Rep. Ocasio-Cortez: More Money for Police Isn’t the Answer to Crime

HOST But nationally I ░░░░░░░░ you have President Biden ░░░░░░░░ with Eric Adams today ░░░░░░░░ he speaks about crime ░░░░░░░░ Attorney General Merrick Garland ░░░░░░░░ others It s taken ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats as no ░░░░░░░░ defund the police and ░░░░░░░░ to a heavy police ░░░░░░░░ Do you think that ░░░░░░░░ the wrong message to ░░░░░░░░ Ocasio Cortez I do ░░░░░░░░ do think that it ░░░░░░░░ the wrong message to ░░░░░░░░ I do believe that ░░░░░░░░ heavily because and it ░░░░░░░░ not just a matter ░░░░░░░░ personal opinion but we ░░░░░░░░ see public polling showing ░░░░░░░░ that is the wrong ░░░░░░░░ to take as well ░░░░░░░░ this is not to ░░░░░░░░ that people should not ░░░░░░░░ concerned with public safety ░░░░░░░░ what we do know ░░░░░░░░ that that people across ░░░░░░░░ country are increasingly concerned ░░░░░░░░ incidents of public safety ░░░░░░░░ this is mirrored by ░░░░░░░░ health data that we ░░░░░░░░ there isn t increase ░░░░░░░░ crime and in incidents ░░░░░░░░ violence as the country ░░░░░░░░ reopens up from the ░░░░░░░░ and the desperation created ░░░░░░░░ frankly very poor U ░░░░░░░░ response to the pandemic ░░░░░░░░ terms of the economic ░░░░░░░░ And so are things ░░░░░░░░ up we re starting ░░░░░░░░ see more crime and ░░░░░░░░ of violence Now that ░░░░░░░░ absolutely be a point ░░░░░░░░ concern but the response ░░░░░░░░ that should not necessarily ░░░░░░░░ over policing And Americans ░░░░░░░░ that we have seen ░░░░░░░░ recent polling I believe ░░░░░░░░ ABC News but I ░░░░░░░░ be mistaken on the ░░░░░░░░ outlet But margins from ░░░░░░░░ 65 to 75 percent ░░░░░░░░ of those polled are ░░░░░░░░ that the way that ░░░░░░░░ counter these increases in ░░░░░░░░ incidents is through economic ░░░░░░░░ and community investment in ░░░░░░░░ where these surges are ░░░░░░░░ And we see this ░░░░░░░░ s not only where ░░░░░░░░ polling is but that ░░░░░░░░ what the data shows ░░░░░░░░ that s what the ░░░░░░░░ shows is the best ░░░░░░░░ to support reductions in ░░░░░░░░ It is with anti ░░░░░░░░ programs which is one ░░░░░░░░ the reasons why I ░░░░░░░░ requested community funding projects ░░░░░░░░ support anti violence programs ░░░░░░░░ can help reduce incidents ░░░░░░░░ reoccurrence of violence by ░░░░░░░░ than 50 percent which ░░░░░░░░ more effective than almost ░░░░░░░░ policing strategy that we ░░░░░░░░ of And so the ░░░░░░░░ should not be that ░░░░░░░░ should continue to over ░░░░░░░░ and over surveil people ░░░░░░░░ in order to create ░░░░░░░░ in crime and increase ░░░░░░░░ safety.”