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by nickfarr 10y ago
This is why it took me so long to come out with this story. The last thing I want to do is put myself out there only to be dismissed as part of a larger smear campaign (as I was at the time.) Further: This is a direct description of what I
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by nickfarr 10y ago
Maybe to offer another insight that is not obvious: When you reach a certain point in an organization, what you do and how it impacts the thing you work so hard for becomes very obvious. Yeah, you sacrifice your personal safety for it as mu
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by nickfarr 10y ago
I totally understand your skepticism there. Yes, I was totally an idiot for not keeping the notes, not going to the police, etc. etc. If I can offer anything, by the time it got to that point, I had already been told to "stop making d
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by nickfarr 10y ago
I guess I didn't make this clear enough in the post, but I had no intention of letting the talk go forward unless the presenter could bring up some really solid evidence of some sort. Slides, some kind of visual element or documentati
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How to explain cryptocurrencies to your Mom (in a post MtGox world)(nickfarr.org)
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by nickfarr 13y ago
I know it's a hard job...that was part of the point that I think got lost in the whole article. That being said, this intimidation strategy (along with the rampant drug war incarceration of anyone who isn't 100% clean) has "
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by nickfarr 13y ago
Bear in mind, I didn't get a ticket from the Stop-And-Frisk incident, I got one for trespassing in Central Park a few months prior. I plead not guilty because I was TOLD by the Police Officer that the ticket would get thrown out. I as
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by nickfarr 13y ago
I didn't put it in the article precisely because I didn't want the shift in focus--but this incident made me think a lot harder about wearing my Google Glass again. That being said, there's absolutely no reason that cops shou
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by nickfarr 13y ago
I'm actually going to take you to task on this once, precisely because the NYPD is set to become a "minority majority" force if current hiring trends continue. I've had many, many more interactions with the police than
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by nickfarr 13y ago
In my case, it was a freak occurrence. I chose to wear my admittedly ratty looking but thrift-store looking hat along with a Century 21 snowboarding jacket. Had it been a slightly warmer day, this incident would have likely never occurred.
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by nickfarr 13y ago
There was no official charge in the Stop-and-Frisk incident. I'm comparing that to a very professional (almost apologetic) Central Park trespassing ticket that ended up getting thrown out, as most of them do. I'm assuming I was n
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by nickfarr 13y ago
I should add that this was on the eve of the Super Bowl, and the NFL had set up quite the party in Times Square.
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by nickfarr 13y ago
As said whiny hipster, I'm actually more prone to agree with you. I had no idea this story would resonate nearly as much as it has--and my driving point was that the NYPD is being set up by their superiors to police by quota. Naturall
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by nickfarr 13y ago
For the record, as the giver of said advice: I pretty much completely agree.
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by nickfarr 13y ago
Actually, that was precisely it. I was in Times Square where there were tons and tons of cops, and not all that many revelers. (It was a really cold night, IIRC.) I heard the comment, looked around, realized they were cops and completely