Since the tragic killing of #NYPD Officers Liu and Ramos traffic tickets and summonses for minor offenses have dropped by more than 94 percent. Under the directive of the NYC Police Union, Officers -- who feel betrayed by Mayor Bill de Blasio -- are protesting day to day police work and only making arrests, issuing tickets and summonses if absolutely necessary. The Atlantic gave a strong critique on the #NYPDStoppage: the police unions phrasing—officers shouldnt make arrests unless absolutely necessary—begs the question: How many unnecessary arrests was the NYPD making before now? READ MORE: theatlantic/national/archive/2014/12/the-benefits-of-fewer-nypd-arrests/384126/ And according to @Rolling Stone police protest, unwittingly, is leading to the exposure of the very policies that anger so many different constituencies about modern law-enforcement tactics. First, it shines a light on the use of police officers to make up for tax shortfalls using ticket and citation revenue. Then theres the related (and significantly more important) issue of forcing police to make thousands of arrests and issue hundreds of thousands of summonses when they dont have to. READ MORE: rollingstone/politics/news/the-nypds-work-stoppage-is-surreal-20141231#ixzz3NhTwam4f We were calling for a higher standard of policing, that does not include harassment, violence and discrimination not a slow down on the important police work of keeping our communities safe. Sound off in the comments. What are your thoughts on the #NYPDSlowDown? ACT: JusticeForEricGarner.org
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 21:18:47 +0000
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