bill. today is judgment day for chesa boudine, he faces a recall here today. he cast his own ballot at city hall yesterday saying he feels confident he will hang onto his job. i m feeling energized and optimistic. we re seeing a massive surge of support right as we go into election day. since being elected 2 1/2 years ago, he has ended cash bail and gang enhancements and prioritized diversion programs and mental health treatment over locking people up. critics argue many of those he helped release committed more crimes and the city has seen a surge in open air drug dealing, overdose deaths and brazen thefts. he is a former public defender says the recall is an effort by wealthy republicans opposed to his criminal justice reforms. homelessness and public safety are the defining issues in the
away from this policy but they are the ones that sold so many americans if we just defund the police and if we have more social workers instead of police officers, if we could have diversion programs instead of prisons. if we could have more people out of jail and not on bond but released after violent crimes our communities would be better off. the american people have now seen that is a flat out bold faced lie and their communities are less safe. they can t walk the streets and it was white rich liberals who live in gated communities who supported the policies and don t get affected by them but poor minorities communities that get crushed by the rise in crime. harris: crystal, you and i have some frank talk together and i have never heard you say you were in favor of having fewer police on the streets, correct me if i m wrong. but the biggest hurt put in all of this outside of the officers themselves is on black communities in particular. communities of color.
bail reform and diversion programs, holding criminals accountable, criminal justice reform and all the things you are talking about in milwaukee, and wisconsin, governor evers should have that, the problem in wisconsin, these come up every four years which is and isn t up for reelection until 2024 so if you want to get back to fighting crime you need to have it moved that america has woken up and they look at prosecutors and safety and see the connection and that is a congenial prosecutor, seems nice and fair about criminals and redirecting them, not anymore. now what are you doing with bail reform and criminal justice reform? are you a tough prosecutor but a fair prosecutor? what is happening with a crime wave across the country voters are focused on that and school boards, they know what kind of massive impact these local elections have on everyday lives
to alternatives to incarceration for petty offenses. let s go after those people representing the real threats to fantastic tourists we want in our city like scott and his family. let s make sure that they feel safe, that we all as new yorkers and myself who goes to the city every day and everyone else is safe. but let s focus on those people who need to be incarcerated and let s have diversion programs and not be putting them in jail. let s put the rapists and other people who deserve to be in jail. i think this is a policy we have to let breathe. we have to look for alternatives. this is a district attorney and mayor who are committed to making the city the safest and best place it can possibly be for years to come. scott, we want you and your family to come. i promise you i won t jump the turn style. i ll give you my subway card so you can use it if you re here. you know, some of this is actually i think a good social debate. quickly, please.
of police presence can overcome that. she writes strong well source and power communities prevents crime from occurring. she looks at all this from 180 degree different angle there. at one point she said the nypd is the biggest organized gang in the city, sean. right. so bill, if their policies work to reduce crime, the diversion programs, this community engagement would reduce crime we would see crime go down. crime hasn t gone down. weak on crime policies has made crime go up. there is more violence and more homicides, more people being pushed in front of trains because of these policies. every american sees it. we aren t safer with less crime. these policies give us more crime. it is a flat out blatant lie to go after law enforcement. by the way, to blame guns or blame the police for enforcing the law trying to keep their communities safe is absolutely outrageous.