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Old November 3, 2013, 02:46 AM   #43
ClydeFrog
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The Wire, urban crime issues....

If you watch the acclaimed HBO crime drama; The Wire, you get a better idea of how street gangs & low level drug dealers operate.
Modern era street criminals do not walk around with loaded guns all the time.
They will take apart & hide or cache the handgun/firearm around different locations. They do the same with illegal drugs or contraband.
Drug dealers & gang members in area routinely give out cheap cell phones to street people & homeless to "spy" on anyone that may be looking for the drug gangs.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying people who live in high crime areas are all bad or involved in crime(a point I myself made in a topic several months ago).
If S&F helped lower the violent crimes in a area or were a part of clearing criminal cases then it's worth it. If the #s don't support it, then S&F should be ended.

My point is that I don't see the NYPD plan as a serious threat to civil rights or to a majority of citizens. It would difficult to manage or maintain on a large scale.
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