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Jim Walden: “Public safety is not a political issue. It's become a…”

Featuring: Jim Walden, Attorney, Former Candidate, New York City Mayoral Election 2025

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New York City Public Service Retirees' Friday Night Live with Mayoral Candidate Jim Walden

Published | Video Starts at 34:34

They are black and brown and they are Asian, and there are white communities as well that have been underserved and unseen. And I want to be the mayor for everyone. But at the same time, Public safety is not a political issue. It's become a political issue. And both social justice and restorative justice have in some ways change laws in a way that may be perceived as fairer to some communities, but those weren't the fixes that we need. (34:34–34:41)

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Asserts that public safety should not be a political issue but has become one.

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