HellsBelle

‘Criminal’ or ‘kids throwing snowballs’? How a viral snow fight provoked Mamdani’s schism with NYPD

https://sh.itjust.works/post/57052045

Mar 19 at 8:10amWeb
Show threadgAlienLifeformMar 19
Dipshits who already hated Mamdani continue to hate Mamdani. The real news here is that the prosecution was forced to drop that ridiculous felony charge down to a petty misdemeanor. That kind of “overcharging to force a plea” bullshit ought to be stopped.
Show threadCobblerScholarMar 19
And punished if attempted
Show threadunexposedhazardMar 19

But Maria Haberfeld, professor of police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, insists that because officers are outnumbered by the public, they cannot enforce the law if their presence isn’t automatically respected.

“This is not as benign as people want to portray. Once the public shows lack of compliance, that’s the end of law enforcement,” she says.

Have you tried to think about why they arent being respected? Maybe because they dont respect others and are therefore not worthy of respect?

Show threadGraniteMMar 19
Also, respect is not created through fear. You can’t scare people into respecting you by increasing the penalties for noncompliance. If anything you run the risk of further destroying what little respect might still remain.
Show threadunexposedhazardMar 19
Also the goal shouldnt be “compliance” (with orders) it should be “adherence” (to laws) so this shows the inherent cancer at the root of the police system. Its a safe haven for people with power fantasies.
Show threadNowThatsWhatICallDadRockMar 19

[The NYPD] think it’s a slippery slope where a snowball today can turn into a rock tomorrow and then a gun later on

what dementia-addled moron strung those words together?

Show threadHellsBelleMar 19
A cop.
Show threadDanarchyMar 19
And that gun could turn into a bazooka and later on that bazooka could turn into a Dracula
Show threadglimseMar 19
And then dracula had a baby and the baby looked at me!