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Think. Again.

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3. Wow, I guess NYPD isn't too busy with actual crimes...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Dec 12, 2024, 02:01 PM

Dec 12

....if they can spend time and money on things that might be "akin" to crimes.

"Because the posters, which echo the words etched on bullet casings found by Thompson, instill fear and are explicitly threatening in nature, they are “out of the realm of something that would constitute free speech and more akin to something that would be considered a crime,” Rebecca Weiner, deputy commissioner for intelligence and counterterrorism at the NYPD, said by phone." - from the article

These corporate lords sure do get top-notch treatment!

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Police Investigate NYC 'Wanted' Posters of Finance Executives [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 12 OP

Wonder if all the health insurance operations in NYC are thinking about leaving the city and moving ? MichMan Dec 12 #1

Not sure what good that would do. The CEO and killer were both from elsewhere RockRaven Dec 12 #7

I suppose. If I was in upper management, I would avoid going in a hostile area if my life was in danger. MichMan Dec 12 #9

Wonder how NYPD is doing on those 357 unsolved murders & 2000 unanalyzed rap kits? NotHardly Dec 12 #15

Remind me again why I have no desire to go to NYC MichMan Dec 12 #17

I understand the alarm but wondering what can be done. 'Not sure those posting these hlthe2b Dec 12 #2

Double-standards will be in effect indefinitely TommyT139 Dec 12 #11

Great question ... goes to the multi-tiered legal system we have, I think. NotHardly Dec 12 #16

Wow, I guess NYPD isn't too busy with actual crimes... Think. Again. Dec 12 #3

If I were responsible for tens of thousands of deaths, I'd expect to see a few wanted posters of me Orrex Dec 12 #6

I agree. Think. Again. Dec 12 #8

Kind of like when the GOP uses imagery of Democrats in the crosshairs of a rifle sight, for instance? Orrex Dec 12 #4

They are gonna spend more time on those posters than the non-CEO murders RockRaven Dec 12 #5

Yep. Think. Again. Dec 12 #10

Mayor Adams TommyT139 Dec 12 #12

What will it take to get a health care system that Americans can afford? Martin68 Dec 12 #13

Are they illegal? Prairie Gates Dec 12 #14