But when you start promoting decriminalizing prostitution, that's harmful to the quality of life of our city. I know what prostitution and sex trafficking does to young boys and girls. When you stand for and believe that you should remove 3,000 people off of Rikers Island, who are some of the most dangerous people in our city, they're going to go back to the communities that they preyed on in the first place. When you say you don't want billionaires in our city, these 1% income owners, 1% income earners, they pay close to 50% of our taxes. (09:33–09:48)
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Asserts that removing 3,000 people from Rikers Island would return dangerous individuals to communities.
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