Giuliani's crime-fighting plan gets mixed results: But what a bargain!

[gatorboy]

http://thedaily.washington.edu/index.lasso?-database=DailyWebSQL&-table=Articles&-response=wnpage.lasso&-keyField=__Record_ID__&-keyValue=10024&-search

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MEXICO CITY -- Thanks to former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Fernando Perez was thrown in jail twice last week for washing windshields on the streets of this crime-plagued city.

Unable to pay a $45 fine, which for him is one week's pay, Perez spent 36 hours crammed in a jail cell with two dozen other windshield wipers. His second stint was shortened to 15 hours because police had more squeegee men than cell space.

But on a recent day, Perez was back at his usual intersection, accosting stopped cars with a spray bottle in one hand and a homemade squeegee in the other.

"It's this or rob," said the father of three as he darted toward a slowing car, limping on his left leg that was swiped by a vehicle during a windshield-washing mishap three years ago. "Why isn't Senor Giuliani picking on the real criminals instead of people trying to earn enough to eat?"
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I wish I could post more about this story, that reeaally pisses me off. You have an area that is 50% poverty stricken and they can still afford paying Giuliani a $4.3 million consulting fee for results that are not even there. This is the guy they wanted on the ticket?

They say crime has dropped but murder is only down 1% and kidnappings have doubled.
But they sure did get the homeless and windshield wipers off the street. New York tactics that obviously didn't work.

Enjoy your money Senor Giuliani.

[candy]

1. The fault lies with those who PAID him the money.