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Showing Original Post only (View all)Would Be A Shame If Something Happened To Your City There, Bill [View all]
Would Be A Shame If Something Happened To Your City There, Bill
Posted by Zandar
New Yorks Finest, at their finest:
NYPD traffic tickets and summonses for minor offenses have dropped off by a staggering 94 percent following the execution of two cops as officers feel betrayed by the mayor and fear for their safety, The Post has learned.
The dramatic drop comes as Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and Mayor Bill de Blasio plan to hold anemergency summit on Tuesday with the heads of the five police unions to try to close the widening rift between cops and the administration.
The unprecedented meeting is being held at the new Police Academy in Queens at 2 p.m., sources said.
Angry union leaders have ordered drastic measures for their members since the Dec. 20 assassination of two NYPD cops in a patrol car, including that two units respond to every call.
It has helped contribute to a nose dive in low-level policing, with overall arrests down 66 percent for the week starting Dec. 22 compared with the same period in 2013, stats show.
Citations for traffic violations fell by 94 percent, from 10,069 to 587, during that time frame.
http://nypost.com/2014/12/29/arrests-plummet-following-execution-of-two-cops/
The dramatic drop comes as Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and Mayor Bill de Blasio plan to hold anemergency summit on Tuesday with the heads of the five police unions to try to close the widening rift between cops and the administration.
The unprecedented meeting is being held at the new Police Academy in Queens at 2 p.m., sources said.
Angry union leaders have ordered drastic measures for their members since the Dec. 20 assassination of two NYPD cops in a patrol car, including that two units respond to every call.
It has helped contribute to a nose dive in low-level policing, with overall arrests down 66 percent for the week starting Dec. 22 compared with the same period in 2013, stats show.
Citations for traffic violations fell by 94 percent, from 10,069 to 587, during that time frame.
http://nypost.com/2014/12/29/arrests-plummet-following-execution-of-two-cops/
So your brilliant, devious plan is this: youre going to show the people who believe that the NYPD is full of power-hungry bullies and paramilitary goons what for by displaying to the country exactly how most of the collars you make are in fact wholly unnecessary exercises of petty microagression towards the citizenry you hold in open and rancorous contempt.
Okay then. Go with that plan, guys.
The Thin Blue Line, indeed.
http://www.balloon-juice.com/2014/12/30/would-be-a-shame-if-something-happened-to-your-city-there-bill/#comments
......their antics in the face of criticism proves in living color what we see in so many individual incidents: they don't just want respect, they want submission. They will brook no discussion and accept no accountability, have no use for psychology or patience because the weapons in their holsters should be sufficient to gain instant compliance. We cannot call ourselves a free society as long as that is the case.
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/an-nypd-work-stoppage.html
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/an-nypd-work-stoppage.html
The Thin-Skinned Blue Line
NYPD COPS SO SAD AT MAYOR DE BLASIO THEY JUST CANT FIGHT CRIME ANYMORE
http://wonkette.com/570483/nypd-cops-so-sad-at-mayor-de-blasio-they-just-cant-fight-crime-anymore
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So, in other words, they've been making arrests when they DIDN'T have to. Well, that's
sabrina 1
Dec 2014
#24
Who is Zandar? Or what? But yes, as I said the cops turning their backs is a DIRECT THREAT
randys1
Dec 2014
#2
Their work stoppage IS a security threat to the biggest city in the country, so yeah, fire them.
ancianita
Dec 2014
#15
OT, but wonder whether the same plane that took you to Vietnam also carried Westmoreland when
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#42
This is all about 'support' for the police, of course. Nothing to do with contract negotiations.
TrollBuster9090
Dec 2014
#18
So in effect, they're providing data to support less police officers and highlighting
Jefferson23
Dec 2014
#21
You're welcome....I hope they keep this up for the next 6 months, at the very least. n/t
Jefferson23
Dec 2014
#30
When cops went on strike in Acapulco, Mexico, the citizens didn't want them back.
tblue37
Dec 2014
#53
Ha ha, exposes a good deal more than they bargained for..thanks for the link.
Jefferson23
Dec 2014
#67
Sounds to me like they don't need all those cops issuing bogus tickets for minor violations.
OregonBlue
Dec 2014
#28
NYPD...there will be a million people in times square tomorrow night. best do your job.
spanone
Dec 2014
#29
You're correct but Cuomo has been too busy making sure the wealthy are protected:
Jefferson23
Dec 2014
#69
You are apparently unfamiliar with union contracts and strength in NYS and NYC. nt
branford
Dec 2014
#58
as long as they are guaranteed to be payed and can not be held accountable wat da fuck do de care .
lunasun
Dec 2014
#63
I don't put it past some kind of provocation by law enforcement tonight. I hope the public is wise
kelliekat44
Dec 2014
#66