I love this statement: "The New York City Police Department credits the enforcement of petty offenses with a 14.5 percent decline in major crimes in the transit system in 2003" the spokesman told the newspaper. I wonder if they will take this case to the Supreme Court and if it will be overturned there as they did with the Texas sodomy case. -- The Philadelphia Talk Radio Politics and Opinion Forum

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Date Posted: 18:34:45 07/21/03 Mon
Author: William
Author Host/IP: cache-dl03.proxy.aol.com / 205.188.209.39
Subject: I love this statement: "The New York City Police Department credits the enforcement of petty offenses with a 14.5 percent decline in major crimes in the transit system in 2003" the spokesman told the newspaper. I wonder if they will take this case to the Supreme Court and if it will be overturned there as they did with the Texas sodomy case.
In reply to: SurveyGuy (Still voting libertarian next time around) 's message, "It would seem the "crisis" in civil liberties is centered in NYC caused by the revenue drive of Mayor Bloomberg directing cops to ticket all minor infractions to raise funds. My reaction is to continue to stay the hell out of NYC. He ran as a Republican, desoite being a long-time Democratic supporter. While he may have a reputation as philanthropist, I see no kindness towards the working stiff. Several weeks ago, an $80 ticket was given to a guy resting on a milk crate for improper use of a milk crate." on 13:43:24 07/20/03 Sun

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[> [> Wheeeew! Wow! I feel so much safer now! -- William, 18:52:25 07/21/03 Mon (cache-dl03.proxy.aol.com/205.188.209.39)

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[> [> Yes, arresting and fining this man prevented a major crime -- two people resting. If they let this sort of thing continue, before you know it, the man might even have had the audacity to take a nap. Then he might get mugged. So you see, it was for his own good. They just forgot to tell him that when they hustled him off the train. -- SurveyGuy, 22:19:22 07/21/03 Mon (pcp03884941pcs.lndsd201.pa.comcast.net/68.32.204.89)

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