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President Biden: The NEW one and only politics thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Jan 20, 2021.

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  1. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    The largest police presence in NYC I have seen in the past 10 years was around the Garden for the MTV awards. Automatic weapons and everything. I suspect this mobilization is 15 percent precautionary and 85 percent "overtime, baby!"
     
    Michael_ Gee, Mar 21, 2023
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  2. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member


    Just so . . .

    NYPD Blows Overtime Budget by Nearly $100 Million, On Pace for Record
     
    Azrael, Mar 21, 2023
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  3. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    The good news is that all of that overtime pay has contributed to a ton of Dunkin' Donuts business. ... and there has been a surge of basements being finished on Staten Island. So if we reimagine it as a job creation program, I am sure it's very economically productive.
     
    The Big Ragu, Mar 21, 2023
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  4. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Easiest safety precaution the city could take today against rowdy Trumpist protest would be to shut down the Staten Island ferry.
     
    Azrael, Mar 21, 2023
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  5. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member

    DanielSimpsonDay, Mar 21, 2023
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  6. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    I'm glad YOU said it, instead of me.

    But you made me smile.

    You have to admit. ... this has the potential to turn into a skeevatz vs. skeevatz event. ... at least half of them will be being paid overtime for being there, so there's that.

    FWIW, we were talking about Trump being arrested over the weekend (we were walking by the DA's office / courthouse) and I personally liked the idea of a Mexican-American being the cop who fingerprints and books him. I speculated that there is something like 20 percent of the group of detectives who might be chosen -- with names like Garcia and Rodriguez -- who have volunteered to work that shift.
     
    Last edited: Mar 21, 2023
    The Big Ragu, Mar 21, 2023
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  7. garrow

    garrow Well-Known Member

    LOL

     
    garrow, Mar 21, 2023
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  8. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    Leaving aside the fact that crime is down and NYC is safer than a lot of places (typical GOP dog whistles about “urban” areas), where is the evidence of the crimes which aren’t being prosecuted because of the Trump grand jury?
     
    Webster, Mar 21, 2023
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  9. Octave

    Octave Well-Known Member

    you only cover our rally when we're out of riblets
     
    Octave, Mar 21, 2023
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  10. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Likewise NYPD expert . . . Mike Pence.

     
    Azrael, Mar 21, 2023
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  11. Songbird

    Songbird Well-Known Member

    No longer do we live and die by stats.

    Twain said something to that effect too, I think.

     
    Songbird, Mar 21, 2023
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  12. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    “The use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of Donald Trump has been approved.”
     
    dixiehack, Mar 21, 2023
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