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Andrew Cuomo: “Keeping the police level the same doesn't mean keeping the…”

Featuring: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic | Former Governor of New York

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Governor Cuomo unveils aggressive plan to bolster NYPD ranks, morale

Published | Video Starts at 51:13

Are you now no longer a member of the dsa? Did you violate the DSA charter or are you just pivoting momentarily for political expedition? And by the way, Keeping the police level the same doesn't mean keeping the police level the same because you are attritting people at a phenomenal rate. So if you just freeze hiring, you're going to be dropping the size of the force exponentially. Given the rate of attrition, if he became mayor, I guarantee you, you would see the rate of attrition increase. (51:13–51:25)

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Asserts that maintaining the current police staffing levels is misleading due to high attrition rates.

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