NYPD Sends Unmistakable Message to Mayor & Protesters What a City Without Police Looks Like.
Jan 1, 2015 19:30:27 #
After months of nationwide protests against police officers involved in violent altercations with suspects who were resisting arrest, the NYPD are hitting back against those who are slamming them: By telling the city that it can police itself.
Obviously, this blind eye being turned to criminal offenses is not being applied to serious violations like theft, assault and murder. The NY Post reported:
Its not a slowdown its a virtual work stoppage.
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 an emergency summit on Tuesday with the heads of the five police unions to try to close the widening rift between cops and the administration.
Arrests have dropped by 66% and ticketing for minor offenses has dropped by 94%. Some officers even said they felt betrayed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has mounted a media retaliation campaign against police officers who disrespected him at an officers wake by turning their backs on him during his speech.
The left-leaning Rolling Stonedescribed the NYPD work slowdown in panicked, surreal terms reminiscent of language employed in so-called government shutdowns:
Furious at embattled mayor Bill de Blasio, and at what Police Benevolent Association chief Patrick Lynch calls a hostile anti-police environment in the city, the local officers are simply refusing to arrest or ticket people for minor offenses such arrests have dropped off a staggering 94 percent, with overall arrests plunging 66 percent.
If youre wondering exactly what that means, the Post is reporting that the protesting police have decided to make arrests only when they have to. (Let that sink in for a moment. Seriously, take 10 or 15 seconds).
Substantively that mostly means a steep drop-off in parking tickets, but also a major drop in tickets for quality-of-life offenses like carrying open containers of alcohol or public urination.
My first response to this news was confusion. I get why the police are protesting theyre pissed at Mayor de Blasio, and more on that in a minute but this sort of protest pulls this story out of the standard left-right culture war script it had been following and into surreal territory.
Its important to note that such news outlets have been reporting the fallout from the k*****g of two NYPD officers precisely as a left-right political standoff., when it should be nothing of the kind. What is important is that police can do their jobs to protect communities, and single altercations not be blown up to be representative of all policing.
The blowback to the generally anti-police stance of the news media has been to whip up those with antipathy towards police already into a furor. CBS News reported on how the NYPD is investigating over 70death threats to police since the execution-style murder of Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu just 11 days ago.In addition, social media campaigns with names like K**l A Pig Night (which advocates for people to murder cops) have caught the attention of the NYPD.
What has happened to New York City since this libertarian dystopian nightmare of an NYPD work stoppage has taken place? Not much, except maybe a few drivers have a bit more money in their pockets to pay bills. Once again, the hysteria surrounding a lack of government intervention into every aspects of citizens lives is shown to be what it is: a chimera; the necessity of it is a ruse, and the scariest thing for the news media is the possibility that this illusion should ever be pierced.
http://www.ijreview.com/2015/01/225319-2-nypd-officers-avoid-making-arrests/
Obviously, this blind eye being turned to criminal offenses is not being applied to serious violations like theft, assault and murder. The NY Post reported:
Its not a slowdown its a virtual work stoppage.
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 an emergency summit on Tuesday with the heads of the five police unions to try to close the widening rift between cops and the administration.
Arrests have dropped by 66% and ticketing for minor offenses has dropped by 94%. Some officers even said they felt betrayed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has mounted a media retaliation campaign against police officers who disrespected him at an officers wake by turning their backs on him during his speech.
The left-leaning Rolling Stonedescribed the NYPD work slowdown in panicked, surreal terms reminiscent of language employed in so-called government shutdowns:
Furious at embattled mayor Bill de Blasio, and at what Police Benevolent Association chief Patrick Lynch calls a hostile anti-police environment in the city, the local officers are simply refusing to arrest or ticket people for minor offenses such arrests have dropped off a staggering 94 percent, with overall arrests plunging 66 percent.
If youre wondering exactly what that means, the Post is reporting that the protesting police have decided to make arrests only when they have to. (Let that sink in for a moment. Seriously, take 10 or 15 seconds).
Substantively that mostly means a steep drop-off in parking tickets, but also a major drop in tickets for quality-of-life offenses like carrying open containers of alcohol or public urination.
My first response to this news was confusion. I get why the police are protesting theyre pissed at Mayor de Blasio, and more on that in a minute but this sort of protest pulls this story out of the standard left-right culture war script it had been following and into surreal territory.
