On 12/6/2014 9:57 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Sat, 06 Dec 2014 09:27:39 -0500, Let it snowe
wrote:

I am torn between applauding New York
for being so progressive in their approach to crime prevention, and
condemning them for being overly nannyish.

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I share the same sentiment but the two activities are unrelated.
There's no question that NYC has made huge progress on controling
crime. I moved there in the late 60s when things were totally out of
control and there has been a huge improvement since then. Arresting a
guy for selling untaxed cigarettes may seem petty but the reality is
that he was a street hustler looking to make a buck anyway he could.


Over time they found that taking out the little crims inevitably got a
lot of big crims too. Seems a lot of big crims do little crimes in
between big jobs.... Either way, this is the kind of progress this admin
and the anarchists want to stop.. Can't "represent" the people if they
are no longer oppressed....