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Here's an article from 15 years ago, referring to prior efforts, as well: NYPD TO PONY UP $10M FOR MINORITY ADS | New York Post
"A review of NYPD personnel records reveals that the number of black men in the department has remained virtually the same over the past 30 years despite repeated attempts to recruit African-Americans.
Here's an article from 15 years ago, referring to prior efforts, as well: NYPD TO PONY UP $10M FOR MINORITY ADS | New York Post
"A review of NYPD personnel records reveals that the number of black men in the department has remained virtually the same over the past 30 years despite repeated attempts to recruit African-Americans.
Proof of current efforts or event recent efforts? That article refers to things that happened 15 to 30 years ago!
By the way, a minority ad means little to nothing. The bottom line is any qualified candidate can still apply to the police force, where they are assessed by the SAME standards.
Nothing. People had a GOOD TIME like you're SUPPOSED TO DO at this parade.
If you want to be bored to tears, then there are those OTHER parades in the city, even though one in particular always has people acting like drunken fools urinating, vomiting, fighting and groping women in the street with hardly any arrests made.
^^I am literally cracking up at the above, because I had no idea that half naked black women with butterfly wings shaking their assets along the street could stir up all this "rape and pillage" fantasies. LMAO!!
The Labor Day Parade is a "conservative" version of Carnivals done all over the world.
We won't even discuss what goes on at carnival time in New Orleans. LOLOLOL!!!
BTW read that article then checked out that site. Did you know that most people posting are NOT cops? Apparently there is a site for just cops but you must produce an ID card. So any nut can post something there. Sloppy reporting by that reporter who has an agenda. BTW did you see where she reported for in the past? Also looks like a fan of some sort of mind altering narcotics. http://theerant.yuku.com/topic/69633...4#.VAjknChc9kM
BTW read that article then checked out that site. Did you know that most people posting are NOT cops? Apparently there is a site for just cops but you must produce an ID card. So any nut can post something there. Sloppy reporting by that reporter who has an agenda. BTW did you see where she reported for in the past? Also looks like a fan of some sort of mind altering narcotics. thee rant makes NEWSWEEK in THEE RANT Forum
Put it this way, if they ARE working cops, then they're stupid for posting that nonsense under traceable ID.
If they're not, then the website where these posts are coming from need to say this as well, because people are under the impression most of these racists posts are coming from former and current police officers.
Put it this way, if they ARE working cops, then they're stupid for posting that nonsense under traceable ID.
If they're not, then the website where these posts are coming from need to say this as well, because people are under the impression most of these racists posts are coming from former and current police officers.
What will help Newsweek? What helps sell newspapers in general? I just feel it's really sloppy reporting. For instance I read through the whole 9 page dribble. Look at the handles of the people posting. One guy says he's a bridge worker? Couldn't that crack head reporter see that? I'm a libertarian anyway. Honestly you and others may dislike cops. That's your right as an American. But don't cops have the same rights as you and I? So what if a cop dislikes working that parade. To me I would rather walk barefoot on hot charcoal. This country and NYC in general has really become big brother.
Proof of current efforts or event recent efforts? That article refers to things that happened 15 to 30 years ago!
Actually, the article is 15 years old, and refers to the previous 30 years, so that would be 45 years of minority recruiting efforts.
Here's a 2010 article, recounting efforts back to 2002: Minorities Gain in NYPD Ranks - WSJ
since " 2002, ... through recruitment drives the department was able to shift the racial landscape while filling thousands of jobs left open by retirements."
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a minority ad means little .. any qualified candidate can still apply to the police force, where they are assessed by the SAME standards.
Agreed. Anyone interested in becoming a police officer should not have difficulty finding the NYPDrecruit.com website. Also, minority officers should recruit from their own families. That's an NYPD tradition, as it is in many civil service jobs.
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Who is surprised by that? There's racism everywhere in the world, of course it exists among police officers. Now the real surprise would be if someone admitted that black people can be racist too, but we know that's impossible.
The interesting takeaway here is that MSM is more interested in reporting on the cops than they are the actual violence that takes place, every single year surrounding this parade. Contrary to an above post, there are multiple shootings and stabbings, some which result in death, every single year. The simple fact that 7000 cops are needed to just barely control this travesty is a disgrace to the taxpayers who fund it. There is no excuse for allowing this weekend to happen every year. They should get a parade like every other culture and that is it, period. No other culture enjoys such blanket disregard for crime and quality of life violations as the powers that be allow for this one. Why is that, hmmm? Afraid of an outright riot if the PD attempts to impose civilized order as with every other parade?
There is a general media bias against the West Indian parade, and this has tainted the parade's image. Some of the incidents were even misreported and not even accurate. Hmmm, I why?
So as far as the overall opinion of the parade being viewed favorably is probably unlikely.
Every crime that happens anyplace near the parade somehow gets attached to the parade.
Keep in mind, other parades in the city have just as much violence, drunk parade onlookers, women being sexually assaulted, also fights that occur, but I doubt the sensation behind them will be just as large as this one.
and there weren't 7,000 cops. There were less cops than that deployed.
I hope you know that Carinival is actually a religious festival. ITs mainly a Catholic thing which goes back to before the start of lent. Places like Trinidad have carnival because they have a French/Hispanic heritage which predates its Anglo heritage during the culmination of the Napoleonic Wars. New Orleans has it because of its Hispanic/French Heritige, Brazil has it because of its Portuguese heritage. Carnival is even popular in Italy like in Venice for example. The USA is mainly protestant as well as a plethora of British colonies in the new world like Canada, Jamaica, Bahamas, Bermuda and others who do not rally celebrate a carnival tradition, and if they do its during a non religious festival like Guyana for example is not known for Catholics, however celebrates its carnival which is hosted on Republic day, and borrows themes and styles from Trinidad and Brazil.
Mashramani has long been in Guyana and does not take elements from Trinidad.Most BWI colonies had the celebration of ''Lent'' before Trinidad since the country was one of the youngest colonies. Carnival does have its roots in Lent but other islands and have Carnival celebrations during the time periods totally obtuse to the time of Lent.Example is ''Crop Over'' in Barbados.Also a Guyana did have its share of Catholics as did other British Colonies, it was not exempt from Catholics and other British Colonies had their share of Catholics.
But the presence of Catholics in any West Indian country does not signify celebration of Lent and Bands because many of the customs of Carnival are found with African slaves. Don't forget the number of Portuguese that came into Guyana were Catholic as well and 70% of the Portuguese coming to West Indes went to Guyana.
Many Carnival like celebration exists in Guyana,one is Emancipation Day and Masquarade(rooted in Igbo tradition) which influenced the style of Carnivals in the Caribbean.Amerindian and Indian traditions are transmuted into the Mash celebration too. But every island has their own story to the Carnival celebration Guyana does it to celebrate the day the country became a Republic which is coincidently around the time of ''Lent''.
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