Comments on: Emergency Meeting Called http://uptownflavor.com/2007/06/25/emergency-meeting-called/ Serving Harlem Cultural Flavor Since 2006 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: AA http://uptownflavor.com/2007/06/25/emergency-meeting-called/#comment-15560 AA Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:41:50 +0000 http://uptownflavor.wordpress.com/2007/06/25/emergency-meeting-called/#comment-15560 Sounds like the purpose and agenda last night was to convince each other of a wishful thought. I don't believe anyone has a foundation to suggest the recent shootings in Harlem are isolated incidents. There have been 3 that I know of in the last couple of weeks, 2 resulting in deaths, the one at Mt. Morris Park and one on 11th and 5th or so a couple of weeks ago. I don't believe the 2 shot on 12th last Saturday died. Just wait, eventually one of the victims will be White, when that happens this topic and issue will be in the news non-stop around the clock. But it's going to take that, a White person to be victimized for this issue to be on the front burner of concern. Sounds like the purpose and agenda last night was to convince each other of a wishful thought. I don’t believe anyone has a foundation to suggest the recent shootings in Harlem are isolated incidents.

There have been 3 that I know of in the last couple of weeks, 2 resulting in deaths, the one at Mt. Morris Park and one on 11th and 5th or so a couple of weeks ago. I don’t believe the 2 shot on 12th last Saturday died.

Just wait, eventually one of the victims will be White, when that happens this topic and issue will be in the news non-stop around the clock. But it’s going to take that, a White person to be victimized for this issue to be on the front burner of concern.

]]> By: anon http://uptownflavor.com/2007/06/25/emergency-meeting-called/#comment-15558 anon Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:34:58 +0000 http://uptownflavor.wordpress.com/2007/06/25/emergency-meeting-called/#comment-15558 Firstly, the murder robbery was clearly an isolated incident, had there been a spree of robberies before then this could be seen as part of a trend, but that is not the case, in fact Mount Morris Park is better patrolled and less crime, most locals agree. One concern is there must have been more than one witness to identify these killers, if they do not come forward they are accomplices to the death of this man from the Bronx. Another concern I have is the police seem to be judged by their ability to address quality of life issues, which in my experience they are not so good at. They should be firstly judged by their response to serous incidents, god forbid anyone should ever need them for something more serious than BBQ noise and you ask them to intervene a dangerous situation, they will be there and you will see the NYPD very differently. The police policy of stop and frisk is clearly essential here, how many guns are left at home that would otherwise be carried on the street. How many more incidents like last weekend if the police did not have a policy of stop and frisk. It is the guns on the street that make a robbery or altercation escalate to a loss of life. We can’t change Americas love of guns, but we can make it harder for guns to be on the streets of New York. One woman complained that the police made a crime scene out of the projects, complaining that this was unnecessary, she should be thankful to the police for being there trying to catch the bad guys and should be giving the police her support. I feel bad for the police, they are under pressure from new residents for quality of life issues, they are under pressure from some long-term residents for what is perceived as harassment. In short, keep up the stop and frisk and god bless the NYPD. Firstly, the murder robbery was clearly an isolated incident, had there been a spree of robberies before then this could be seen as part of a trend, but that is not the case, in fact Mount Morris Park is better patrolled and less crime, most locals agree.

One concern is there must have been more than one witness to identify these killers, if they do not come forward they are accomplices to the death of this man from the Bronx.

Another concern I have is the police seem to be judged by their ability to address quality of life issues, which in my experience they are not so good at.

They should be firstly judged by their response to serous incidents, god forbid anyone should ever need them for something more serious than BBQ noise and you ask them to intervene a dangerous situation, they will be there and you will see the NYPD very differently.

The police policy of stop and frisk is clearly essential here, how many guns are left at home that would otherwise be carried on the street. How many more incidents like last weekend if the police did not have a policy of stop and frisk.

It is the guns on the street that make a robbery or altercation escalate to a loss of life.

We can’t change Americas love of guns, but we can make it harder for guns to be on the streets of New York.

One woman complained that the police made a crime scene out of the projects, complaining that this was unnecessary, she should be thankful to the police for being there trying to catch the bad guys and should be giving the police her support.

I feel bad for the police, they are under pressure from new residents for quality of life issues, they are under pressure from some long-term residents for what is perceived as harassment.

In short, keep up the stop and frisk and god bless the NYPD.

]]> By: tl http://uptownflavor.com/2007/06/25/emergency-meeting-called/#comment-15551 tl Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:59:39 +0000 http://uptownflavor.wordpress.com/2007/06/25/emergency-meeting-called/#comment-15551 Having attended this meeting last night, what worries me and should worry all of us is that all the speakers were confident that this was just an aberation. What is your confidence level? What if this is really a reversion to the mean after years of progress in cracking crime. Clearly a drop-off in young people wanting to be police officers is beginning to have an impact on NYC. Having attended this meeting last night, what worries me and should worry all of us is that all the speakers were confident that this was just an aberation. What is your confidence level? What if this is really a reversion to the mean after years of progress in cracking crime.

Clearly a drop-off in young people wanting to be police officers is beginning to have an impact on NYC.

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