 To fight crime, you had to start with the quality of life issues that would lead to bigger and better things. Bill Bratton was also instrumental in getting the NYPD cops 9mm. From 1996 to 2000, we had William Safer. Now, I like Safer. In my opinion, he was a fair and decent man. He came over to the NYPD after running the U.S. Marshal Service. I got promoted under him. Funny story, when I went to the podium, I got nervous and almost shook the wrong guy's hand.