a fiery field hearing taking place just a block away from progress da alvin bragg s office with absolutely harrowing testimony from new york city crime victims and their families. victims like joseph borgen a jewish man who was brazenly beaten by four men in broaddaylight. his attackers were only give an six-month plea deal. he only punched my son once. . perhaps some of the most dramatic moments came when madeline whose son was brutally stabbed to death nine times for significantly lowering the charges against two of her son s alleged attackers. i was totally disrespected. me, my family, my grand children, we were treated like garbage. like garbage. while republicans say the hearing was intended to highlight just how progressive policies are making america less safe, democrats dismissed it as political payback for bragg s indictment of former president donald trump. they insist the big apple is indeed safe. the chairman says this hearing is about violent crime in m
people are saying in these hearings on one side of the fence that there is no increase in crime. those statistics don t show that. i can tell you that residents f new york city do not feel safe in new york. the perception of crime is just as important as the crime itself. if people do not feel safe to leave their homes, that is not okay. it s not good for people to not feel safe where they live. the came needs to be addressed. you mentioned the hearing that took place today, some people it scribing it as political theater. republicans who hell that hearing obviously saying it was very necessary and very important. let s just listen to that exchange of ideas. here they are. the scales of justice are weighed down by politics. for the district attorney justice isn t blind. it s about looking for opportunities to advance a political agenda. a radical political agenda. i want to thank all the witnesses including the victims