NYPD 'Protest' Proves Much of What They Do Is Unnecessary

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From: The David Pakman Show

[tradewinds]

1. Yup, time to trim the ranks.

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2. Revenue from fines is a pittance in NYC's budget.

It amounts to less than 1% of the city's $50 billion budget. The large majority of the city's revenue comes from taxes; property, business, incomes, etc.

http://www.nyc.gov/html/omb/downloads/pdf/erc6_14.pdf

[markpkessinger]

5. It isnt that the city is desperate for that revenue . . .

. . . but if you think for one minute that the NYPD doesn't cite that revenue stream as a budgetary offset in its own annual proposed budget proposals to the mayor's office, think again.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

3. Well, when you're spending zillions of dollars to get billionaires to come to town & not taxing them

the money has to come from somewhere...

[DeSwiss]

8. Exactly.....

- The police are the business-end of the 1%ers sharp stick. And with it they herd, prod, stick and stab ''The Public'' in the direction that they want them to go.....

[Spitfire of ATJ]

4. I find this hilarious....

The boneheaded moves of proving to the whole world that the cops were much WORSE than people thought.

In another thread I pondered if the crime rates were linked to the arrest rate. If so, they were inflating the crime rate to justify their budget and back up the myth that they're on the front lines of a war zone instead of a neighborhood.

Life is MUCH more boring than it is on TV. There are cops who have served 30 years on the force who have never had to draw their gun.

[ncjustice80]

6. About a 75% force reduction should do the trick.

[DeSwiss]

7. They need to clean fucking house!

- Dumping about 90% of these asshats should about do it. And then call up the National Guard (as long as they aren't former NYPD). No telling what that many unemployed psychopaths might do immediately after.

Later, after a few weeks of the REAL WORLD they can apply for work at INGSOC.....

K&R

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