Its important to note that such news outlets have been reporting the fallout from the k*****g of two NYPD officers precisely as a left-right political standoff., when it should be nothing of the kind. What is important is that police can do their jobs to protect communities, and single altercations not be blown up to be representative of all policing.
The blowback to the generally anti-police stance of the news media has been to whip up those with antipathy towards police already into a furor. CBS News reported on how the NYPD is investigating over 70death threats to police since the execution-style murder of Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu just 11 days ago.In addition, social media campaigns with names like K**l A Pig Night (which advocates for people to murder cops) have caught the attention of the NYPD.
What has happened to New York City since this libertarian dystopian nightmare of an NYPD work stoppage has taken place? Not much, except maybe a few drivers have a bit more money in their pockets to pay bills. Once again, the hysteria surrounding a lack of government intervention into every aspects of citizens lives is shown to be what it is: a chimera; the necessity of it is a ruse, and the scariest thing for the news media is the possibility that this illusion should ever be pierced.
http://www.ijreview.com/2015/01/225319-2-nypd-officers-avoid-making-arrests/
Jan 1, 2015 20:50:53 #
Jan 1, 2015 21:31:45 #
lindajoy wrote:
A twist that made a difference~~
http://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153003404704073&fref=nf
http://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153003404704073&fref=nf
I had seen this going on in the news, what a great story, thank you so much for sharing and providing the link. You rock Linda!!!!
Jan 1, 2015 22:26:47 #
Worried for our children wrote:
I had seen this going on in the news, what a great story, thank you so much for sharing and providing the link. You rock Linda!!!!
Well Thank You very much for that kind compliment Worried..I'm glad you like it...I thought of posting it in the Ferguson thread but that is filled with so much negativity the majority would likely have not a clue..When I saw and read yours I decided it was the perfect thread to post it..And yes, I saw it on the news a couple of times and really enjoyed its message..Also a good glimpse of what the "cops" go trough when just pulling someone over....The end result of smiles, hugs, tears and humanity came raging through and I really liked it for that reason~~
Again, Thank You...I always enjoy your posts as well...Happy New Year, Worried..May you have much happiness and achieve what you want this coming New Year filled with much hope for all of us...
Jan 2, 2015 10:31:37 #
lindajoy wrote:
A twist that made a difference~~
http://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153003404704073&fref=nf
http://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153003404704073&fref=nf
That video proved there is good in this country!
Jan 2, 2015 16:31:01 #
lindajoy wrote:
Well Thank You very much for that kind compliment ... (show quote)
And thank you, for the kind words. I liked your video for that same exact reason. And you're right, "they" probably wouldn't get it anyway 👍
I want to wish you a very happy new year also. I often find that what I want to say, has been said better by someone else for me, so here....
http://youtu.be/bhrCc8VCHns
Jan 2, 2015 19:16:15 #
huistan wrote:
That video proved there is good in this country!
:thumbup: Yes and we need more things like this rather than feeding the frenzy for h**e~~
Jan 2, 2015 19:22:59 #
Jan 2, 2015 21:06:34 #
That was awesome; thanks !!
When my oldest daughter graduated highschool, I texted her this song just after she accepted her diploma. She has a little more than a year left of college, so I have some time to find her another for that graduation.
In one of the comments below for that song, someone said; she could sing the phone book and make it sound good... funny, yet so true👍
When my oldest daughter graduated highschool, I texted her this song just after she accepted her diploma. She has a little more than a year left of college, so I have some time to find her another for that graduation.
In one of the comments below for that song, someone said; she could sing the phone book and make it sound good... funny, yet so true👍
Jan 2, 2015 22:40:11 #
Worried for our children wrote:
That was awesome; thanks !!
When my oldest daughter graduated highschool, I texted her this song just after she accepted her diploma. She has a little more than a year left of college, so I have some time to find her another for that graduation.
In one of the comments below for that song, someone said; she could sing the phone book and make it sound good... funny, yet so true👍
When my oldest daughter graduated highschool, I texted her this song just after she accepted her diploma. She has a little more than a year left of college, so I have some time to find her another for that graduation.
In one of the comments below for that song, someone said; she could sing the phone book and make it sound good... funny, yet so true👍
Song, please......
Jan 2, 2015 23:44:20 #
lindajoy wrote:
Song, please......
Oh sorry for the confusion. I was referring to the song you provided by Lea Ann ...
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