[Travis McGee]

[O6ret]

The residents of NYC ought to go on strike until Bloombeg resigns.

[silverleaf]

Let’s start with Bloomberg’s police protection and bodyguards

[the invisib1e hand]

Proof that 3rd terms cause insanity.

[sickoflibs]

Police do NOT protect people.

The courts have consistently ruled that they are not required to do that, it's not their job. They do protect cooperating witnesses.

[Da Coyote]

Yes, folks, Bloomberg really IS that stupid.

Now, consider the fact that New Yorkers elected him.

This speaks volumes about our New York “upper **asses.

[G Larry]

Citizens and the Constitution suggest that individuals do a better job of protecting themselves than cops do.

Cops mop up and do paperwork.

[Mouton]

If the police went on strike and stopped “protecting” people, the public would not notice a measurable difference in how well “protected” they are IMO. Remember this, when seconds count, the polce are minutes away.

Yes the police do a credible job of IDing and catching criminals; drawing chalk lines around the victims; and handing out traffic tickets but when it comes to actually protecting someone from a crime, except by having apprehended and incarcerated a serial scum bag, their marks are not so high.

[LibFreeUSA]

I can’t believe that we put people like this in elective office to oversee our well-being. What a crazy and dangerous POS this guy is. Next, he’ll be calling to ‘collectivize’ our military.

[listenhillary]

Aurora CO - no police were harmed.

Blooming idiot. Show us how this works in NYC, OK?

[RoosterRedux]

For the most part, the police don't prevent crimes...they get involved after a crime has been committed.

People that carry prevent crimes.

[paulcissa]

Another tyrant trying to look like the good guy. Bloomberg has gone off the farm and thinks the people are his to control.

Someone needs to put this dope out to pasture.

[cuban leaf]

—Bloomberg Suggests Police Stop Protecting People Until Gun Control Enacted —

I have no problem with that. They don’t really protect anyway. They just try to find out who “did it” to you. It is your job to keep them from “doing it” to you

[E. Pluribus Unum]

If they did that, the crime rate would go down.

The criminals would know that the police wouldn't be there to protect their rights.

[dirtboy]

Well, I would take it one step further. I don't understand why the police officers across this country don't stand up collectively and say we're gonna go on strike, we're not gonna protect you unless you, the public, through your legislature, do what's required to keep us safe.

Well, they have strict gun control in Chicago and that has been such a resounding success in reducing the murder rate.

[ClearCase_guy]

Bloomberg is clearly all talk — if he put this idea into practice it would undoubtably work very well, crime would go down and people would realize how useless a lot of police work really is.

[Secret Agent Man]

The police do not directly protect anyone. They have no mandate to do so. You can’t sue them in court for failing to protect you, even if they were physically around you at the time.

Given their new m/o is “officer safety” above every other thing, now,even when they screw up and kill homeowners believing they are being home invaded, I would rather be armed and have the police go on strike.

[NY.SS-Bar9]

Mike Bloomberg and James Holmes

Both Crazy

Both will get you killed

[Sudetenland]

Ummm . . . but, Nanny Bloomers, most rank and file members of the police force support gun rights and gun ownership by the public. It's only the political appointees--like big city police chiefs--who support your totalitarian ideas.

I doubt the cops would go out on your little strike (unless they were very well paid to do it by some skunk like you).

[Aevery_Freeman]

What a great idea. We could defend ourselves.

Let's face it, most of our police effort is diverted to revenue raising for governments and lawyers. The crackdown on drunk driving has just given us a lot of young men no longer able to provide for their children because they can't drive. The War on Drugs has become just the best way to increase profits.

Maybe we could fire the SWAT teams.