XPost: nyc.politics, nyc.general, nyc.events 
 From: Ming@Mongo.com 
  
 torresD wrote: 
 > "Phil"  wrote 
 >>On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:13:19 GMT, "nyc kid"  wrote: 
 >> 
 >> 
 >>>In most professions in which you are responsible for the safety and 
 >>>welfare 
 >>>of others, a drug & alcohol test is routine when someone gets hurt.  Why 
 >>>shouldn't this be true for nypd?  Sounds like a good idea to me.  What do 
 >>>they have to hide... 
 >> 
 >>In most professions, you have the option of running away when there's 
 >>danger; police don't have that option. 
 > 
 > 
 > Police Officers are our firstline of defense against violent street 
 > criminals. 
  
  
 There is no hard evidence that police presence has any significant 
 effect on street crime.  To the contrary, what studies have been done 
 showed no significant effect. 
  
  
 > We ask them to risk their lives everyday for us and they do. 
  
  
 Police work is no more dangerous than most common jobs.  Bureau of Labor 
 Statistics figures show that garbage collectors have a much higher 
 job-related fatality rate--As do electricians, truck drivers, taxi 
 drivers, and even traveling salesmen. 
  
 > Police Officers keep that tissue thin fabric that prevents society 
 > from breaking down into anarchy together. 
  
  
 Again, no evidence for that whatsoever.  There were no police forces 
 when this country was founded and in fact up until the mid-1800s, but 
 society got along just fine. 
  
 > I salute all Police Officers. 
  
 I salute all those who expose government waste and corruption, of which 
 police are a prime example. 
  
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