Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) said Wednesday that law enforcement’s role is to solve crimes after they occur, not to prevent them.
In an interview, Crockett criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to combat rising crime in several cities, arguing that such measures fall outside the proper scope of policing.
Rep. Crockett made her comment during a “Grounded” podcast co-hosted by former Democratic Montana Senator Jon Tester. The full interview is presented below.
“I want to be clear that, like, law enforcement isn’t to prevent crimes. Law enforcement solves crimes, okay. That is what they are supposed to do,” Crockett, who is a lawyer, claimed. “They are supposed to solve crimes, not necessarily prevent them from happening, per se. So, that’s number one.”
Crockett’s claim was so off the mark that Newsweek Senior Editor-at-Large Josh Hammer deemed her “a freaking moron.”
“What is she talking about?” Hammer asked in an interview with Sky News, noting that “law enforcement has multiple responsibilities,” including deterrence of crime. “Countless studies” have shown that “Police absolutely deter crimes through, among other things, their mere physical presence,” Hammer said.
“She’s a freaking moron. I mean, Jasmine Crockett is a genuinely low-IQ figure,” the Newsweek editor concluded.
