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>> Jesse: YOU’RE ON OWN IN
DEMOCRAT-RUN CITIES, LIBERALS
ARE ENCOURAGING YOU TO HIRE
PRIVATE SECURITY TO STAY SAFE.
A GROUP OF STORE OWNERS TAKING
MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS BY
HIRING GUARDS TO KEEP ORDER, AND
MAYOR ERIC ADAMS PRAISING THE
STRATEGY.
>> IT IS A WISE STRATEGY,
BECAUSE I SAY THIS OVER AND OVER
AGAIN, NOT ONLY MUST THE NUMBERS
REFLECT SAFETY BUT PEOPLE MUST
FEEL SAFE.
PEOPLE MUST FEEL SAFE.
WE MUST MAKE SURE THAT
BUSINESSES ARE SAFE IN THE CITY.
THAT’S WHAT NYPD IS DOING.
>> Jesse: THIS ISN’T THE FIRST
TIME.
PLENTY OF BUSINESS OWNERS WHO
HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HIRE
PRIVATE SECURITY.
I INTERVIEWED AN ARMED GUARD
HIRED BY OUR PHILLY GAS STATION
RIGHT THERE.
LOOK AT HIM TOTING THAT AR.
JUDGE, IF YOU’RE THE MAYOR, YOU
PROBABLY WANT TO SAY SOMETHING
LIKE, WE DON’T WANT STORE OWNERS
TO HAVE TO HIRE ARMED SECURITY.
WE’D LIKE THE NYPD TO BE ABLE TO
DO THEIR JOB.
>> Jeanine: OR ONE BETTER, AS
THE MAYOR, I KNOW THAT YOU PAY
TAXES, AND I KNOW THAT YOU WORK
HARD TO EVEN MAKE, YOU KNOW, TO
MAKE ANY MONEY ON YOUR BUSINESS,
AND YOU SHOULDN’T HAVE TO HIRE
YOUR OWN SECURITY, BUT THE TRUTH
IS WHEN YOU DEFUND THE POLICE TO
A BILLION DOLLARS, AS THEY DID
IN NEW YORK CITY, AND WHEN THE
RULES ARE SO TOUGH, THE POLICE
FEEL LIKE THEY’RE GOING INTO A
WAR ZONE WITH THEIR HANDS BEHIND
THEIR BACK, THEN THE LOCAL
BUSINESSES ARE LEFT TO HIRE
THEIR OWN SECURITY.
FIRST THEY STARTED BY LOCKING
DOWN THE ITEMS, RIGHT?
THEN THEY STARTED BY PUTTING
YOUR CAMERAS IN, HIRING MORE
SECURITY.
THEN THEY HAD SECURITY ESCORTS,
WALKING PEOPLE TO THEIR CARS,
BECAUSE SOMEBODY GETS SHOT OR
KILLED OUTSIDE OF THE STORE.
SO NOW PEOPLE ARE LEFT TO THEIR
OWN DEVICES.
THE OWNERS AS WELL.
SO THE STORES ARE SUFFERING.
THEY’RE NOT GETTING THEIR TAX
MONEY’S WORTH.
THERE’S AN INCREASE IN VIOLENCE
AS THE THEFT GOES UP.
THIS IS WHEN PEOPLE SAY, I WANT
TO HAVE A GUN.
>> Jesse: IT’S HARD TO COME BACK
FROM COVID OR A CRIME WAVE WHEN
YOU LOOK LIKE A THIRD WORLD
COUNTRY, ARMED GUARDS STANDING
OUT CERTAIN SHOPS.
CERTAIN SHOPS CAN’T AFFORD THIS,
THOUGH,.
>> Jessica: THAT’S WHAT I WAS
THINKING, PROBABLY A LUXURY THAT
THE STORE OWNER, OR THE PHILLY
GAS STATION, WAS MAKING ENOUGH
THEY COULD AFFORD THIS, USING
PEOPLE WHO NEED TO MAKE A
LIVING, AND RIGHTLY SO.
THE ANSWER ISN’T GOOD JOB ON
YOU.
THE ANSWER IS I’M FOCUSED ON
MAKING SURE NEW YORK CITY, OR
PHILADELPHIA, WHEREVER YOU’RE IN
CHARGE OF, YOU FEEL THE POLICE
CAN’T GET THERE IN ENOUGH TIME
TO HELP YOU WITH A THEFT GOING
ON, WHATEVER IS GOING ON.
