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In reply to the discussion: NYPD work slowdown will be dealt with ‘very forcefully,’ Bratton says [View all]branford
(4,462 posts)The police collective bargaining agreements likely include minimum staffing levels and protects against layoffs, particularly if they're potentially punitive rather than truly budgetary. The officers jobs are secure and they will still get paid.
I hope you also realize that the city very much wants and needs the revenue from the citations. The people who will ultimately suffer from this lost income are not the police or upper class city residents, rather mostly poor minority neighborhoods where much of Mayor deBlasio's electoral constituency is located and from where many of the anti-police protesters originate.
The mayor doesn't want to fire police officers or remove traffic or quality of life offenses, he wants them actively enforcing laws necessary to maintain city revenue and keep rich campaign donors happy.