2022 MI Governor's race: on Crime

James Craig: The vast majority of American police officers do it right

It's sad what we're going through. It feels so much like the critical race theory, that issue and so I've got to tell you, I'm unapologetic. This is wrong. It shouldn't happen. Maybe they should call me in and let me do the investigation. We know that the vast majority of American police officers do it right. Source: FOX News: Tucker Carlson on 2022 Michigan Gubernatorial race Jul 14, 2021

James Craig: Bail reform is the enemy to trying to reduce violent crime

When I was Chief of Detroit and it still happens today, we were arresting criminals with guns a hundred a week. Prosecutors charge 75 percent of them and guess what happens next? Bail reform. Bail reform is the enemy to trying to reduce violent crime. Nobody wants to talk about these other public servants called the judges, but they want to blame crime on police. Source: FOX News: Tucker Carlson on 2022 Michigan Gubernatorial race Jun 23, 2021

James Craig: Defund police? Hire a social worker for your security detail

L.A. just stripped 15 million from their budget. They defunded L.A.P.D., I bet they didn't reduce the size of the mayor's security team in Los Angeles, and as I was beginning to say about Cori Bush since she's a defund reimagining, how about you do this? Put a social worker on your detail, just do that. These are the same Progressives that would also take guns from law-abiding Americans. Source: FOX News on 2022 Michigan Gubernatorial race Jul 26, 2021

Tudor Dixon: Fully fund law enforcement; oppose cash bail reform

Fund De-escalation Training: Increase funding for training in de-escalation techniques. Stop perpetuating the false and racist myths that law enforcement officers are inherently racist.
Keep Cash Bail for Violent Criminals & Repeat Offenders: Fight efforts by liberal politicians to bust criminals out of jail through so-called "Cash Bail Reform".
Zero-Tolerance for Riots: Enhance criminal penalties for crimes committed during riots or violent "protests."

Source: 2022 Michigan Gubernatorial campaign website TudorDixon.com Aug 3, 2022

The above quotations are from 2022 Michigan Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage. Click here for definitions & background information on Crime. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by Gretchen Whitmer on Crime.
*Candidates and political leaders on Crime:*
*Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:* GA:Chambliss(R) IA:Harkin(D) MI:Levin(D) MT:Baucus(D) NE:Johanns(R) OK:Coburn(R) SD:Johnson(D) WV:Rockefeller(D) *Resigned from 113th House:* AL-1:Jo Bonner(R) FL-19:Trey Radel(R) LA-5:Rod Alexander(R) MA-5:Ed Markey(D) MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R) NC-12:Melvin Watt(D) SC-1:Tim Scott(R)	*Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:* AR-4:Tom Cotton(R) GA-1:Jack Kingston(R) GA-10:Paul Broun(R) GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R) HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D) IA-1:Bruce Braley(D) LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R) ME-2:Mike Michaud(D) MI-14:Gary Peters(D) MT-0:Steve Daines(R) OK-5:James Lankford(R) PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D) TX-36:Steve Stockman(R) WV-2:Shelley Capito(R)	*Retired House as of Jan. 2015:* AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R) AR-2:Tim Griffin(R) CA-11:George Miller(D) CA-25:Howard McKeon(R) CA-33:Henry Waxman(D) CA-45:John Campbell(R) IA-3:Tom Latham(R) MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R) NC-6:Howard Coble(R) NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D) NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R) NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D) NY-21:Bill Owens(D) PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R) UT-4:Jim Matheson(D) VA-8:Jim Moran(D) VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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