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Can you elaborate on the police reaction? Here are some quotes by the NYPD: """ “It appears to have no particular connections to terrorism or even to politics,

Can you elaborate on the police reaction? Here are some quotes by the NYPD: """ “It appears to have no particular connections to terrorism or even to politics,” Miller said. “This may be somebody’s art project or even a statement.” But police Commissioner Bill Bratton said the matter was serious nonetheless. “Needless to say, no matter what the motive was, that is a matter of concern,” Bratton said. “I am not particularly happy about the event, and have charged Commissioner Miller to conduct a full and thorough investigation into the circumstances.” Miller emphasized that the white flag placement was not funny, and was not acceptable. “We don’t take these things lightly, or as a joke, or as art, or within the realm of speech,” Miller said. “These are issues of trespass. They put themselves in danger. They put others in danger.” """ These don't seem like unreasonable statements. It may seem interesting in the abstract, but I personally don't care for any random persons crawling all over the Brooklyn Bridge consequence-free.

btreesOfSpring 12y ago
The cover on the New York Daily News on Wednesday July 23, 2014 read, "This time was a flag, next time it could be a BOMB"[1] for example [1] http://wac.9ebf.edgecastcdn.net/809EBF/ec-origin.nyc.barstoolsports.com/files/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-23-at-9.25.35-AM.png http://wac.9ebf.edgecastcdn.net/809EBF/ec-origin.nyc.barstoo...
- kghose 12y ago
  The New York Daily News is where I go to get important news, like how Bat Boy fared in his fight against the Vampires on Saturn. Just sayin'
- baby 12y ago
  How is this not propaganda or FUD? Is the press allowed to do this?
  - threeseed 12y ago
    The New York Post is owned by News Corporation. And like all their other publications their modus operandi is propaganda and FUD. That is how they became hugely successful so there is no reason for them to change. As for whether the press is allowed to do it well that's more tied to the US constitution and it's belief in free speech. Most countries have a more sensible version of this.
    - deleted 12y ago
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    - baby 12y ago
      I always see the argument of "free speech in the US" but there are plenty of speeches forbidden in the US. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States#Exclusions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United...
  - benihana 12y ago
    First, you shouldn't be getting downvoted. This is a legitimate question in my opinion. In America, there's generally an attitude of caveat emptor for non-essential things, news publications included.* I live in New York City, and I think most people understand NYDN falls more on the entertainment side of the spectrum, and read it for entertainment rather than to be informed. *Meaning we generally are happy to have things like food and drinking water and transportation regulated, but not so much things like movies or video games or books.
    - baby 12y ago
      News is not like movies, video games or books which enter the creative domain. News should be objective and factual since it presents real thing. Also regulation already exist where it's relevant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States#Exclusions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United...
  - dmix 12y ago
    They're essentially a tabloid. What they said is technically can not be proven false. Plus there's noone to sue them for libel if it was.
- timdierks 12y ago
  That's not a police reaction, that's a press reaction.
lallysingh 12y ago
Didn't NYPD do a tower dump in this investigation? I thought that was part of the reason for the perception that NYPD was overreacting.
mdp 12y ago
Think about this for a second. You can literally go "crawling all over the Brooklyn Bridge consequence free" anytime you like. It's a bridge you can walk on. You can even drive your car on it. In both cases you're far more likely to be a threat there than on the top of the bridge. The immediate reaction was that this might be terror related - "NYPD bomb technicians spent several hours checking the bridge for explosives but found none." They even subpoenaed a parody Twitter account for claiming it "signal[ed] our complete surrender of the Brooklyn Bridge bicycle path to pedestrians" Not our proudest moment.

btreesOfSpring 12y ago

The cover on the New York Daily News on Wednesday July 23, 2014 read, "This time was a flag, next time it could be a BOMB"[1] for example [1] http://wac.9ebf.edgecastcdn.net/809EBF/ec-origin.nyc.barstoolsports.com/files/2014/07/Screen-Shot-2014-07-23-at-9.25.35-AM.png http://wac.9ebf.edgecastcdn.net/809EBF/ec-origin.nyc.barstoo...

kghose 12y ago
The New York Daily News is where I go to get important news, like how Bat Boy fared in his fight against the Vampires on Saturn. Just sayin'
baby 12y ago
How is this not propaganda or FUD? Is the press allowed to do this?
- threeseed 12y ago
  The New York Post is owned by News Corporation. And like all their other publications their modus operandi is propaganda and FUD. That is how they became hugely successful so there is no reason for them to change. As for whether the press is allowed to do it well that's more tied to the US constitution and it's belief in free speech. Most countries have a more sensible version of this.
  - deleted 12y ago
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  - baby 12y ago
    I always see the argument of "free speech in the US" but there are plenty of speeches forbidden in the US. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States#Exclusions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United...
- benihana 12y ago
  First, you shouldn't be getting downvoted. This is a legitimate question in my opinion. In America, there's generally an attitude of caveat emptor for non-essential things, news publications included.* I live in New York City, and I think most people understand NYDN falls more on the entertainment side of the spectrum, and read it for entertainment rather than to be informed. *Meaning we generally are happy to have things like food and drinking water and transportation regulated, but not so much things like movies or video games or books.
  - baby 12y ago
    News is not like movies, video games or books which enter the creative domain. News should be objective and factual since it presents real thing. Also regulation already exist where it's relevant: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United_States#Exclusions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_speech_in_the_United...
- dmix 12y ago
  They're essentially a tabloid. What they said is technically can not be proven false. Plus there's noone to sue them for libel if it was.
timdierks 12y ago
That's not a police reaction, that's a press reaction.

lallysingh 12y ago

Didn't NYPD do a tower dump in this investigation? I thought that was part of the reason for the perception that NYPD was overreacting.

mdp 12y ago

Think about this for a second. You can literally go "crawling all over the Brooklyn Bridge consequence free" anytime you like. It's a bridge you can walk on. You can even drive your car on it. In both cases you're far more likely to be a threat there than on the top of the bridge. The immediate reaction was that this might be terror related - "NYPD bomb technicians spent several hours checking the bridge for explosives but found none." They even subpoenaed a parody Twitter account for claiming it "signal[ed] our complete surrender of the Brooklyn Bridge bicycle path to pedestrians" Not our proudest moment.