Ret. NYPD Detective: NYC Installing ‘Panic Buttons’ at Bodegas Is Taking the Eye Off the Real Problem of Criminals Running the Streets

SHIMKUS New York City ░░░░░░░░ pressing the panic button ░░░░░░░░ literally The city is ░░░░░░░░ 1 6 million to ░░░░░░░░ up to 500 panic ░░░░░░░░ inside bodegas to directly ░░░░░░░░ the NYPD if a ░░░░░░░░ takes place Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Instead of just having ░░░░░░░░ cats keeping away the ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ a direct connection with ░░░░░░░░ police to keep away ░░░░░░░░ dangerous cats that try ░░░░░░░░ rob our stores Clip ░░░░░░░░ SHIMKUS Retired NYPD detective ░░░░░░░░ Maher joins me now ░░░░░░░░ good morning to you ░░░░░░░░ Good morning SHIMKUS How ░░░░░░░░ you feel about this ░░░░░░░░ that they re needed ░░░░░░░░ I guess better than ░░░░░░░░ What are your thoughts ░░░░░░░░ Yeah exactly Any positive ░░░░░░░░ measures to law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ policing to help protect ░░░░░░░░ citizens of New York ░░░░░░░░ good Anything that s ░░░░░░░░ to be a proactive ░░░░░░░░ However I have my ░░░░░░░░ about this whole thing ░░░░░░░░ maybe it s a ░░░░░░░░ to the public to ░░░░░░░░ the eye off the ░░░░░░░░ problem is what s ░░░░░░░░ on SHIMKUS And what ░░░░░░░░ that real problem be ░░░░░░░░ would be the criminals ░░░░░░░░ the streets that keep ░░░░░░░░ terrorizing these bodega workers ░░░░░░░░ Correct The city crime ░░░░░░░░ up through the roof ░░░░░░░░ s people out there ░░░░░░░░ the streets who have ░░░░░░░░ reservations of doing bad ░░░░░░░░ to good people They ░░░░░░░░ not worried about consequences ░░░░░░░░ re not worried about ░░░░░░░░ We have district attorney ░░░░░░░░ office like Alvin Braggs ░░░░░░░░ refuse to prosecute people ░░░░░░░░ filing charges So what ░░░░░░░░ to really stop these ░░░░░░░░ from going out there ░░░░░░░░ committing crimes 500 bodegas ░░░░░░░░ placed with these panic ░░░░░░░░ it s also a ░░░░░░░░ in the hat to ░░░░░░░░ number of business small ░░░░░░░░ large commercial businesses that ░░░░░░░░ run that serve the ░░░░░░░░ I mean it s ░░░░░░░░ go to be a ░░░░░░░░ in the dark to ░░░░░░░░ catch somebody.”