Free Talk Live - NYPD

1 Million Hrs on Pot Arrests?

PC Harris — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:10:09 +0000

In the past 11 years, the NYPD spent more than one million hours making more than 400,000 arrests for low-level marijuana possession, a new report has found. The report raises questions about the use of police resources, which could likely be better spent addressing serious crimes in the high-crime neighborhoods where many marijuana arrests occur.

City says cops had no duty to protect subway hero who subdued killer

phonon — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 23:32:13 +0000

He says he put his life on the line to stop a killer — and claims cops sat back and watched. But city lawyers are arguing that the police had no legal duty to protect Joseph Lozito, the Long Island dad stabbed seven times trying to subdue madman Maksim Gelman — a courtroom maneuver the subway hero calls “disgraceful.” A judge is currently deciding whether Lozito, who sued the city last year for failing to prevent the attack, will get his day in court.

NYPD Handcuffed, Questioned 7 Yr. Old Boy About Stolen $5 for 10 Hours

thefatalepic — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:44:00 +0000

After being accused of taking $5 from another student, a 7-year-old Bronx boy was pulled out of his classroom and questioned for more than 10 hours by the NYPD. According to a $250 million claim, police handcuffed and held Wilson Reyes.

Stopped and Frisked for Being a F***ing Mutt

rastahomie — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:05:26 +0000

Article on The Nation.com about a NY man's standing up to the NYPDs Stop & Frisk policy.

NYPD's New Surveillance System is Watching You

Rob just Rob — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 17:35:07 +0000

In George Orwell’s classic novel 1984, the government of Oceania maintained total surveillance of its citizens via the telescreen, a television installed in virtually every room and on every street corner that could be turned down, but never turned off.

It offered round-the-clock programming aimed at instilling patriotism in the masses, but it also included a camera that gave no clue whether it was active or not.

You watched the TV, but it was also watching you.

How The NYPD Overstated Their Counterterrorism Record

ecigarettes — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 03:04:56 +0000

The NYPD is regularly held up as one of the most sophisticated and significant counterterrorism operations in the country. As evidence of the NYPD's excellence, the department, its allies and the media have repeatedly said the department has thwarted or helped thwart 14 terrorist plots against New York since Sept 11.