New York City CCRB
At least TWO recent moves by current
Mayor Bill DeBlasio would probably make Rudy Giuliani beam. On Thursday (March
12th, 2015) the Mayor proposed putting new restrictions on visits to Rikers
Island, one of which would, in effect, bar those with criminal records from
visiting altoether. (http://www.wsj.com/…/de-blasio-seeks-new-restrictions-on-ri…)
He has also apparently pushed the
Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) to begin instituting AND prosecuting
perjury charges against those who bring false complaints against police
officers. The next time someone files a complaint against police that is "unfounded"
(a/k/a "false") they may wind up facing criminal perjury charges.
The PBA is rightfully skeptical about
the CCRB's apparent "change of heart," but it certainly SEEMS like a
step in the right direction.
Bottom line, enforcement (from local
Police to the FBI & IRS) are "the BUSINESS end of government."
From government's standpoint, most criminal acts deprive government of much
needed tax revenues, whether it's selling untaxed cigarettes, or other
contraband, or doing harm to others - putting that person out of work and
probably costing the government money in medical and other expenses - violent
crime costs local, state and the federal government BIG!
While the current Mayor hasn't had a
stellar record on law and order, with many feeling he sympathizes too much with
"hard scrabble" felons, he DOES deserve credit when he does something
right....and these two things certainly seem to fit that bill.
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