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As Police Stop Policing, Violent Crime Will Surge, Says Heather Mac Donald

As Police Stop Policing, Violent Crime Will Surge, Says Heather Mac Donald
Manhattan Institute fellow Heather Mac Donald, author of "The Diversity Delusion," in Irvine, Calif., on July 28, 2019. Ke Yuan/The Epoch Times
Jan Jekielek
Jan Jekielek
Senior Editor
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Irene Luo
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Back in May 2015, Heather Mac Donald warned of a devastating “Ferguson effect” that was emerging out of animosity toward police.

Following the highly publicized deaths of Michael Brown and Freddie Gray in police custody, anti-cop sentiment swelled, police stopped proactively policing, and violent crime spiked, Mac Donald said in an interview with The Epoch Times’ “American Thought Leaders” program.

Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”
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