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Throd

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Reply to NOVA_Dem (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 04:06 PM

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Arrests plummet 66% with NYPD in virtual work stoppage [View all] Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 OP

That is incredible. tridim Dec 2014 #1

Hmmm, maybe NYC doesn't need 35,000 cops. City council should discuss. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #2

Just pass a 3% income tax increase on incomes over 1 million to make up for the lost revenue. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2014 #4

I have yet to hear about anarchy in the streets. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #6

You nailed it, Comrade Grumpy! SunSeeker Dec 2014 #32

Time for "right-sizing" the NYPD Daemonaquila Dec 2014 #37

Nonsense, I bet an appreciable percentage of the remainder is also bullshit. TheKentuckian Dec 2014 #54

strike or go home. spanone Dec 2014 #3

Maybe the police shouldn't be used to generate revenue for the gov't. NOVA_Dem Dec 2014 #5

+35,000 Throd Dec 2014 #8

Less arrests also means less overtime $$$s for them as well. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #11

Yup! BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #15

extortion at gunpoint aka robbery nt msongs Dec 2014 #24

nailed it! nt ecstatic Dec 2014 #33

That's really all that the majority of "police" "work" really is. Asymmetrical taxes... villager Dec 2014 #45

Extortion is the word I was looking for BrotherIvan Dec 2014 #52

Bingo LittleBlue Dec 2014 #22

Is there a perception crime has gone up? daredtowork Dec 2014 #7

Good! 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #9

Republican playbook adapted by NYPD Triana Dec 2014 #10

That says a whole bunch, doesn't it? n/t dixiegrrrrl Dec 2014 #12

They'll soon start calling it "the de Blasio crime wave" progressoid Dec 2014 #13

As Martha Stewart might say, 'It's a good thing!' Erich Bloodaxe BSN Dec 2014 #14

I was watching that show on Fox News today. ZX86 Dec 2014 #16

They'd best be careful. hunter Dec 2014 #17

Keep your bullet in your pocket, Barney n/t DefenseLawyer Dec 2014 #18

Every other mayor for decades has made peace with the police union Warpy Dec 2014 #19

Those involved in this should lose their job. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #20

So the cops are scared? Cali_Democrat Dec 2014 #21

I notice the NY post put their little RW slant on the story. Kingofalldems Dec 2014 #23

NYPost loves cops Man from Pickens Dec 2014 #34

So IOW, 66% of their job is BS money raising revenue for the city? How surprising. Rex Dec 2014 #25

Imagine you live in Ferguson, MO and you are unemployed and barely surviving randys1 Dec 2014 #26

The crime of disenfranchisement on that scale in 2014 boggles my mind. Rex Dec 2014 #27

And on top of that you get shot in the head twice for jaywalking then allow a liar to randys1 Dec 2014 #28

Yeah or just standing on a corner you always hang out on Rex Dec 2014 #29

It pisses me off to no end, too...and it is gonna take white folk like us, not sure if randys1 Dec 2014 #48

Raising money for the police department. joshcryer Dec 2014 #43

Babies. lpbk2713 Dec 2014 #30

This is good news. The first step to reform is re-evaluating the job description ecstatic Dec 2014 #31

And while we are at it, we should change the name from "police" to truedelphi Dec 2014 #36

Really? Throw the people who pay your salary under the bus? Bad cop, no doughnut! Augiedog Dec 2014 #35

Unless I missed it bigwillq Dec 2014 #38

Looks like a 10% drop: joshcryer Dec 2014 #44

Cool. bigwillq Dec 2014 #46

Would like to see someone graph it out. joshcryer Dec 2014 #47

That's beyond my skill level. bigwillq Dec 2014 #49

Lets cut their salary's by 66%. Assholes. Classy as usual! nt Logical Dec 2014 #39

I'm bothered by the fact the police seem to act as one aint_no_life_nowhere Dec 2014 #40

Good -- less time dealing with trivial offenses, more time to protect and serve. QuestionableC Dec 2014 #41

on surface this is a good thing. However, any police who ignore clear cut violations like parking & Sunlei Dec 2014 #42

It's going to really suck for the NYPD.. sendero Dec 2014 #50

+10000! peacebird Dec 2014 #51

The NYPD culture is a mess. Vattel Dec 2014 #53