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Andrew Cuomo: “We have a mentally ill homeless problem, people who are…”

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

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You cut the police. Don't be surprised when crime goes up. You cut the police. Don't be surprised when people are afraid to go into the. Because of the rate of crime. We have a mentally ill homeless problem, people who are mentally ill, dangerously mentally ill to themselves and to others. But there's been a philosophy change where we don't enforce the law the same way. And frankly, we do no one a favor. Right. (24:50–24:59)

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Asserts that New York City has a problem with mentally ill homeless individuals who are a danger to themselves and others.

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