Dem Rep. Smith: We Had Bad Crime Policies in Seattle, Country Needs to Do Better on Crime

On Thursday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) stated that “I don’t agree with Democrats who say, oh, crime’s not a problem, we shouldn’t pay attention to it, we should. And we need to do a better job on it.” And while there are Republican-run cities that have crime issues, “I’ve been working out here in Seattle, Washington and elsewhere to make some changes in the policy for greater accountability, greater personal responsibility. Mistakes were made, and I think we ought to acknowledge those.” And he would like to see more police.

Smith said, “First of all, Oklahoma City, a Republican-run city, has a higher…

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