Jeanine Pirro: “The D.C. council has that these kids need to be coddled…”

“I mean, you know, whether it's robberies, burglaries, whether it's homicides, everything is down exponentially since the surge. But the only thing that hasn't changed changes youth crime. And there is this mentality that The D.C. council has that these kids need to be coddled. They need to be protected. They shouldn't be brought into the criminal justice system. You and I both know, Greta, we come from states where kids are responsible, legally. 16, 17, 18. And here in D.C. it's not until they're 18 unless it's title 16.” (02:02–02:10)

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