Philadelphia is dealing with some major lawless issues. And I think, frankly, it stems to the defunding of the police movement that occurred in the last couple of years. And I think The impact [of defunding the police] has been real on our crime rates, our violent crime rates, and the lawlessness in society. Our police are brave men and women that get up every day and are excited to do their jobs, to enforce our laws, to do it respectfully, and to do it consistently. (10:10–28:32)
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