Posted on 07/09/2007 1:32:26 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Lead poisoning reduces crime when combined with the correct amount of cordite.
“Bratton and Giuliani instituted harsh measures against quality-of-life offenses, based on the “broken windows” theory of addressing minor offenses to head off more serious crimes.”
Correct. This long-winded article detracts from the truth of what was happening on the streets: giving the police authority to deal with lawbreakers, and re-programming people to comply with the tenets of law and order.
If you look at the real crime statistics, you’ll notice that the crime rate started to decline well before Giuliani became mayor.
http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/nycrime.htm
He targeted sex shops, especially along 42nd street. He also targeted squeegee windshield washers. I believe both actions contributed to the decrease in NYC crime by improving the quality of life.
You'd be wrong, then. The trend toward reduced crime started well before he became mayor.
What did he do about 9/11 that makes him deserve any credit? What did he do? Everyone loves him for what he did on 9/11, but they can’t say what it is he actually did.
Perhaps. But for him to put the theory into practice he had to take on the entrenched liberal and minority interests in the heart of the beast and defeat them.
That takes very big brass ones, whatever else you can say about the man.
Rudy implemented zero tolerance on quality of life crime and most importantly ordered the NYPD to hold everyone to be ticketed for a minor offense long enough for there to be a warrant check and a parole status check. This sent thousands of criminals back behind bars. iow...he nailed them on the little stuff thereby prohibiting them from doing the big stuff.
Actually, I think the trend towards increased personal responsibility among minorities in NYC took a giant leap in ‘95 after the Million Man March. There was a change in attitude in many ways after that in a lot of people I saw.
But Giuliani knew what had to be done before that, and stuck to his plan in spite of the local liberal media crying and moaning about it.
“lead poisoning accounts for much of the variation in violent crime in the United States.”
Plausible marker, really.
As only unattended kids chew on lead paint, and unattended kids are more likely to grow up to be thugs than kids of parents who care about their kids and their stuff.
But lead causing the behavior? Doubt it.
Humidity rots the brain.
Well putting the C&C for terrorist attack in the WTC after the WTC was attacked the first time was brilliant.
(yeah, sarcasm)
Giuliani also tried to extend his term beyond what it was supposed to be following the 9/11 attacks. Someone should hit him on that.
“....Everyone loves him for what he did on 9/11....”
Count me out.....the way I see it, he was worthless except for the walk-on to Saturday Night Live to bless SNL with the right to be “funny” again, and refusing the Saudi money......beyond that, the WTC/911 matter would have evolved as it did quite well without him....and in some ways it might have been better had he not been entrenched prior to it, IMO.
Giuliani also tried to extend his term beyond what it was supposed to be following the 9/11 attacks.”
It was strongly considered iirc, but I think he abandoned that idea prior to taking the rule to task.
“WTC/911 matter would have evolved as it did quite well without him....and in some ways it might have been better had he not been entrenched prior to it, IMO.”
Entrenched? LOL. He was a lame duck mayor ready to ride off into the sunset with his younger gf. It was only after 9/11 that anyone even thought of him sticking around for another term.
In Freep’s zeal to denigrate him since he isnt the potus candidate of choice here, I think some are viewing his history through a biased prism.
his “preparations” for it - esp since his term of office began in the wake of the FIRST WTC bombing - were pathetic - from the git, thru his entire term, and ESP beginning on tuesday morning of 911 just before 9am.
You know it, and so does every other rudybot.......and everyone else, too.
Yeah,and I remember how the MSM wailed how the Police
were arresting those that jumped over the turnstiles
in the subway.
Found that people who did that quite often had outstanding
warrants.Suprise Suprise.Criminals don`t just do big
crimes,often do smaller ones.
Still don`t want him for President
I experienced it all too. They’re stooping really low to try take that away from him.
Did reducing lead content help lower crime rates. Sure. But it helped lower crime rates in the Bloomberg, Dinkins and Koch administrations as much as it during the Giuliani administration. So comparing crime rates in the Giuliani administration to crime rates in the Dinkins adminsitration is still comparing apples to apples.
big apples.
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