Curtis Sliwa: “Auxiliary police. It's about 4,000 of them.”

“No weapons, no special powers or privileges. So I know there are a lot of community based programs who receive no attention, no recognition. Perfect example. Auxiliary police. It's about 4,000 of them. You never hear them being praised. They're never ceremonies. I would put them on a pedestal and I would say, look, we only have 32,500 cops.” (12:35–12:38)

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