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NYPD Slows Down Arrests in Protest, Fails to Recognize Irony

The Progressive Cynic

© Josh Sager – December 2014

Over the last week, the NYPD has engaged in a “slowdown” in their enforcement of minor crimes—in effect, they are intentionally ignoring large numbers of minor and non-violent crimes. This slowdown is ostensibly a protest against Mayor De Blasio’s rhetoric in the aftermath of the murder of two NYPD officers but, given the NYPD’s history of conflict with all modern NYC majors, it is likely that this is just political posturing.

Since the slowdown began, total arrest numbers have decreased by 66% while non-violent drug arrests have decreased by 84% and minor misdemeanor citations/arrests have decreased by 94%. Additionally, according to anecdotal reports, incidences of stop and frisk searches have also decreased dramatically (exact numbers aren’t available because a lot of stops are not officially recorded).

The two ironies of this slowdown are obvious and amazing.

First, the NYPD has completely missed the…

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I’m reblogging to save this and widen the audience. This is brilliant stuff.

In demanding apologies, police unions show white supremacy is a core value

The Fifth Column

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Daily Kos

Racism has a hard time hiding.People love to deny its very existence, but it just has a way of telling on itself. Those who harbor prejudice on the inside eventually can’t help but let it out in a way, so ugly and toxic, that you soon wonder how they kept it disguised for as long as they had.The leaked emails from Sony come to mind.While the overwhelming majority of African Americans see some level of racial discrimination and devaluing of black life in the police murders of unarmed men like Akai Gurley, Kendrec McDade, and Eric Garner, it’s become far too easy for police (and society) to deny race played even a small role in any of these homicides.

In essence, unless the police are recorded…

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Eric Garner. Grandfather. Gentle Giant. NO Indictment By Staten Island Grand Jury.

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I’m glad to see white kids out there marching in New York and elsewhere. It gives me hope…maybe the word …

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In Conversation With Chris Rock.

I’ve spoken here of the need for white folks to get on the front lines for a long time since the problem is of their doing. Since Mike Brown was murdered I was especially worried about the militias and other hate groups deciding it was time to exercise their “Constitutional raht and duty” to put blacks back in their place with extreme violence. I figure if enough whites stand between these “Waco’s” and our brothers and sisters they might hesitate…maybe. People all over need to wake up. Whatever the government is willing to do to the very least of our brethren they are willing to do to all of us.