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“I am running to be your next U.S. Senator to make life better, so families feel safe once again. There is a general sense of lawlessness with crime on the rise, and innocent people feeling unsafe in communities across Connecticut. Meanwhile, out-of-touch career politicians, including my opponent, side with the radical element of their party to defund the police and remove law enforcement’s qualified immunity, creating a shortage of cops,” said Levy at the roundtable. “All of these problems are all self-inflicted by Biden’s destructive policies, rubber stamped by Blumenthal.”
Check out the CT Examiner’s coverage from the roundtable:
Asked about challenges for law enforcement by Levy, John Krupinsky … said police are facing a respect issue stemming from demonization by Democrats.
Krupsinky said officers are leaving the field at a rapid rate across municipalities, states and the country. He said there would be no one to answer calls if the country continued to move in the current direction.
Ralph Friedman, a retired NYPD detective, also placed the blame on Democrats.
“We need our judges, we need our courts, politicians and parole board to back the police up in what they do,” Friedman said. “It seems like the far-left politicians and the Democrats are swayed out of line with what’s common sense.”
Lisa Dean, founder of Demand Zero, detailed the loss of her son due to an opioid addiction. She said that the worst part of running a nonprofit was getting governmental support.
Dean said she asked Gov. Ned Lamont to discuss the rise in fentanyl trafficking and asked Blumenthal to sign a resolution classifying illicit fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. Dean said she has not received a meeting with either.
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