these kids don t fear nor do they respect law enforcement. what do you make of that. make that the pendulum has swung the wrong way too far. people are not being held responsible for their actions, that being juveniles, adults, or whatever they may, if you are in violation of any laws that are on the books, you should be held accountable. we are all responsible for our actions. trace: i w want to play this soundbite because this is mayor eric adams and he got a lot of pushback because you can see they are jumping on the cars. you can see destruction that they are doing in these riots. this is mayor eric adams and we will get your response on the opposite side. this is not a pleasing issue. this is a parenting issue. outrage and cannot be raised by social media. our children cannot get their values, their beliefs from social media and other outside entities. trace: he says children but we know these are at 17, 18, 19,
this. jackie, good evening. reporter: good evening. influencer s offer of free playstation 5 consuls into his followers through a crowd of thousands to manhattan s union square friday resulting in property damage, injuries, and now charges for the twitch streamer. officials are continuing their search for unruly teens who tossed water bottles at cops but despite the shocking scene you see here, the message from your city mayor eric adams appears to be don t blame the kids. the mayor says teen crime is not a pleasing issue rather a parenting issue. listened. i wonder with the thousands of children who were there hurling dangerous objects at police officers, disrespecting the residence in the area, attacking each other, how many parents texted their children. reporter: adams also
obscenities. some threw america-80 fireworks. mayor adams had this afterward. what is happening to our youth in this country, specifically here in new york city is something we should all be alarmed about. our children cannot be raised by social media. our children cannot get their value and beliefs from social media and other outside entities. our children are inundated by influencers. this is not a police issue, this is a parenting issue. we need to be clear on that. police is the response after the incident happened, should be proactive approach. kayleigh: he said he texted his son on friday afternoon and said where are you, in union
union square park. thousands descended on the park, things escalated into absolute chaos, rioters were seen damaging cars, stores and other businesses before police made more than 60 arrests, the twitch streamer was arrested when citing the right and all unlawful assembly. i want you to look at this and comment, our fearless mayor eric adams had interesting blame to place for the destruction. this is not a police issue, it s a parenting issue. we need to be clear on that. police is the response after an incident happened but there should be a proactive approach and i wonder with the thousands of children there hurling dangerous objects at police officers, disrespecting the residents in the area, attacking each other, how many parents text their children?
union square park. thousands descended on the park, things escalated into absolute chaos, rioters were seen damaging cars, stores and other businesses before police made more than 60 arrests, the twitch streamer was arrested when citing the right and all unlawful assembly. i want you to look at this and comment, our fearless mayor eric adams had interesting blame to place for the destruction. this is not a police issue, it s a parenting issue. we need to be clear on that. police is the response after an incident happened but there should be a proactive approach and i wonder with the thousands of children there hurling dangerous objects at police officers, disrespecting the residents in the area, attacking each other, how many parents