 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 9 millimeters. 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 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.