Eric Adams: Repeated Offenders Are Driving Crime in Our City and in the Country

GEIST You mentioned Mr ░░░░░░░░ again the frustration of ░░░░░░░░ officers with the bail ░░░░░░░░ that s put in ░░░░░░░░ in 2019 which waived ░░░░░░░░ bail for some nonviolent ░░░░░░░░ It looks like in ░░░░░░░░ state budget there are ░░░░░░░░ to be changes to ░░░░░░░░ law What will those ░░░░░░░░ practically Will that be ░░░░░░░░ to your officers will ░░░░░░░░ be helpful to you ░░░░░░░░ You re right It ░░░░░░░░ about rebuilding the trust ░░░░░░░░ sent a mixed message ░░░░░░░░ police officers while they ░░░░░░░░ doing their job After ░░░░░░░░ arrest we were unwilling ░░░░░░░░ prosecute cases We had ░░░░░░░░ bottleneck court system where ░░░░░░░░ many dangerous people were ░░░░░░░░ having their day in ░░░░░░░░ What we must look ░░░░░░░░ the various areas of ░░░░░░░░ laws number one we ░░░░░░░░ t continue to encourage ░░░░░░░░ given Juvenile guns That ░░░░░░░░ what we re doing ░░░░░░░░ now There s a ░░░░░░░░ on the street that ░░░░░░░░ a gun is no ░░░░░░░░ an illegal act and ░░░░░░░░ have to stop that ░░░░░░░░ need to look at ░░░░░░░░ discovery process I m ░░░░░░░░ that they examine the ░░░░░░░░ process something that many ░░░░░░░░ don t know but ░░░░░░░░ s a major impact ░░░░░░░░ district attorneys to produce ░░░░░░░░ evidence and turn it ░░░░░░░░ in a timely manner ░░░░░░░░ have to look at ░░░░░░░░ offenders There s only ░░░░░░░░ small number of people ░░░░░░░░ crime in our city ░░░░░░░░ in country They re ░░░░░░░░ offenders and if we ░░░░░░░░ t zero in on ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ see the problem of ░░░░░░░░ So you support a ░░░░░░░░ to the bail law ░░░░░░░░ keep that kind of ░░░░░░░░ off the street Adams ░░░░░░░░ Yes I believe that ░░░░░░░░ should have a dangerousness ░░░░░░░░ in the bail law ░░░░░░░░ we need to also ░░░░░░░░ at the other areas ░░░░░░░░ were clearly laid out.”