Attorney Andrew Stoltmann: Democratic Policies in Major Cities Have Led to a ‘Massive’ Surge in Crime

Relief with this verdict ░░░░░░░░ Alicia Alex Hogan in ░░░░░░░░ York Thank you Meanwhile ░░░░░░░░ crime is surging America ░░░░░░░░ biggest cities with this ░░░░░░░░ playing out in broad ░░░░░░░░ in New York s ░░░░░░░░ upper west side on ░░░░░░░░ look at that Joining ░░░░░░░░ now with more on ░░░░░░░░ attorney in north western ░░░░░░░░ professor Andrew thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being here ░░░░░░░░ have to put up ░░░░░░░░ many numbers here Homicide ░░░░░░░░ across American cities largest ░░░░░░░░ the numbers I had ░░░░░░░░ look at them a ░░░░░░░░ of times Portland 800 ░░░░░░░░ s a year to ░░░░░░░░ change Oakland 132 Los ░░░░░░░░ county 127 minneapolis 106 ░░░░░░░░ we are just heading ░░░░░░░░ summer things get more ░░░░░░░░ throughout the weekend That ░░░░░░░░ what the expectation is ░░░░░░░░ big cities for the ░░░░░░░░ weekend Absolutely Policies that ░░░░░░░░ been put in place ░░░░░░░░ in the last 12 ░░░░░░░░ primarily by democratic mayors ░░░░░░░░ city council have lead ░░░░░░░░ a massive massive surge ░░░░░░░░ crime from defunding the ░░░░░░░░ to stopping foot chases ░░░░░░░░ no catch bail the ░░░░░░░░ have come home to ░░░░░░░░ We know when you ░░░░░░░░ in place the by ░░░░░░░░ will be emboldening the ░░░░░░░░ and that s precisely ░░░░░░░░ happened and we haven ░░░░░░░░ seen the worst of ░░░░░░░░ Summer is here and ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ on the streets Alicia ░░░░░░░░ we know this I ░░░░░░░░ this from covering this ░░░░░░░░ the last two decades ░░░░░░░░ summer things go up ░░░░░░░░ this is particularly dangerous ░░░░░░░░ you talk about big ░░░░░░░░ Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot ░░░░░░░░ a new program City ░░░░░░░░ safety strategy What they ░░░░░░░░ planning to do is ░░░░░░░░ on 15 particular beats ░░░░░░░░ they have more of ░░░░░░░░ focus by police officers ░░░░░░░░ these areas Take a ░░░░░░░░ to what she says ░░░░░░░░ those most plagued by ░░░░░░░░ And what is more ░░░░░░░░ are working with department ░░░░░░░░ community partners about how ░░░░░░░░ be better partners and ░░░░░░░░ build capacity so we ░░░░░░░░ take ownership of public ░░░░░░░░ Alicia this is the ░░░░░░░░ start to summer and ░░░░░░░░ she s saying this ░░░░░░░░ the new policy however ░░░░░░░░ city of Chicago and ░░░░░░░░ mayor in particular hasn ░░░░░░░░ exactly been kind to ░░░░░░░░ forces no they re ░░░░░░░░ and they have gutted ░░░░░░░░ morale of the police ░░░░░░░░ in the city of ░░░░░░░░ They have been unfriendly ░░░░░░░░ haven t had the ░░░░░░░░ back and look had ░░░░░░░░ been problems with the ░░░░░░░░ absolutely What you don ░░░░░░░░ do is you don ░░░░░░░░ fund the police and ░░░░░░░░ don t eliminate cash ░░░░░░░░ Right there are things ░░░░░░░░ can do to try ░░░░░░░░ stem this crime and ░░░░░░░░ fact that lightfoot is ░░░░░░░░ taking these steps okay ░░░░░░░░ you should have taken ░░░░░░░░ steps a long time ░░░░░░░░ and you cannot have ░░░░░░░░ police back and then ░░░░░░░░ gee we expect them ░░░░░░░░ do their jobs it ░░░░░░░░ just common sense Alicia ░░░░░░░░ yeah and as you ░░░░░░░░ also police departments are ░░░░░░░░ a terrible time recruiting ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely Look these criminals ░░░░░░░░ like musical tuning forks ░░░░░░░░ know when police morale ░░░░░░░░ low and they know ░░░░░░░░ the cities doesn t ░░░░░░░░ their backs and who ░░░░░░░░ want to become a ░░░░░░░░ officer in this environment ░░░░░░░░ know that the mayor ░░░░░░░░ t have your back ░░░░░░░░ lot of the citizens ░░░░░░░░ t have your back ░░░░░░░░ police officers are pi ░░░░░░░░ and you need to ░░░░░░░░ police reform and what ░░░░░░░░ to do is have ░░░░░░░░ police back in order ░░░░░░░░ keep morale up Alicia ░░░░░░░░ does it begin to ░░░░░░░░ does it begin in ░░░░░░░░ academies does it begin ░░░░░░░░ big cities working with ░░░░░░░░ heads of department seems ░░░░░░░░ big to approach It ░░░░░░░░ in terms of who ░░░░░░░░ train and also goes ░░░░░░░░ take such logical steps ░░░░░░░░ having police cameras and ░░░░░░░░ proper training and then ░░░░░░░░ the police are justified ░░░░░░░░ shooting or killing someone ░░░░░░░░ have to have the ░░░░░░░░ s back Yes we ░░░░░░░░ reforms There are bad ░░░░░░░░ in every single police ░░░░░░░░ but when you don ░░░░░░░░ have their backs that ░░░░░░░░ how you get into ░░░░░░░░ lot of the problems ░░░░░░░░ can t ask the ░░░░░░░░ to chase somebody down ░░░░░░░░ street in the middle ░░░░░░░░ the night knowing that ░░░░░░░░ they hold a gun ░░░░░░░░ like the Adam taledo ░░░░░░░░ you don t have ░░░░░░░░ police s back and ░░░░░░░░ expect the cops to ░░░░░░░░ that it s common ░░░░░░░░ that s not the ░░░░░░░░ it works Alicia I ░░░░░░░░ think about in those ░░░░░░░░ all of the things ░░░░░░░░ through a police officer ░░░░░░░░ mind that shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ to go through their ░░░░░░░░ they shouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ worry about anything else ░░░░░░░░ than taking down that ░░░░░░░░