset; their thought process, their distorted logic and rationale, their lack of empathy and their inability to comprehend consequences, all of which knows no color.

I have worked in a state prison system for nearly 20 years, dealing with convicts day in and day out. No, not all of them are hardened criminals or heartless thugs. But a large majority of criminals share the same mindset and thought process and de Blasio has no clue what that personality is like.

The most common mistake I saw in new correctional officers was they assumed criminals can understand logic, rationale and action/consequence.

The average criminal refuses to take personal accountability for his actions. In his twisted logic, if he believes he is the victim then it is OK to lash out, even violently. He truly believes it’s not his fault and the circumstances “made him do it.”

Example: Say a thug is cut off by another vehicle and runs into a curb, causing damage. The thug then chases after the other driver, only to catch up with him and viciously beats them up.

Someone with a criminal mind would truly believe he is right in his actions to attack the other driver. He was “forced to take action” and, “It isn’t his fault” that the situation ended as badly as it did.

Similarly, people without a criminal mindset may also chase someone down and attack another driver in a fit of rage. The difference is remorse. Once the aggressor comes down from their road rage, they’ll feel remorse and wish they could take it all back.

Thugs do not feel remorse. They will carry on forever believing it wasn’t their fault and they were forced into the situation. Moreover, they blame the system for charging and incarcerating them which, in their minds “isn’t fair.”

For most of you readers, this may not make sense to you because, like the rookie correctional officer, you’ve been dealing with logical, rational people your entire life. But I assure you, this is the average convict’s thought process.

What de Blasio is doing is giving anyone with a thug mentality a reason to feel victimized. In their minds, it’s OK to respond and react to that violently. And because thugs lack empathy, they don’t understand how their actions are affecting innocent people.

Right now, thugs are damaging property, attacking people, (especially cops since de Blasio painted them as public enemy number one) and painting graffiti, all under the victimization umbrella, so it’s “not their fault.”

If the mayor were to spend a few weeks living with these “thug” types, he might be able to better gauge the consequences of his messages and how all that manifests into crime and criminal activity. He is costing people their lives and livelihood!

The police are not New York City’s problem. It’s the mayor’s ideology, political agenda and the empowerment of thugs who WILL react to it violently because in their minds, they have no choice!

Eddie Molina was deployed to Iraq as a Platoon Leader- one of the most challenging roles in modern warfare. His experience and education made him a leadership professional and he blogs about it on his website. In his spare time, he submits articles for the law enforcement, first responder and military community to keep them informed on important issues facing America today. His book, A Beginner's Guide to Leadership, is expected to be published in September 2020. For more information, go to his website at www.eddiemolina.com