THAT’S A LOOK AT YOUR HEADLINES.
BRIAN, SEND IT BACK TO YOU.
BRIAN: HERE WE GO.
LET’S TALK LAW ENFORCEMENT.
MARYLAND BECOMES THE FIRST STATE
TO REPEAL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT
OFFICERS BILL OF RIGHT AS PART
OF LAWMAKERS SWEEPING POLICE
REFORM PACKAGE.
THEY OVERRODE GOVERNOR HOGAN’S
VETO TO DO IT.
COMES AS THE BALTIMORE’S MAYOR
FORMS A TASK FORCE TO REDUCE THE
POLICE BUDGET.
CALLS IT RECKLESS AND QUOTE
WORSE POSSIBLE THING WE COULD DO
TO STOP CRIME.
HERE TO REACT SHERIFF MIKE LEWIS
OF WHY CO-MIC CO-COUNTY AND
MARYLAND CHIEF JOHN NESSIE OF
BUOY, MARYLAND POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
WELCOME TO BOTH OF YOU.
SHERIFF LEWIS TO YOU.
THIS MEANS WHAT TO YOU.
>> THIS IS ABSOLUTELY
DEVASTATING TO ALL OF MARYLAND
LAW ENFORCEMENT, BRIAN.
IN THE 37 YEARS WE HAVE BEEN IN
LAW ENFORCEMENT I HAVE NEVER HAD
ANYTHING IMPACT LAW ENFORCEMENT
THE WAY THIS IS GOING TO CONTACT
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
POLICING AS WE HAVE KNOWN IT IN
MARYLAND IS DONE.
IT’S COMPLETELY OVER.
WE DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING TO
HAPPEN.
THEY PASSED THESE LAWS WITHOUT
HAVING ANY KNOWLEDGE WHATSOEVER
AS TO WHAT THEY’RE DOING.
THEY HAVE NO CLUE.
THIS IS NOT LAW ENFORCEMENT
REFORM.
IT’S LAW ENFORCEMENT REVENGE.
FOR THE MANY, MANY YEARS THAT WE
ATTEMPTED TO HOLD CRIMINALS
ACCOUNTABLE IN THE STATE OF
MARYLAND, THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE
DOING TO US.
AND BALTIMORE CITY AS YOU WELL
KNOW THE HOMICIDE RATE
SKYROCKETED 40% INCREASE IN
HOMICIDES THIS YEAR ALONE OVER
LAST YEAR.
AND THOSE WHO ARE PUSHING THESE
BILLS AND HAVE BEEN PUSHING
THESE BILLS FOR THE LAST 10
MONTHS ARE TRY FROM THE
BALTIMORE METROPOLITAN AREA.
>> YOU HAVE 85 HOMICIDES ALREADY
THIS YEAR AND 138 SHOOTINGS
ACCORDING TO THE BALTIMORE SUN.
THAT’S HORRENDOUS.
CHIEF, LET’S GO OVER THIS FOR
EVERYONE AT HOME AND TALK ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED IN MARYLAND.
THEY HAVE REPEALED OFFICERS BILL
OF RIGHTS THIS WAY SOME OF THE
HIGHLIGHTS IMPLEMENT STATEWIDE
USE OF FORCE STANDARD.
CREATE NEW DISCIPLINARY PROCESS,
LIMITS USE OF NO-KNOCK WARRANT
TO JUST DAYTIME.
WHEN IT COMES TO HOW YOU ARE NOW
LIABLE, INSTEAD OF UP TO 400,000
UP TO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
AND OFFICERS LIABLE FOR IN CASE
THEY ARE RULED AGAINST IN TERMS
OF USING EXCESSIVE FORCE.
HOW DOES THIS RELATE TO THE MAN
OR WOMAN ON THE STREET.
>> IT RELATES VERY POORLY.
I WILL SAY THAT WHAT WE TRY TO
DO WAS MARRY THE PRINCIPLE WHEN
WE TALK TO THE LEGISLATURE WE
TRY TO MARRY THE PRINCIPLE OF
WHAT THEY’RE TRYING TO DO WITH
THE ASPIRATIONAL ASPECT.
UNFORTUNATELY WHAT CAME OUT IN
THESE BILLS, PUTS THE OFFICERS
DURING THEIR DAILY DUTIES IN A
VERY PRECARIOUS POSITION.
ESPECIALLY USE OF FORCE TRYING
TO APPLY A LYNNIAN MATRIX INTO A
VERY CHAOTIC SITUATION THAT DOES
NOT CONFORM TO LINEAR METRICS.
THINGS CHANGE ON A DIME AND
TRYING TO DICTATE A STEP-BY-STEP
PROCESS AND DOES PUT OUR
CHALLENGERS IN A VERY
CHALLENGING AND DIFFICULT
POSITION.
BRIAN: IF I’M OUT THERE,
ESPECIALLY PUT IN 10 YEARS
ALREADY.
LOOKING TO FINISH OUT MY TERM
AND GET MY PENSION.
I’M NOT GOING TO PUT MYSELF ON
THE LINE.
ALREADY SHOWED MASSIVE
DISRESPECT FOR THE JOB I DO ON A
DAILY BASIS.
I’M TRYING TO PROTECT THE MOST
VULNERABLE AND NOW YOU ARE
TRYING TO SUE ME, RIGHT?
>> ABSOLUTELY, BRIAN.
THAT’S WHAT WE ARE SEEING
ALREADY.
I’M SEEING A NUMBER OF
RETIREMENTS AND RESIGNATIONS IN
MY AGENCY ALONE.
I HAVE TAKEN A LOT OF PRIDE
BEING UP TO FULL STAFF WITH OUR
STAFF.
RIGHT NOW HAVING PEOPLE
RETIRING.
ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENTION TO
RETIRE AND LEAVING IN GROUPS
ACROSS OUR STATE RIGHT NOW.
BRIAN: ONLY THING HOPE FOR PUT
UP A SCREEN BUDGET CUTS.
AUSTIN LEADS IT ALL 33% CUT.
NEW YORK 14.8.
MINNEAPOLIS 14.8.
SEATTLE 11.2.
AND DENVER .8.
THESE LIBERAL MAYORS REALIZE
WHAT DID I DO?
ESPECIALLY EVEN IN MINNEAPOLIS
WHERE MAYBE A THIRD OF THE FORCE
HAS LEFT THE JOB, YOU CUT THE
BUDGET AND NOW THE MOST
VULNERABLE ARE THE -- BECOMING
VICTIMS AND DIZZYING RATE.
THEY ARE LOOKING TO REVERSE THAT
DO YOU THINK THEY ARE GOING TO
SOBER UP AT SOME POINT.
I WOULD HOPE THAT WE NEED
CALMER, MORE RATIONAL APPROACHES
IS DONE YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL
WHEN YOU OVERSIMPLY WORDS LIKE
DEFUND OR TAKE THE GENERAL
APPROACH TO THESE THINGS YOU
HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT THOSE FUNDS
ARE GAG.
WHAT IS YOUR MANPOWER, WHAT IS
YOUR COVERAGE ON THE STREET
FUNDS.
AND DRUG AWARENESS AND DRUG
PREVENTION AND COUNSELING AND
THINGS THAT KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THAT
DON’T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE
THERE NEED TO BE FUNDED.
THAT CAN’T ALWAYS BE AT THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WAR ON DRUGS OVER.
TWO CONTROVERSIAL INCIDENTS
HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND,
NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS.
I WISH PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND
THE PROBLEM IS NOT LAW