MSNBC Guest Blames Crime Surge on ‘Cowardly, Butt-Hurt’ Police

CROSS We re talking ░░░░░░░░ the uptick in crime ░░░░░░░░ just heard the rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ 1983 that s being ░░░░░░░░ now Cheryl I am ░░░░░░░░ little concerned because look ░░░░░░░░ know there are people ░░░░░░░░ neighborhoods who have concerns ░░░░░░░░ the violence they ve ░░░░░░░░ It s interesting that ░░░░░░░░ is happening at the ░░░░░░░░ of de fund the ░░░░░░░░ We have to get ░░░░░░░░ the root of the ░░░░░░░░ Why do you think ░░░░░░░░ re seeing an uptick ░░░░░░░░ crime happening right now ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ combination of things and ░░░░░░░░ have to understand that ░░░░░░░░ officers are the backbone ░░░░░░░░ are the backbone of ░░░░░░░░ police department And this ░░░░░░░░ me of back in ░░░░░░░░ day when I was ░░░░░░░░ LAPD when officers feelings ░░░░░░░░ hurt and they had ░░░░░░░░ term blue flu where ░░░░░░░░ openly talked about slow ░░░░░░░░ to radio calls You ░░░░░░░░ break a police chief ░░░░░░░░ response time is low ░░░░░░░░ you re not clearing ░░░░░░░░ if you re not ░░░░░░░░ to high priority calls ░░░░░░░░ in progress murder robbery ░░░░░░░░ so officers now we ░░░░░░░░ across these 18 000 ░░░░░░░░ departments are butt hurt ░░░░░░░░ you know they can ░░░░░░░░ run willy nilly through ░░░░░░░░ police department and abuse ░░░░░░░░ reckless abandon So they ░░░░░░░░ stepping away from specialized ░░░░░░░░ Too cowardly to quit ░░░░░░░░ the department but they ░░░░░░░░ stepping away from units ░░░░░░░░ the Columbus police department ░░░░░░░░ rapid response team An ░░░░░░░░ platoon of SWAT officers ░░░░░░░░ away in Miami So ░░░░░░░░ don t think it ░░░░░░░░ a coincidence And listen ░░░░░░░░ guys know the cops ░░░░░░░░ t responding that they ░░░░░░░░ not coming out when ░░░░░░░░ are capering And so ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ of things CROSS What ░░░░░░░░ your take on I ░░░░░░░░ do you really think ░░░░░░░░ is an uptick in ░░░░░░░░ the way that Republicans ░░░░░░░░ framing it DORSEY I ░░░░░░░░ t necessarily think that ░░░░░░░░ s an uptick in ░░░░░░░░ And I can tell ░░░░░░░░ that I know firsthand ░░░░░░░░ know statistics can be ░░░░░░░░ And so I think ░░░░░░░░ this is again what ░░░░░░░░ police departments police chiefs ░░░░░░░░ who are savvy try ░░░░░░░░ do is pull back ░░░░░░░░ communities suffer just a ░░░░░░░░ bit so you ll ░░░░░░░░ that heavy handedness those ░░░░░░░░ cops who are abusing ░░░░░░░░ authority in your communities ░░░░░░░░ then when you cry ░░░░░░░░ they come back times ░░░░░░░░ with more militarization more ░░░░░░░░ handed elephant hunters who ░░░░░░░░ now preying on an ░░░░░░░░ public.”