ALEX FERRER: I think there is a current in the administration that has been very anti-police and I think that has set a tone, number one. I think police officers have been beat down so much they're afraid to get aggressive in chasing down people who they think are involved in this. And I think that's what it's going to take. It's going to take aggressive investigation --

HARRIS FAULKNER: And the enemy takes advantage of that.

FERRER: Sure. And we had the mosque surveillance which made total sense given the nature of the threats that were coming from radicalized mosques. And you had Bill DeBlasio saying -

FAULKNER: But they don't want to call it that, though. They haven't actually used those words radical Islam.

LISA KENNEDY MONTGOMERY: And I actually have a question for you and law enforcement. How is this going to change protocol for police departments across the country. Now that these assassination attempts unfortunately are becoming a little bit more --

FERRER: Common.

KENNEDY: Common, exactly -- what can police officers do to anticipate something like this? How do they change what they are doing now?

FERRER: That's one of the difficulties, is what are you going to do? You can't cut off relations with the public. And the public itself is the one you have to worry about coming up and doing something to you. So I think one of the things is obviously two-person cars, but that didn't help the officers in New York who were gunned down in their own car. Or two units together on calls that they think are going to be dangerous. But realistically police work is dangerous. That's why we love police officers, because they put themselves at risk and there is not a lot you can do to stop this kind of a threat. Although I am encouraged by the fact a civilian came up and said, “Hey, I have information.” And I think that's what could help police officers, more civilian involvement.

FAULKER: And potentially endanger herself, in doing that.

FERRER: Sure

FAULKER: Yeah, what are your thoughts?

ANDREA TANTAROS: We have been talking all year about anti-crime, an anti-cop sentiment in this country. And it's not even that cops, and you've said this before judge, are not afraid to do their job, but almost it's like they are guilty until proven innocent in the court of public opinion. We have seen this play out so many times. And it's the policies that have been really eradicated like stop and frisk here in New York. A lot of the tools that cops use, to do that proactive policing, that's very successful in cleaning up cities like we saw in New York, the progressives have really turned that back. And so cops, not only are they facing this sort of anti-cop sentiment, but they're also limited in what they can do to fight back.

FERRER: And also when you throw in -- there are some networks that made it 24-hour, seven-day-a-week fare to trash police officers. If there was a police shooting, or even before it was determined whether it was justified or not, it was morning to night coverage about oh my god this is rampant. It's not rampant, the number are not that different. But that sets the tone that police officers are out of control which is simply not true.

MELISSA FRANCIS: I think this also goes back to the idea that he said he was doing this for radical Islam, and I don't think that can get lost in the conversation. Because, even if he was insane, or whatever kind of excuse somebody wants to make, it proves that this is a cancer that being ignored is only getting worse, and is only festering and spreading.

Previously:

Fox Revives Myth That “Stop-And-Frisk” Reduced Violent Crime After Law Ruled Unconstitutional

12-Year Report On NYC's Unconstitutional Stop-And-Frisk Policy Debunks Right-Wing Media Claims

Fox Host Cites Radical Islam To Call For Unconstitutional Surveillance Of American Muslims

Why Right-Wing Media's Call For Muslim Profiling And Surveillance Is Completely Wrong