“citywide summons issued this past week numbered just 2,128, compared to 26,512 a week earlier.”
…that blows my mind! And only one in the area where the cops were shot. This news will encourage another Furguson. “Death Wish lll” with Charles Bronson comes to mind.
Not necessarily. Remember, this is NYC. Every damned thing is illegal there. I’d be very interested to see what exactly is happening to the crime rate there. If violent offenders are still being dealt with properly, but the little crap is being overlooked, is it a net negative effect? The “broken windows” theory says yes, but we’re far past broken windows by now.