Former New York City Police Commissioner Howard Safir told “Your World” on Friday that those who remain in Occupy City Hall are protesting despite the approval of the New York City Council for $ cuts. $ 1 billion from the New York Police Department “don’t want security.” “
“This is a group that wants anarchy …” Safir told host Neil Cavuto. “The fact is that the cuts that have been made will be real.”
“It may not be … a billion dollars, but they are going to reduce the number of police officers on the street. The police officers are retiring to a record number. The response time will be reduced,” added Safir.
“You ended up with the crime unit, which was 600 plainclothes officers who prevented crime. Uniformed officers respond to crime. Plainclothes officers prevent crime from occurring. Therefore, it will be a much more dangerous city.”
Safir criticized New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for giving in to protesters’ demands and for the city’s decline under his administration.
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“Mayor de Blasio inherited … the safest big city in the United States, a booming economy. And it’s all going in the wrong direction because he’s the number one cause of what’s happening in New York,” Safir said. “What happens is that he does not support the police. He supports the protesters. Do you know what he is talking about? That social workers and health professionals answer 911 calls without police. That is ridiculous.”
The former police commissioner also warned that unless things change, he will not recommend that people become a police officer in the current circumstances.
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“I would never, ever think that I would recommend that someone not be a police officer unless things change. Police officers put themselves at risk not just every day, as they have for hundreds of years, but now with what it’s happening”. in this country, they are putting their families and their economic survival at risk, “Safir said.
“District prosecutors in some of these progressive cities and attorneys general seek more to charge police officers than to charge violent protesters and protesters. It is ridiculous.”
“And, you know, with the arrival of July 4, we should celebrate the fact that these people are free to protest, but they are not free to loot and vandalize,” added Safir. “And like in Seattle, murdering people.”
Fox News’ Greg Norman contributed to this report.
