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Old 10-13-2015, 07:43 PM   #1
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...they do have bad days
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Look I don't want to turn this thread into a cop bashing / cop praising flame war. I am in neither camp. I will offer praise or criticism where it is due. In my opinion criticism was due IN THIS CASE.

I grew up in New York City and have lived here for (almost) half a century. I VIVIDLY remember what this place was like during the 70's and 80's. I could list the crimes that were perpetrated against me, other family members and friends but I don't want to crash the Yarisworld servers. Yes all those stories you heard about what a lunatic asylum this city was during that time are true. NYC today is nothing like that. In large part that is due to strong, effective police work. The NYPD deserves credit for this city's renaissance. What I saw during my interaction with the officer the other day was a sort of "that's just the way it is" attitude that was too common among the police (and the citizenry) during the bad old days, mixed with a "because I said so" stance. I didn't like it then and I still don't like it now. (Yes I know that this was hardly the crime of the century, but still.)

Now to get this thread back on track...
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Old 10-13-2015, 09:11 PM   #2
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Look I don't want to turn this thread into a cop bashing / cop praising flame war. I am in neither camp. I will offer praise or criticism where it is due. In my opinion criticism was due IN THIS CASE.

I grew up in New York City and have lived here for (almost) half a century. I VIVIDLY remember what this place was like during the 70's and 80's. I could list the crimes that were perpetrated against me, other family members and friends but I don't want to crash the Yarisworld servers. Yes all those stories you heard about what a lunatic asylum this city was during that time are true. NYC today is nothing like that. In large part that is due to strong, effective police work. The NYPD deserves credit for this city's renaissance. What I saw during my interaction with the officer the other day was a sort of "that's just the way it is" attitude that was too common among the police (and the citizenry) during the bad old days, mixed with a "because I said so" stance. I didn't like it then and I still don't like it now. (Yes I know that this was hardly the crime of the century, but still.)

Now to get this thread back on track...
I agree with how the city is today...I was there a few times a few years ago when my daughter was doing an internship there. Quite frankly I felt safer there than when I was in Cleveland for an event....and Cleveland is no NYC by scale. One last thing regarding good day bad days....I have found that 99% of the time I find myself in a situation when the other person is well...not as pleasant as I would like, I ask them, how is your day going, or something like..You finishing up your shift soon?...it almost always changes the direction of things...a smile on my part sometimes helps if the conversation works it in....just a thought.
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Old 10-13-2015, 10:07 PM   #3
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...One last thing regarding good day bad days....I have found that 99% of the time I find myself in a situation when the other person is well...not as pleasant as I would like, I ask them, how is your day going, or something like..You finishing up your shift soon?...it almost always changes the direction of things...a smile on my part sometimes helps if the conversation works it in....just a thought.
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Old 10-14-2015, 01:13 AM   #4
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