Hi Angeline:
It's a strategy that Giuliani employed in NYC as well, going after "quality of life" offenses like panhandling, windshield washing, etc. There was criticism of it at the time, but it worked.
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Hi Angeline:
It's a strategy that Giuliani employed in NYC as well, going after "quality of life" offenses like panhandling, windshield washing, etc. There was criticism of it at the time, but it worked.
Hope he's successful, Angeline -- and that it's done in a fair and equitable manner. There's a big flap here at the moment, as the Houston Police Department's own stats show that Blacks and Latinos are much more likely to be stopped for minor traffic offenses than Anglos, and once stopped are 3+ times (on average) more likely to be searched than Anglos. Of course, say the police, those stats don't necessarily mean that racial profiling is involved...
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