Eric Adams on Daniel Penny: ‘We’ve Always Asked New Yorkers, “You See Something Say Something, Do Something”‘

KERNEN Mr Mayor I ░░░░░░░░ t know how comfortable ░░░░░░░░ are weighing in on ░░░░░░░░ Daniel Penny third day ░░░░░░░░ jury still not back ░░░░░░░░ some more questions You ░░░░░░░░ some kind of comment ░░░░░░░░ I m not sure ░░░░░░░░ m going to let ░░░░░░░░ make yourself more clear ░░░░░░░░ what you meant but ░░░░░░░░ do you think a ░░░░░░░░ or a 15 year ░░░░░░░░ sentence would it would ░░░░░░░░ like no one would ░░░░░░░░ in on a situation ░░░░░░░░ that again It seems ░░░░░░░░ a bad precedent And ░░░░░░░░ almost seems like I ░░░░░░░░ t know it s ░░░░░░░░ reflection of what s ░░░░░░░░ going on in the ░░░░░░░░ for a while where ░░░░░░░░ trying to actually help ░░░░░░░░ in a situation ends ░░░░░░░░ on the losing end ░░░░░░░░ Well I think we ░░░░░░░░ always asked New Yorkers ░░░░░░░░ see something say something ░░░░░░░░ something and New Yorkers ░░░░░░░░ always had the spirited ░░░░░░░░ to come to their ░░░░░░░░ New Yorkers And we ░░░░░░░░ to be honest about ░░░░░░░░ severe mental health crisis ░░░░░░░░ we re facing In ░░░░░░░░ way I want to ░░░░░░░░ something that will make ░░░░░░░░ jury decision harmful in ░░░░░░░░ way He s going ░░░░░░░░ be judged by a ░░░░░░░░ of his peers They ░░░░░░░░ deliberating let s let ░░░░░░░░ do their job But ░░░░░░░░ do know we have ░░░░░░░░ broken system of dealing ░░░░░░░░ severe mental health illness ░░░░░░░░ our not only our ░░░░░░░░ system but on our ░░░░░░░░ I have been advocating ░░░░░░░░ give us more power ░░░░░░░░ involuntary removal for those ░░░░░░░░ can t take care ░░░░░░░░ themselves and are dangerous ░░░░░░░░ others And this young ░░░░░░░░ was part of that ░░░░░░░░ He was a revolving ░░░░░░░░ mental health system and ░░░░░░░░ have to do a ░░░░░░░░ job of that I ░░░░░░░░ his family well and ░░░░░░░░ wish the family of ░░░░░░░░ Penny well, as well.”