Posted on 02/11/2017 9:28:18 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) The citys five borough district attorneys are considering scrapping thousands of open warrants from the record.
The open warrant number has climbed to 1.5 million, mostly for low level offenses including drinking in public, spitting on the sidewalk, and public urination.
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About a year before his death, late Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson said anyone with an open warrant who is stopped by police would end up in central booking, which landed many men of color in jail for failing to pay small fines or responding to court summonses, WCBS 880s Kelly Waldron reported.
With President Donald Trumps immigration order, some attorneys say these warrants are increasingly dangerous for non-citizens who could face deportation.
But the New York Times is reporting the NYPD is pushing back because they dont want to give up their so called broken windows policing policy because they say it can help pin down dangerous suspects.
Of course there is; pay your fines and don’t commit more crimes.
Blue Bloods had an episode focusing on this very issue. NYC Police Commissioner found it to be a very useful tool in their arsenal and refused to give up the program. Great program addressing real life police situations. We always have it on the TV in the office for their all day Thursday marathon on ION.
Another aspect to “broken windows” is that they found that criminals commit lots of crimes, large and small. Many who were brought in for fare jumping turned out to be wanted for other offences.
Men of color will find other ways to run into the law.
No doubt they are shredding the ones with Hispanic names.
On a city of 9 million naked bodies and 35,000 cops this is a ioke....
1.5 million uncollected debts?
That’s 15% of the population?
15 to 20% of an area’s population commits 80 to 90% of all crime. you keep the warrants. It may seem stupid, but a guy who gets brought in on misdemeanor shoplifting (failure to appear) warrant may be the guy you suspect of an aggravated child molestation, but you could never find him to interview him.
People who are brought in on small warrants who are wanted for questioning on bigger charges happens often.
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