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cops feared that someone who already held strong anti-Jewish views or was a religious zealot could be pushed over the edge by watching the film.

Wasn't the guy who killed John Lennon "pushed over the edge" by reading "Catcher in the Rye"? Would the NYPD ban books, too?

"Wasn't the guy who killed John Lennon "pushed over the edge" by reading "Catcher in the Rye"?"

Alot of people have and yet the book is still out their for anyone to read....even the NYPD.

"Would the NYPD ban books, too?"

Apparently you aren't aware of the fact that the NYPD didn't ban "Catcher in the Rye". They don't ban movies either. We are talking about a special unit of the police department who went to see this movie....the anti hate crime unit. That means they are responsible for trying to cut down on hate crimes and if that means watching "Passions of Christ" or reading "Catcher in the Rye" then I see no problem with that all. If they banned this movie or book, then I'd feel differently about them, but they didn't.....so please cut down on the accusations.