The NYPD are still enforcing issues that impact public safety. They’re just not doing the things that collect revenue for the city right now.
And that’s why the leftist enemedia is upset with them is because the cops aren’t out strong-arming money from people.
New York City’s 2014-2015 budget is partly based on revenue from $512 million in parking violation fines.
And THAT is what the NYPD isn’t doing right now.
Very smart of the cops.
If they hadn’t been “following orders” and enforcing the cigarette-revenue law, there would have been no Eric Garner incident, two cops wouldn’t have been murdered, etc.
It has been little noted, but because of its lousy tax base, Ferguson’s government is highly dependent on taxation-by-harassment, the main reason for tension between cops and “the community.”
The whole system of taxing-by-harassment is corrupt. Cops should not be revenooers.
“They’re just not doing the things that collect revenue for the city right now.”
Kathy “Tootsie” Whitmire tried a similar thing with the HPD in the early 80s. The police had asked for something administrative in nature and not about money. “Tootsie” refused so that the police stopped writing traffic tickets. Her “No” lasted three days then she suddenly changed her position and ok’ed the administrative request. ;-)