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I've lived in the 122 Precinct on S.I. for 30 years. The 122 usually ranks first or second lowest crime rate in the city. I'll occasionally see officers in the coffee shop and always say hello to them. They know we appreciate them unlike in the always-complaining slum districts of the city. As you say we don't expect cops to be chummy with us, all we expect from the NYPD is a strict aggressive 'guns drawn' response to 911 calls.
Why are you going out of your way to say hello then? You dont consider saying hello to cops chummy? Do you do the same for DSNY, FDNY, USPS? DEP?
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Do you think cops hobknob with residents in low crime neighborhoods?
No, and they're not supposed to, they're cops and supposed to police, they're not social workers. I'm not saying you should necessarily be fully anonymous to your precinct's officers if you want to, but it shouldn't be the base of police work. When and if a man shoots another man in any area, someone that matches the description of the suspect used to be stopped and frisked, and since an area like Brownsville is 95% black, guess what ethnicity was most likely to be stopped and frisked? And that's racism? Or is it just common sense based on demographics?
And whose fault is this if most majority black neighborhoods have a higher concentration of poverty and crime? I'm the first one who wishes it were different, trust and believe, but it is a fact, politically incorrect to the woke mob and more, but a fact remains a fact.
When you have incidents that cause mistrust, you need that type of community relationship. Especially if the police want courtesy, professionalism and respect.
Possible. However when a particular community has 7 out of 10 "homes" with no male parental figure...aka "dad," these things happen.
Let's start looking at the source of what eventually leads to "mistrust."
Precinct doors are never open? Where did you get this information?
Precinct doors - all 77 of them, plus transit and housing districts - are open 24/7 to the public and have been since forever. Firehouses are NOT open 24/7. That little side door is locked, someone has to come open it for you.
Since you don't believe any of what I just wrote, the simple solution is to test it. Walk up to any precinct in the city and open the front door. Walk up to any firehouse in the city and TRY to open the front door.
Yes I get it, on nice days the firemen hang out with the front doors open. There's your hook to denigrate my post.
The precinct doors thing was misguided. The larger point is that more police interaction is often what's needed in troubled communities, not less.
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