“NYPD officers are some of the finest officers we have out there, just last week one was stabbed 7 times by illegals.

“NYPD officers are some of the finest officers we have out there, just last week one was stabbed 7 times by illegals. One that we had a detainer on that New York released, both had extensive criminal backgrounds…Once again, we had detainers and they were released back onto the streets. That was October of 2025, a year later they almost took the life of an NYPD officer.” @SecMullinDHS

Loaded Language The term 'illegals' is a dehumanizing label used to provoke an emotional reaction rather than neutrally describe undocumented immigrants — for example: 'stabbed 7 times by illegals'

Appeal to Fear The vivid description of a violent stabbing is used to generate fear and anxiety about undocumented immigrants as a physical threat — for example: stabbed 7 times by illegals and almost took the life of an NYPD officer.

Scapegoating The sentence blames New York's sanctuary-style policies and the released individuals for the violence, attributing a complex public safety issue to a single group and a single policy decision — for example: 'New York released, both had extensive criminal backgrounds'

Repetition The phrase about detainers being ignored is repeated twice within the same sentence to rhetorically hammer the point and make it feel more damning — for example: "we had a detainer on", "we had detainers".

Card Stacking The statement selectively presents the criminal backgrounds and detainer history to build a one-sided case against sanctuary policies, omitting any context about the broader detainer system or its accuracy — for example: 'both had extensive criminal backgrounds'

NYPD officers are some of the finest officers we have out there. Just last week, one was stabbed seven times by illegals. One that we had a detainer on that New York released. Both had extensive criminal backgrounds. Did the mayor of New York say anything about that? Did the individuals that's in the streets Did the individuals? demanding justice for this criminal that we picked up yesterday, did anybody come out for the officer that was stabbed seven times by these criminals? Not a word was said. Not a word was said by the mayor, not a word was said by the governor, not a word was said by the individuals that supposedly want justice on their streets. They're absolutely silent when an NYPD officer was stabbed seven times from known criminals that was released back on the streets by New York after he put a detainer on the individual. Their background, the individual's background, just to give you a little bit of information on who the individuals were that stabbed the NYPD officers. One was charged with reckless endangerment, reckless driving, unlawful fleeing from a I mean, unlawful fleeing from a police officer in a motor vehicle, possession of burglary tools, criminal possession of controlled substance, criminal possession of weapon involving a loaded firearm and second degree weapons charges. police officer in a motor vehicle possession of That's one. Once again, released back on the streets by New York. The second individual, criminal possession of stolen property, possession of burglar tools, Grand Larson and criminal possession of weapon. Once again, we had detainers and they were released back on the streets. That was October of 2025. A year later, they almost took the life of NYPD officers. The outrage should be the same. If you actually want justice, you should want justice for actually everyone. It's shameful that you have a mayor that goes out there and puts criminals over law -abiding citizens.

Glittering Generalities Vague praise used to establish credibility and sympathy for NYPD before making political arguments — for example: 'finest officers'

Loaded Language The term 'illegals' is a dehumanizing label used to trigger an emotional reaction rather than neutrally describe undocumented individuals — for example: stabbed seven times by illegals, extensive criminal backgrounds and known criminals that was released back on the streets by New York.

Appeal to Fear The vivid image of a police officer stabbed seven times is used to generate fear and anxiety about a specific group — for example: stabbed seven times by illegals and they almost took the life of NYPD officers.

Card Stacking Selectively frames the release of the detainee as the cause of the attack, omitting any context about the legal basis for the release — for example: One that we had a detainer on that New York released, released back on the streets by New York after he put a detainer on the individual and criminal possession of weapon involving a loaded firearm and second degree weapons charges.

Appeal to Prejudice Rhetorical question implying the mayor is indifferent to police suffering, stoking in-group resentment against political leadership — for example: 'Did the mayor of New York say anything about that?'

Name Calling Derogatory labels used to discredit a person or group rather than address their arguments. — for example: demanding justice for this criminal that we picked up yesterday.

Black-and-White Fallacy Implies that those demanding justice for one person cannot also care about the officer, presenting a false binary — for example: did anybody come out for the officer that was stabbed seven times by these criminals? and If you actually want justice, you should want justice for actually everyone.

Repetition The phrase 'Not a word was said' is repeated for rhetorical emphasis to reinforce the claim of silence — for example: Not a word was said, not a word was said by the mayor, not a word was said by the governor, not a word was said by the individuals and Once again, released back on the streets by New York.

Scapegoating Blames the mayor, governor, and protesters collectively for the officer's suffering by highlighting their alleged silence — for example: 'not a word was said by the mayor, not a word was said by the governor'

False Equivalence Implies that outrage over police violence and outrage over the stabbing of an officer are morally equivalent situations that must be treated identically, flattening important distinctions — for example: 'The outrage should be the same'