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http://www.alternet.org/activism/nypds-work-stoppage-backfire-arrest-rates-plummet-no-cost-public-safetyMembers of the New York Police Department are currently engaged in a nonviolent campaign against New York City officials. Almost immediately following the killing of NYPD officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu on December 20, department members began to publicly dissent against both Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner William Bratton.
On December 27, hundreds of police officers turned their backs to de Blasio at the funeral services for Ramos, as he addressed the crowd that had gathered outside the chapel. The mayor then faced a similar response at the Madison Square Garden graduation of 884 new officers last Monday. On Friday, Bratton issued a firmly-worded memo ahead of Lius Sunday funeral, saying that the service should be about grieving not grievance. This call for decorum went unheeded, as hundreds of officers, yet again, turned their backs to de Blasio, during the eulogy he delivered for Liu.
In a statement that might seem ironic to protesters whove encountered the NYPD at marches and demonstrations, Ed Mullins, president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, stated, in response to Brattons memo, that, I remind my members of their first amendment right to expression Its your choice. Police unions have been some of de Blasios harshest critics, with Patrolmens Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch taking to the airwaves immediately after the deaths of Ramos and Liu to chastise the mayor for having blood on his hands.
The NYPDs most notable action, however, has been the work stoppage reported in the New York Post last week. Arrests for minor offenses dropped by 94 percent in late December compared with the same period in 2013, while arrests overall are down 66 percent. The Patrolmens Benevolent Association has strongly suggested officers not make arrests unless absolutely necessary, which its worth noting should probably be standard operating procedure rather than a protest tactic.
DinahMoeHum
(21,794 posts). . .that the "Broken Windows" policy is a failure, a waste of time and paperwork, a drain on their resources and that their services are better put elsewhere - or not needed, period.
brooklynite
(94,598 posts)DinahMoeHum
(21,794 posts). . .but his predecessor's.
Let's keep watching for what happens.
brooklynite
(94,598 posts)...David Dinkens
branford
(4,462 posts)were started when Bratton was appointed NYPD Police Commissioner under Rudy Giuliani in 1994.
Bratton was only Chief of the NY Transit Police for a short time under Dinkins, and Bratton was the head of the Boston PD for much of Dinkins' term. In fact, Dinkins' first police commissioner, Lee Brown, was widely blamed for many of the problems of the administration, including Crown Heights, which helped lead to Brown's subordinate, Ray Kelly, to ultimately become police commissioner.
Trying to rehabilitate Dinkins' reputation by associating him with Bratton's NYPD leadership is disingenuous. I would even suggest that Mayor deBlasio is looking back at the Dinkins' administration as an abject lesson in how not to deal with the NYPD, and the reason why deBlasio has studiously avoided criticizing the NYPD since becoming mayor, despite the police unions very public and disparaging remarks about him.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bratton#New_York_City
http://www.houstonpress.com/1997-07-17/news/lee-brown-s-crown-heights-problem/
Vattel
(9,289 posts)that put pressure on them to inflate arrest numbers and ticket everything and harass people on the street.
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)crime numbers. The cop who exposed the corruption was sent to a psychiatric ward for six days.
But he had the evidence. Tapes, and it all made it into the papers.
That Dept is corrupt and needs a complete revamping.
De Blasion ran on reforming the Department and won with an overwhelming majority.
So let them show the people of NYC how money of their tax dollars have been going to pay for an over-sized police force who have been doing nothing but harassing people.
Vattel
(9,289 posts)Man from Pickens
(1,713 posts)the lack of public safety decline in the wake of a 90%+ drop in "enforcement" basically means the vast majority of them are completely useless at best, and a menace to society at worst.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)Apparently. I was wrong.
fredamae
(4,458 posts)This is Such a Great thing for "main street/mom & pop shops"....Folks are more relaxed, People aren't paying ridiculous fines for say.....wearing "mis-matched socks" etc? They'll spend it on goods and services which is a great Boost to the economy!
jtuck004
(15,882 posts)bemildred
(90,061 posts)No cops, no crime, and nobody much cares.
There is lots of real crime out there, violence and property crime, but you can get hurt going after those criminals, and you can get in trouble going after white collar crime, which is everywhere, so coward cops stick to the poor and weak and mentally ill, who are not as much of a threat.
raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)marble falls
(57,106 posts)"The Patrolmens Benevolent Association has strongly suggested officers not make arrests unless absolutely necessary, which its worth noting should probably be standard operating procedure rather than a protest tactic."
Lets fire up the layoff printer.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)THAT's when the howling will begin.
"How dare you fire cops! This is political retaliation! This is totally not like firing teachers! If you fire us, the city will go belly-up!"
freshwest
(53,661 posts)JackInGreen
(2,975 posts)you take the authoritarian revenuers off the street and the only thing you see is fewer people being fined and jailed, safety and order remains by and large the same.
Vinca
(50,278 posts)Javaman
(62,530 posts)everyone loved it. LOL
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)index. They should be tasked with real police work, but no one is going to like what will happen to the stats then. It will create the appearance of artificial increase in violent crime.
uponit7771
(90,347 posts)... to arresting people for inhaling while black in full force.
I pray the mayor of NY and other cities stand up to this back door taxation
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)Nothing new under the sun.
adigal
(7,581 posts)Time for cuts in hiring, encourage retirements.
Trillo
(9,154 posts)It seems the Paris killings knocked our domestic police and related problems out of the news cycle.
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)It's fascinating to see we don't need thousands of citations from the men in blue when people go about their business.
The police have overplayed their hand.