NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: 'The Five' host Greg Gutfeld compared the current state of the USA to the fall of the Roman Empire due to rising crime rates in the country.
'The Five' hosts have repeatedly shared their concerns over the growing crime rates in the country because of the lenient laws.
Gutfeld said he was feeling quite hopeless about the state of the criminal laws which affected the daily lives of the general public.
Co-host Judge Jeanine Pirro also asked him about the possible solutions for problems caused by criminals.
Greg Gutfeld compares the USA to the collapse of the Roman empire
Commenting on the state of America, Gutfeld compared the situation to the decline of the Roman empire. He pointed out similarities in the state of chaos and loss of control over people.
"I was thinking if Rome had Fox News during the decline, this is exactly how it would sound," the host said.
He was responding to Dana Perino's comment about 'The Five' being the only news show covering the subway crime in which a Black woman was brutally attacked by a White man.
"What is the decline like?" Gutfeld asked, adding, "Clearly, during the decline of Rome, people were watching it happen..."
He continued, "We have leaders who are watching these slow rolling disasters unfold and thinking there's going to be a bottom here...But there is no bottom."
Gutfeld also commented on the drastic drop in the number of prisoners, which, according to him, has caused a major rise in criminal activity, including the subway station incident.
"Nobody's doing anything because they thing the goal is the process," he said.
He continued, "So, they wanted to get more people out of prison, they just opened the doors... Part of the goal is reduced prison population and we don't have a process for that so we're just gonna let out these free range maniacs."
Greg Gutfeld says unaffordable housing not the problem
Gutfeld said that reason for rising crime was not homelessness and lack of affordable housing.
Gutfeld said, "You can't say we need more social services or affordable housing. All of these people are homeless but do you ever see where they are squatting? And how they treat the places where they are squatting?"
Gutfeld added, "It's not about affordable housing. They are unfit to take care of anything. Things get destroyed in their control."
Pirro questioned, "What should we do with them?"
To this, Gutfeld responded, "In that case, you put 'em away for years. And if they are mentally ill, institutionalize 'til they are ill."
He found his solution to be unfeasible as people are "too terrified of discipline, judgement and morality."
