So we want to make sure that happens is that we build a relationship with the police department and the community that results in better policing and better cooperation with the community.
Saying that a great genius is mad, while at the same time recognizing his artistic worth, is like saying that he had rheumatism or suffered from diabetes. Madness, in fact, is a medical term that can claim no more notice from the objective critic than he grants the charge of heresy raised by the theologian, or the charge of immorality raised by the police.
I will lobby tirelessly in cooperation with other mayors around the country to insure that federal funding for our recently added police officers continues.