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So is this a return to pre 9/11 or pre 1990s standards ("Broken Windows Theory")?

• wheelzr 12y ago
  It's a direct response to De Blasio's asking police to implement Broken Windows policies. They are sending him the message they aren't taking his orders anymore.
  • rev_bird 12y ago
    Which, to me, is the scary part of this whole thing. Before, it was only implied that the police weren't accountable to anybody -- now they're literally turning their back on the head of the municipal government.
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      • maxerickson 12y ago
        The problem with the analogy is that while the mayor is the leader of the employees of the city, he is also functionally the leader of the people of the city. Acknowledging to his constituents that the friction with the police may be partially the fault of the police is not 'external'.
    • korzun 12y ago
      Police is still accountable and are doing their job. If anything the extra 'cash' they generated was a 'favor' to the said municipal government. They are actually doing you a huge favor. No more bullshit tickets at the end of the month.