When I see the crane collapses, the horrifying infrastructure steam pipe explosion by Grand Central, so many construction accidents where you see the NYPD, FDNY and EMS rushing to the scene as most people are running away from danger, I think of our rescue workers with admiration.
Today http://suzannahbtroy.blogspot.com/2009/08/notify-nyc-just-texted-me-collision-in.html and again I think of the NYPD, FDNY and EMS rushing to be there for us and protect us the people of New York.
I do not tolerate corruption or abuse of power. My heart breaks for all when a civilian or an officer is shot in the line of duty and anyone dieing too young on the streets of New York...
There is too much violence on the streets to begin with and it robs the people of NYC in way too many ways. I don't believe the NYPD are the solution but change has to come with the community as well as social change along with constructive and effective policing.
I have admiration for the NYPD's courage going to work each day knowing they may not return because it is such a dangerous job and at one time in NYC history they were murdered just because of their uniforms. http://www.1010wins.com/NYPD-Officer-Shot--Saved-by-Bulletproof-Vest/4966484 As if to underscore my point, here is the latest officer that was shot at right now, here in NYC. Can you imagine going in to work here and being shot at?
I do feel for the NYPD having to deal with the public as New Yorkers are among the most demanding, intense people on the planet but on the other hand I don't tolerate apathetic officers or worse corruption and officers abusing their power. Even through the darkest moments of the dept. history, their have always been good and honorable officers.
Now I am fighting king Mike and his mini-me Christine Quinn and all third termers (including a city council tainted by corruption, literally caught stealing tax payer's money) that denied us a referendum and flushed democracy down the toilet.
I do worry I will have to fight the NYPD in court if they violate my right to freedom of speech and to protest. While I protested recently, an officer ordered me about and I refused to listen to him. Lucky for him he checked with a supervisor and he left me alone. I found out after the fact, he was out of line and if he did not let it go, he would have been violating my rights. He did back down. It is frustrating that he did not know the law or he did and was just trying to intimidate me and move me away from public property where I had a right to stand. Lucky that he spoke to a supervisor who did know the law.
I do want the NYPD to constantly improve, make dynamic changes that must be made to grow and change and that also includes no civilian deaths or friendly fire deaths.
I have to run as usual now.
Be back with more SBT updates and thoughts.
Now I am fighting king Mike and his mini-me Christine Quinn and all third termers (including a city council tainted by corruption, literally caught stealing tax payer's money) that denied us a referendum and flushed democracy down the toilet.
I do worry I will have to fight the NYPD in court if they violate my right to freedom of speech and to protest. While I protested recently, an officer ordered me about and I refused to listen to him. Lucky for him he checked with a supervisor and he left me alone. I found out after the fact, he was out of line and if he did not let it go, he would have been violating my rights. He did back down. It is frustrating that he did not know the law or he did and was just trying to intimidate me and move me away from public property where I had a right to stand. Lucky that he spoke to a supervisor who did know the law.
I do want the NYPD to constantly improve, make dynamic changes that must be made to grow and change and that also includes no civilian deaths or friendly fire deaths.
I have to run as usual now.
Be back with more SBT updates and thoughts.
