Curtis Sliwa Says the Red Guardians Will Be Maintaining Presence in NYC Subways Once Again

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SLIWA: "Well, you know, day and night patrols, three-person patrols, who are all together walking through the cars, which is something the police no longer do. Notice there are no mental health workers, you know, crisis intervention. They have all these fancy names, I haven't seen them. And we spent millions of dollars, I might add. Our job is, a) do a wellness check on a homeless person if they're homeless or emotionally disturbed, see if they're okay. If all of a sudden we walk into a situation where there's an episode, which oftentimes happens, we have to calm it down. A lot of times, these homeless and emotionally disturbed persons, they know of the guardian angels. We can have a calming effect. We can also bring the situation to the attention of the cops on the platform. If there are cops, you're going to probably see them on the platforms. Generally, that's why we always stick our heads out at the station, and we always check, to the north, to the south. If there are any police officers, we would hold the door open, tell the conductor we need the police presence here. Citizens won't do that because, unfortunately, the Daniel Penny effect has frozen them. They're not going to get involved. I've seen grown men who normally might have gotten involved, they're just not getting involved any longer.”