Social media responds to Chaim Deutsch’s ouster from City Council
Posters ask: Was this good or bad for Orthodox community
After City Councilmember Chaim Deutsch (D-Brighton Beach-Manhattan Beach-Gravesend-Midwood) was expelled on Tuesday following his guilty plea to federal charges of evading $82,000 in taxes, his expulsion did not provoke a storm of social media comments the way some political events do — but some people weighed in.
As Deutsch was an Orthodox Jew, an outspoken advocate for his community and the head of the Council’s Jewish Caucus, many of the comments revolved around the basic question, “Is this good or bad for the Orthodox Jewish community,” with comments on both sides.
Deutsch was ousted from the 51-member body after City Council leaders determined that his guilty plea meant he was automatically expelled.