Re:How we built the largest database of police use of force ...
by Spooky23 on Sunday December 02, 2018 @02:11PM
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No, it’s more like it doesn’t accomplish anything.
The point of stop and frisk is essentially to hassle everyone in a perceived high crime area and grab people with warrants, etc.
My dad worked in NYC public housing in the 90s, and these aggressive policing measures were both effective and welcomed (to a point) by the community, as it pushed out people that were ruining their homes and lives.
Like all things bureaucracy, the metrics ended up mattering more than reality. Aggressive policing became systematic harassment and the police go out of their way to not see things. That’s why you can walk through Rockefeller Center and observe scam cartoon characters hustle tourists 6 feet away from police details. Good metrics are valued higher than the public.
The point of stop and frisk is essentially to hassle everyone in a perceived high crime area and grab people with warrants, etc.
My dad worked in NYC public housing in the 90s, and these aggressive policing measures were both effective and welcomed (to a point) by the community, as it pushed out people that were ruining their homes and lives.
Like all things bureaucracy, the metrics ended up mattering more than reality. Aggressive policing became systematic harassment and the police go out of their way to not see things. That’s why you can walk through Rockefeller Center and observe scam cartoon characters hustle tourists 6 feet away from police details. Good metrics are valued higher than the public.