Patricia Schroeder: “I think that this crime bill is a very, very interesting issue, and for anyone watching this, it must be very confusing…”

“I think that this crime bill is a very, very interesting issue, and for anyone watching this, it must be very confusing to hear one side saying one thing and the other side saying, 'No, that's not right, it's just the opposite.' So where is the truth? I must say that I just came from a press conference where the Federal Order of Police, the International Brotherhood of Police Officers, the major city chiefs, the National Organization of Police Officers, the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Sheriffs Association, the Police Executive Research Forum, and the Police Foundation had representatives there saying that in order to retain the police that we got under last year's bill, we really should stand firm and vote against the one today. I know we just heard the opposite, so what do we believe and where do we go? Not only that, but why is it so important to sort all of this out? First of all, I tend to believe the people who are in the field, the police officers.”