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And dangerous what is being said out there. >> one of my cousins, nypd, had his back broken on the job, another one was killed. i saw the misery their families have gone through under those circumstances. >> all right. thank you, sir, for being with us. i appreciate -- >> i understand the opposite side of the story. >> i hope he takes his father's advice because it's sound counsel. thank you. here with more reaction, former nypd detective bo dietl, nypd sergeant of the benevolent association sergeant ed mullens. i don't usually support boycotts because people want to boycott, boycott, boycot...

About police power. this is a guy who had a life of petty crime and had already acted violently that day. one thing that is troubling about the police idea that this is all de blasio's fault t protesters' fault is it takes the responsibility off of the guy who actually pulled the trigger. the guy who actually killed two police officers. the blood's on his hands. to say that any real questioning or dialogue or protests about really serious issue in our society, what are the limits of police power, what is the best way to police our cities, what's the best way to be safe and to be civil? >> i to...

This week we learned from "the new york post" arrests, traffic tickets and parking violations are way down. it's not clear if it's a planned job action or just a spontaneous reaction but it's a problem. let's look at the latest weekly numbers compared to last year. criminal court summons down 94%, traffic violations down 94%, parking tickets down 92%. overall arrests down 66%. i'm sympathetic to the police. full disclosure in legal practice i spent 15 years working for a police officer's widow in what was the highest death penalty case in the nation. i think that the police behaveior in the cu...

This? >> they are protecting the saudi regime over protecting the american people. and that is the travesty and that's what we're trying to bring to the attention of the american people that they can get involved in this. there is a website, 28pages.org. they can go to this and read the letters that we have written to the president, read the letter written in 2003, and they can take action. they can call their representatives and they can get involved and they can ask them please read the pages and support this. >> i hope you get resolution before the 2016 cycle begins. but if you don't, this ...

Penalty case in the nation. i think that the police behavior in the current case reached a tipping point and might undermine public confidence in officers and they need to reign it in. the idea they would not enforce the law is abhorrent if it's true. joining me to dig deeper into this is ed mullens, the president of the new york sergeants benevolent association. so what's going on? >> this is a great topic. i'm glad you brought it up. this is a topic that has a lot of interest in the people in new york and needs to be clarified. the drastic reduction in numbers that you highlighted would appe...