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Debate on crime statistics and the impact of recent legislation on policing effectiveness
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Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and NYPD officials engage in a heated debate about crime statistics and the impact of recent legislation like the How Many Stops Act and bail laws on policing effectiveness. The discussion touches on citywide crime trends and the interpretation of statistics.
- Williams suggests that crime reduction is happening despite new legislation that was predicted to hinder police work
- Lipetri attempts to counter by mentioning a 26-year high in index crime harassment
- Williams brings up the Brooklyn DA's programs that directly addressed potential shooters
- The exchange highlights disagreements on the interpretation of crime statistics and the factors contributing to crime reduction
Jumaane Williams
1:19:49
I'm running out town.
1:19:50
That's the only reason I'm gonna interrupt.
1:19:51
But it sounds like you're able to do that even with the bail laws and the How Many Stops Act.
Michael LiPetri
1:19:55
Your your question was not
Michael Gerber
1:19:56
No.
Jumaane Williams
1:19:56
I was asking that that's happening that but that's happening at the same time as the Homestop's Act and the bail laws and this government.
1:20:01
Correct?
Michael LiPetri
1:20:03
Sorry.
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You know what's happening?
Jumaane Williams
1:20:04
Wait.
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No.
1:20:04
No.
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Is that correct?
Michael LiPetri
1:20:05
If I I can answer the question.
Jumaane Williams
1:20:07
Yeah.
1:20:07
But I'm out of time.
1:20:08
I just wanna know if that's correct.
Michael LiPetri
1:20:09
Twenty six year high in index crime harassment.
Jumaane Williams
1:20:11
Got it.
1:20:12
Okay.
1:20:12
So But so the reason I
Michael LiPetri
1:20:13
wasn't gun harassing.
Jumaane Williams
1:20:14
I will say if you ask the Brooklyn DA, he will talk about the programs that he had that was precision as well that directly spoke to the people who are most likely to be shooting and were put in the programs that prevented that.
Michael LiPetri
1:20:26
That's not what that's
Jumaane Williams
1:20:27
But, I'm gonna say that's why I asked if it was happening only in Brooklyn but apparently it's happening in all the five boroughs but you haven't had the same results.
Michael LiPetri
1:20:33
Yes, we have.
Jumaane Williams
1:20:34
In all the five boroughs.
Michael LiPetri
1:20:34
We have.
1:20:35
I'll give you another example.
Jumaane Williams
1:20:36
Okay.
1:20:36
But, so Do you want me to
Michael LiPetri
1:20:37
give another example?
Jumaane Williams
1:20:38
I don't have time.
1:20:39
Like, move to Manhattan.
1:20:40
But, the only thing I wanted to say ask was this, with all because we agree, I think that people who are likely who have been arrested for shooting are likely to be shot or or be involved in the shootings which we all agree.
1:20:51
Of this information Wait a minute.
Michael LiPetri
1:20:52
Didn't hear that.
Jumaane Williams
1:20:52
There's something you said previously
Michael LiPetri
1:20:54
People likely to be shot
Jumaane Williams
1:20:55
Young people who are arrested with guns are likely to be involved in a shooting at some point Yes.
Michael LiPetri
1:21:01
Before.
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That that is accurate.
Jumaane Williams
1:21:02
We all agree.
1:21:02
So those
Alden Foster
1:21:02
are the
Jumaane Williams
1:21:03
folks we wanna focus on.