IT WAS A POOR ANSWER, OR NOT A
SOLUTIONS ORIENTED ANSWER.
WITH THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
RETIRING FROM THE POLICE FORCE
EARLY, OR NOT GOING INTO IT,
BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A BAD
CLIMATE, A LOT OF THEM ARE GOING
INTO PRIVATE SECURITY.
YOU TAKE YOUR RETIREMENT, YOUR
PENSION WOULDN’T BE THE SAME,
BUT THIS IS WHERE WE’RE HEADED
IF THESE THINGS AREN’T DEALT
WITH.
>> Jesse: THEN WHEN YOU TRY TO
HIRE MORE COPS AND TRAIN THEM,
ANTIFA HIDES IN THE TREES AND
SHOOTS THEM IN THE BELLY.
>> Dana: THE MAYOR NEVER TALKS
ABOUT THE LACK OF PROSECUTION.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS ON THE
SHOW.
THE JUDGE EXPLAINED IT VERY
WELL.
IF YOU’RE A POLICE OFFICER, YOU
KNOW YOU’LL GET THOSE GUYS THAT
BEAT UP OUR WEATHERMAN ON THE
SUBWAY, AND YOU KNOW THE NEXT
MORNING THE PROSECUTOR IS GOING
TO LET THEM GO, YOU THINK WHY DO
I DO THIS JOB?
WHY AM I HERE?
PEOPLE FEEL DEMORALIZED.
ALSO JUST TO GET -- DO YOU KNOW
ON THE CLOSING OF THE SHOPS,
THERE’S A DRUGSTORE IN -- I
BELIEVE IT’S IN QUEENS -- USED
TO BE 24/7.
NOW IT’S ONLY OPEN FROM 11:00 TO
11:20 EVERY DAY SO PEOPLE CAN
PICK UP THEIR MEDICINES, BUT
THAT’S THE ONLY THING YOU’RE
ALLOWED TO DO.
THAT’S HAPPENING IN COMMUNITIES.
ALSO TO GET REALLY POLITICAL, IF
YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT BIDEN WAS
SAYING ABOUT THE REPUBLICANS ON
THE ECONOMY, IF I WAS A
REPUBLICAN, ALL I’D SAY ALL DAY
LONG, WHAT A WORLD, THEY DEFUND
THE POLICE AND EXPECT YOU TO PAY
FOR PRIVATE SECURITY.
THAT’S THE WORLD THAT THE
DEMOCRATS WANT.
JUST REPEAT IT A HUNDRED TIMES,
EVEN THOUGH THEY’LL SAY WE DON’T
BELIEVE THAT, BUT IF THAT’S THE
WAY THEY PLAY ON THE ECONOMY, DO
THAT ON CRIME.
>> Jesse: THAT’S A GOOD IDEA.
BRIAN?
>> Brian: THINKING ABOUT NOT
HAVING MARDI GRAS, BECAUSE
THERE’S SO FEW COPS, SO EVERYONE
IS HIRING THEIR OWN, INCLUDING
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS.
A CERTAIN TIME OF NIGHT YOU
DON’T GET GAS.
IT’S TOO DANGEROUS.
FOR THIS PARTICULAR STORY, THESE
GUYS ARE GETTING $18 AN HOUR,
CALLED PATROL AMBASSADORS.
DOING THE STORY THIS MORNING,
CURTIS SAYS NEW YORK CITY IS
4,000 COPS DOWN.
THEY STILL HAVE TO CALL 9-1-1.
IT’S BACK TO THE COPS THAT
WEREN’T THERE TO BEGIN WITH.
THAT’S WHY THIS IS TERRIBLE.
56% OF SMALL RETAIL BUSINESSES
EXPERIENCED THEFT OVER THE LAST
YEAR, AND 86% SAY THE CRIME
LEADS TO VIOLENCE MOST OF THE
TIME.
ALL I WANT TO DO ITS OPEN UP A
DELI, AND HAVE TO REFUSAL TO
SELL POTATO CHIPS.
DOESN’T SEEM LIKE A GOOD
SCENARIO.
>> Jesse: HONEY AND VINEGAR, THOSE ARE THE BEST.
THOSE ARE THE BEST.
>> Brian: THEY ARE GOOD.