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Public Advocate discusses public perception of crime and policing
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Jumaane Williams shares insights from his public engagement, highlighting common perceptions about crime and the role of police across diverse districts.
- Presents three questions he regularly asks the public about crime and policing
- Emphasizes that most people see crime as an issue and police as partners in addressing it
- Points out that the public generally doesn't believe police can address crime alone
- Argues for a broader understanding of public safety beyond law enforcement
Jumaane Williams
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I do wanna mention that wherever I go, I ask, three questions, that are answered the same, whether it's the most Republican district or the most Democratic district.
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How many people think that crime is an issue?
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Raise their hand.
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They normally do.
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How many people think that police are a partner in trying to address that crime?
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Most folks usually raise their hand.
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How many people think they can do it alone?
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Most people don't raise their hand.
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Those questions are answered all over the same and I feel like that third question is where we have a lot of difficulty as no matter where we agree, most of the weight of public safety is always falling on our law enforcement.
0:39:38
And so I'm hoping to have a public safety discussion that goes outside of law enforcement so we have a better understanding of what public safety is and and with that, I'd also wanna mention that even throughout defund the movement, defund the police which admittedly I said then, now was not the best phrasing of what I think they were trying to do, NYPD was never defunded.