Detroit PD Chief Craig Rips Rep. Tlaib’s ‘Reckless’ Anti-Police Rhetoric: ‘She Is Doing It as a Self-Serving Approach’

FAULKNER Squad members and ░░░░░░░░ progressions continue pushing to ░░░░░░░░ or even abolish police ░░░░░░░░ across America the day ░░░░░░░░ a 20 year old ░░░░░░░░ man Daunte Wright was ░░░░░░░░ dead by a white ░░░░░░░░ officer outside Minneapolis Congresswoman ░░░░░░░░ Tlaib tweeted this I ░░░░░░░░ done with those who ░░░░░░░░ government funded murder No ░░░░░░░░ policing incarceration and militarization ░░░░░░░░ can t be reformed ░░░░░░░░ were her words But ░░░░░░░░ data show Democratic led ░░░░░░░░ which slashed police funding ░░░░░░░░ year have seen a ░░░░░░░░ surge in certain crimes ░░░░░░░░ violence exploding in cities ░░░░░░░░ Chicago New York Los ░░░░░░░░ Philadelphia and Portland I ░░░░░░░░ to bring in Detroit ░░░░░░░░ Chief James Craig who ░░░░░░░░ called for Congresswoman Tlaib ░░░░░░░░ go ahead and resign ░░░░░░░░ Clyde Boatwright a Sergeant ░░░░░░░░ the Baltimore City School ░░░░░░░░ Force and President of ░░░░░░░░ Maryland Fraternal Order of ░░░░░░░░ Gentlemen great to see ░░░░░░░░ here CRAIG Thank you ░░░░░░░░ HARRIS James I want ░░░░░░░░ start with you with ░░░░░░░░ on two points here ░░░░░░░░ Tlaib and the call ░░░░░░░░ let s just completely ░░░░░░░░ rid of police What ░░░░░░░░ the reality of that ░░░░░░░░ You know I got ░░░░░░░░ tell you and I ░░░░░░░░ said it so many ░░░░░░░░ Her comments were reckless ░░░░░░░░ it really don t ░░░░░░░░ the people who live ░░░░░░░░ our city When you ░░░░░░░░ about vulnerable communities they ░░░░░░░░ effective and constitutional policing ░░░░░░░░ who is she speaking ░░░░░░░░ They are reckless and ░░░░░░░░ is doing it as ░░░░░░░░ self serving approach and ░░░░░░░░ doesn t work You ░░░░░░░░ I ve got to ░░░░░░░░ you this whole qualified ░░░░░░░░ that s being paddled ░░░░░░░░ right now I don ░░░░░░░░ think many people understand ░░░░░░░░ dangerous that is That ░░░░░░░░ not just dismantling that ░░░░░░░░ eliminating police altogether My ░░░░░░░░ have said if they ░░░░░░░░ that bill of qualified ░░░░░░░░ there s going to ░░░░░░░░ a problem We will ░░░░░░░░ know policing like it ░░░░░░░░ So it s tragic ░░░░░░░░ s going on today ░░░░░░░░ is tragic Our profession ░░░░░░░░ in a crisis FAULKNER ░░░░░░░░ Craig has just laid ░░░░░░░░ some pretty stark facts ░░░░░░░░ Policing won t be ░░░░░░░░ same in America Sergeant ░░░░░░░░ how do you see ░░░░░░░░ BOATWRIGHT Yeah I couldn ░░░░░░░░ agree with Chief Craig ░░░░░░░░ We re struggling to ░░░░░░░░ qualified applicants We have ░░░░░░░░ attempts to lower the ░░░░░░░░ for police officers for ░░░░░░░░ level police officers We ░░░░░░░░ struggling to retain our ░░░░░░░░ police officers you know ░░░░░░░░ this notion of let ░░░░░░░░ abolish the police that ░░░░░░░░ not going to make ░░░░░░░░ communities safer We re ░░░░░░░░ with crime and violence ░░░░░░░░ our major cities and ░░░░░░░░ is no push to ░░░░░░░░ these criminals accountable for ░░░░░░░░ violent crime that they ░░░░░░░░ peddling with our communities ░░░░░░░░ I want to take ░░░░░░░░ look at a new ░░░░░░░░ News poll now which ░░░░░░░░ the majority of voters ░░░░░░░░ reducing police funding 62 ░░░░░░░░ compared with just 33 ░░░░░░░░ who favor it So ░░░░░░░░ America is taking a ░░░░░░░░ at this and saying ░░░░░░░░ Chief Craig CRAIG They ░░░░░░░░ saying we don t ░░░░░░░░ it just what I ░░░░░░░░ said You know When ░░░░░░░░ look at what s ░░░░░░░░ on in New York ░░░░░░░░ there s a 75 ░░░░░░░░ increase in attrition 75 ░░░░░░░░ Abd we talk about ░░░░░░░░ other cities like Chicago ░░░░░░░░ Minneapolis Fortunately here in ░░░░░░░░ we see something very ░░░░░░░░ Last year 2020 Detroit ░░░░░░░░ t burn There was ░░░░░░░░ looting Our community stood ░░░░░░░░ us They understood these ░░░░░░░░ agitators came in Unfortunately ░░░░░░░░ of the other cities ░░░░░░░░ t fare as well ░░░░░░░░ he key in Detroit ░░░░░░░░ re still recruiting we ░░░░░░░░ still hiring And our ░░░░░░░░ officers are still motivated ░░░░░░░░ do the job But ░░░░░░░░ will tell you things ░░░░░░░░ rapidly changing What happened ░░░░░░░░ New York the other ░░░░░░░░ when a detective was ░░░░░░░░ his job an individual ░░░░░░░░ him over the head ░░░░░░░░ some object Why did ░░░░░░░░ happen And then two ░░░░░░░░ ago in Detroit officers ░░░░░░░░ the scene of an ░░░░░░░░ and an individual drives ░░░░░░░░ the crime scene opens ░░░░░░░░ on our officers resulting ░░░░░░░░ a fatal shooting So ░░░░░░░░ is it happening It ░░░░░░░░ because of these reckless ░░░░░░░░ this anti police rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ s going on and ░░░░░░░░ hear people sitting in ░░░░░░░░ of influence and notice ░░░░░░░░ didn t say seats ░░░░░░░░ leadership seats of influence ░░░░░░░░ mean crosstalk FAULKNER I ░░░░░░░░ you.”