New York's last mayor, Bill de Blasio, disbanded the plainclothes units that did a lot of this work. We were so far in the wrong direction of really abusive policing in our city and country that people got so fed up that they turned the ship too far in the wrong direction. Too far to the left. You're saying to the left there is a middle ground. We only talk about how do we protect the rights of those who commit a crime. (03:20–03:36)
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Asserts that previous policing in New York City and the country was abusive, leading to a reactionary shift.
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