Posted to USNews
December 31, 2014
Written by Steven Nelson
In an apparent response to large anti-police protests and the shooting deaths of two patrolmen, New York City cops are making fewer arrests and writing fewer citations.
The steep drops are fantastic news in the eyes of local libertarians, who believe police should seldom hassle citizens over minor offenses.
“It is certainly a good thing when the government is not arresting citizens for so many minor matters which should be decriminalized,” says Mark Axinn, chairman of the Libertarian Party of New York.
Axinn says a minimalist approach to policing allows the New York City Police Department “to concentrate its limited resources on truly criminal activities such as attacks on persons and property.”
So none in the US?
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/whistleblower-cop-calls-corruption-department-naturally-fired/
London is the only other one I know of for sure.
https://www.facebook.com/nypd.corruption.page?ref=hl
Which are the others?
NYPD is one of the only metropolitan police departments I’m aware of that actually has an overseas bureau.
We don’t limit it to local.
NYPD spied on mosques in Jersey too!
Why limit oneself to one’s own jurisdiction?
Mark,
The next point is “thanks to the wonderful job our Mayor and Police have done, there is almost no crime left in New York. We clearly need a much smaller police force. For starters we don’t need people spying on local religious prayer buildings.”
George
I think so, but don’t try to drive to Times Square tonight!
Mark, great job!
By the way, have you checked to make sure that NYC still has roads?
Thanks Jill and to everyone else at IPR.
Carla Howell was kind enough to put a blog up as well at LP.org which can be found here:
https://www.lp.org/blogs/staff/new-york-lp-featured-in-us-news-article-hailing-decline-in-arrests-for-minor-offenses
Way to go, Mark! You’ve made us proud here at iPR!