Van Wanggaard: “Milwaukee's a great example for that where they're about 350…”

“This is not America. We need to feel safe in our communities. So the, the idea here was instead of saying we're just cutting 20 police officers, deal with it. Milwaukee's a great example for that where they're about 350 officers short. And then the mayor says we're cutting another 60 guys. Yet the crime rate in Milwaukee has skyrocketed, the homicides have skyrocketed. And you know, who wants to live in that type of an environment?” (22:17–22:24)

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