An important but inconvenient fact to remember about NYPD "work stoppages" and "quiet quitting."

When NYPD intentionally makes fewer arrests and does less police work in protest, violent crime goes *down*
🙂🙃

Read that again. Violent crime goes *down* when cops quit.

And we've known why since 1970

Once you understand a few things about US policing, this outcome becomes incredibly obvious and unavoidable.

First, understand that "Law and Order, SVU," is not how policing works, and not what police do.

What most police do, most of the time, is arrest and fine innocent Black people.

This makes it unsafe for Black people to call the cops in any circumstances. A Black person that has recently had a violent and racist encounter with the cops, will not call the cops to save you if they see you being assaulted.

So the more "policing" happens, the greater this depressive effect.

The irony:

As you ramp up "policing," it becomes impossible to catch and arrest any real, violent criminals... because you betrayed and violated all of the civilians in the communities that you were supposed to partner with.🤦🏿‍♂️

You created the pre-condition for ineffective and futile police work.

As an NYC resident, you pay $12B a year for a police force that is not good at what you want them to be good at: solving and preventing murder, theft, and sexual assault.

For example, the most stolen items in NYC are smartphones and bikes. NYPD doesn't even recognize the most recommended bike lock🤡

https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/112451441016741832

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Grünen-Chefin: Waffenexportstopp für Israels Einsatz in Gaza

Angesichts zahlreicher Toter bei Essensverteilungen im Gazastreifen verlangt die Grünen-Vorsitzende Franziska Brantner einen Exportstopp von Waffen an Israel für den Einsatz in dem Gebiet. "Der Verstoß gegen internationale Verpflichtungen ist in diesem Fall so eklatant, dass endlich auch der Bundesregierung klar sein muss: Es dürfen keine deutschen Waffen mehr gelief…

📑 https://www.tagesschau.de/newsticker/liveblog-nahost-samstag-268.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de#Gruenen-Chefin-Waffenexportstopp-fuer-Israels-Einsatz-in-Gaza
🕗 28.06. 08:13 CEST

#Nahost #tagesschau

This felt too valuable not to share. Braille-labeled maps of washrooms to help people find and use facilities in the washroom. Everyone deserves to get in, do their business, wash their hands, and get out in peace and safety.

This seems valuable for all public spaces.

#Blind #Accessibility

Linnemann 2025: „Vielmehr geht es ihm um den kompletten Entzug des Existenzminimums: „Wenn jemand nachweislich wiederholt einen zumutbaren Job nicht annimmt, obwohl er offenkundig arbeiten kann, dann muss der Staat davon ausgehen, dass derjenige nicht bedürftig ist.“

Am 26. Januar 1938 ordnete Heinrich Himmler an, die Festnahme aller arbeitsfähigen Männer vorzubereiten, „... die nachweisbar in zwei Fällen die ihnen angebotenen Arbeitsplätze ohne berechtigten Grund abgelehnt oder die Arbeit zwar aufgenommen, aber nach kurzer Zeit ohne stichhaltigen Grund wieder aufgegeben haben.“

Sehe nur ich das?

#IchBinArmutsbetroffen #Wirtschaftsfaschismus #Linnemann

Um, yeah- NOT the whole city.

Side note: I learned yesterday that the city of Los Angeles is about 1/10 the size as the state of Connecticut. Which isn't "ablaze," either.

Image from https://open.substack.com/pub/statuskuo/p/countering-their-lies

#losangeles #LA #protests #media #spin #uspol #map