The Mayor Strikes Out
Posted by
Butler Shaffer on July 26,
2012 09:10 AM
Mayor Bloomberg has confirmed, by his proposal, that the role of the
police is not to protect the citizenry, but to enforce -- against the
public -- the partisan political policies of those in power. Perhaps the
mayor is recalling the year 1945, when then-mayor LaGuardia went on the
radio to read the Sunday comics to children during a strike by newspaper
deliverymen.
In response to gun-control advocates -- who want to limit the killing of
innocents to murders committed by American soldiers in foreign countries
-- gun sales have (according to one news report) gone up by 40%.
A nationwide strike by police officers would likely produce a sharp
decline in violent crime. When the devastating earthquake hit San
Francisco (back in the 1980s) the police reported that crime dropped
significantly. And why not? When people become aware that the only real
protection they have against violence -- whether the police are available
or not -- is their own effort to defend themselves, criminal activity
diminishes. If anyone doubts this, try stopping at an isolated farmhouse
some night and see how cautiously you are greeted.
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