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Stinky The Clown

(67,807 posts) Fri Oct 26, 2018, 09:44 PM Oct 2018

I know cops are not always a popular subject here, but can we agree that the NYPD is . . . . . .

. . . . . a truly great department and defendable the best city police force in the world?

I tend to buck the general feeling about cops. I hold the pros in high regard. To be sure, there are bad cops and bad cop practices, but look at the NYPD. At the street level during this past week of evacuations and found bombs, the city kept running. Caution was exercised in proper measure and yet the city went on about its business even as heavy cop presence was everywhere it needed to be.

Color me impressed.

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I know cops are not always a popular subject here, but can we agree that the NYPD is . . . . . . (Original Post) Stinky The Clown Oct 2018 OP

I will agree that they are probably the best in the world, lapfog_1 Oct 2018 #1

The NYPD did a great job. nycbos Oct 2018 #2

Stop and Frisk? ret5hd Oct 2018 #3

Who implemented that policy? Stinky The Clown Oct 2018 #6

You got THAT right, Stinky! MyOwnPeace Oct 2018 #8

Still used though, right? ret5hd Oct 2018 #9

It was struck down in the 2013 court case Floyd v. City of New York Polybius Oct 2018 #11

No he didn't Polybius Oct 2018 #10

They know terrorism. Corgigal Oct 2018 #4

A police force can be very good at investigating some kinds of crimes while also being corrupt or WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2018 #5

Especially in NYC. HopeAgain Oct 2018 #7

Yes but Eric Garner lostnfound Oct 2018 #12

power and abuse Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2018 #13

When they go after real threats they are great fescuerescue Oct 2018 #14

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)

1. I will agree that they are probably the best in the world,

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 09:49 PM

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as a city police force,when faced with terrorism events.

nycbos

(6,034 posts)

2. The NYPD did a great job.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 09:50 PM

Oct 2018

Cops deserve credit when they do there job well and accountability if they abuse their authority.

ret5hd

(20,493 posts)

3. Stop and Frisk?

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 09:52 PM

Oct 2018

Stinky The Clown

(67,807 posts)

6. Who implemented that policy?

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #3)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 09:55 PM

Oct 2018

:cough:Rudy:cough:

MyOwnPeace

(16,927 posts)

8. You got THAT right, Stinky!

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 10:17 PM

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ret5hd

(20,493 posts)

9. Still used though, right?

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 10:32 PM

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Polybius

(15,428 posts)

11. It was struck down in the 2013 court case Floyd v. City of New York

Reply to ret5hd (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 10:44 PM

Oct 2018

It was Bloomberg's policy, by the way.

Polybius

(15,428 posts)

10. No he didn't

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #6)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 10:42 PM

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Bloomy did.

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)

4. They know terrorism.

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 09:52 PM

Oct 2018

They have the biggest terrorist intelligence collection outside of the Feds. They saw people die, and lost some of their own on Sept 11th. Law enforcement should never be partisan, it should act in a legal and procedural fashion.

That's why we're not members of the FOP. Besides sheriffs, they shouldnt back any candidate, especially Trump.

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,356 posts)

5. A police force can be very good at investigating some kinds of crimes while also being corrupt or

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 09:53 PM

Oct 2018

abusive.

HopeAgain

(4,407 posts)

7. Especially in NYC.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #5)

Fri Oct 26, 2018, 10:09 PM

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lostnfound

(16,180 posts)

12. Yes but Eric Garner

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sat Oct 27, 2018, 08:32 AM

Oct 2018

I respect and appreciate what they do with terrorism...but they have an ugly side too.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,349 posts)

13. power and abuse

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sat Oct 27, 2018, 08:50 AM

Oct 2018

The amount of power that we have to grant police forces attracts power-mad people. Those are the ones who make the news most often. The ones who can handle the power and responsibility usually do not make the news.

fescuerescue

(4,448 posts)

14. When they go after real threats they are great

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Original post)

Sat Oct 27, 2018, 09:49 AM

Oct 2018

It's when nothing is happening, and they get bored and start looking for poor people to pick on.

That's when they are a problem.

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