Former New York Police Department officers Bill Stanton and Michael Gould slammed Washington D.C. leaders Thursday for letting criminals run wild. On American Agenda, they demanded Lady Justice stop being “blind” to rampant violence and backed President Trump’s threat of federal intervention. The pair said D.C. prosecutors and judges are failing to lock up repeat offenders, leaving communities vulnerable.
Stanton and Gould painted a picture of nightly chaos in the nation’s capital. They blamed so-called “progressive” prosecutors for refusing to charge criminals properly despite rising shootings, muggings, and carjackings. “If you let crooks walk, crime explodes,” Gould declared, pointing to overburdened emergency rooms and terrorized citizens.
The retired cops accused D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser of ignoring the crisis. “When local leaders refuse to protect people, Trump has every right to step in,” Stanton argued. Both officers echoed Trump’s recent push to treat young criminals as adults when necessary, saying “light sentences make playgrounds for thugs”.
Gould, a 20-year NYPD veteran, called D.C.’s revolving-door justice a “weapon against public safety.” He cited personal experience: “We saw teens wreck lives and get slap-on-the-wrist ‘reform.’ That’s not reform – that’s abandonment.” Stanton added, “Those kids become lifetime criminals because nobody stops them early”.
The pair endorsed Trump’s demand to restore a Confederate statue torn down by “woke mobs.” “Erasing history doesn’t fix crime,” Stanton said. “Respect for law and order includes respect for our shared heritage – which these radical lawmakers want to erase”.
Gould warned D.C. leadership to “get serious or get out.” He called for mandatory minimum sentences and empowering police to stop-and-frisk suspects. “De-policing hasn’t worked. Let cops do their jobs,” he urged. “Lady Justice shouldn’t be blind – she should see right and wrong”.
The officers praised Trump’s “decisive” stance against crime and immigration. “He’s the only leader willing to protect Americans from both cartels and urban chaos,” Stanton concluded. Gould added, “This isn’t about race – it’s about right vs. wrong. D.C. needs backbone, not bootlicking to rioters”.
Their message echoed Trump’s recent claims that Black youth “know they’ll get away with anything.” The president has promised mass arrests if families where minors commit crimes can’t control them. Stanton and Gould insist this is “tough love” to save lives. “Peace through strength,” they proclaimed.
