So a lot of journalists here wanted to give you a chance to respond. I have a different opinion. Uh huh. My opinion is one that looks at the spike in crime across the country over the course of the pandemic and sees similar spikes regardless of what any of those one states pursued with regards to criminal legal reform. And I think we've even seen with raise the age that there are fewer arrests of younger New Yorkers than there were prior to the implementation of that legislation. (02:19–02:37)
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Asserts that crime spikes during the pandemic were similar across states, regardless of criminal legal reforms.
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