[–] o_V_o 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago (edited ago)
Unpopular opinion thought experiment
Why didn't anyone complain that Stop & Frisk overwhelmingly targeted men over women regardless of race?
EDIT: For the uninitiated: Because men commit the vast majority of street crime (violent or otherwise). I doubt many people are going to dispute that targeting the group that causes most of the crime is comment sense, not the result of some "institutionalized" bias toward men.
Most of the street crime in NYC is committed by one group...
(2 groups, really, but... we seem to only care about one of those groups, because if you include the other group you might end up accidentally defending an illegal immigrant and that could get tricky...)
[–] sng-ign 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
NYPD should have just taken the stance Baltimore PD did - do a non-vocal slow down without making it look like a slowdown. Instead of making it obvious by being all loud-mouth Jersey about "We're gonna call in sick - watchoo gonna do 'bout it?" NYPD should have just said, "Sure. We'll go along with the new proposed policies." and spent time going over the rules to rules rape reality.
Baltimore PD at least has Anthony Batts to be their scape-goat while they go on "seek and evade" patrols (just like 'Nam in the late 60s, early 70s!).
[–] alatewizard ago
Could you elaborate on what you mean by the Baltimore PD's 'seek and evade' patrols?
[–] carlip 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
“Policing policies must be left to the police management who understand the intricacies and difficulties of complex legal issues and the appropriate use of crime-fighting tactics.”
Is this the same group that came up with the idea just after the 2 policemen were shot and killed, to stop ticketing for minor violations? Is that what they mean by appropriate crime fighting tactics?
[–] Shark ago
So policing the police should be left to the police. That doesn't seem right.