How many NYPD cops does it take to arrest a businessman for smoking in park? Eight officers cuff businessman for smoking in public space

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[–]William_World 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

good it's annoying to smell it. he was being belligerent, just put it out. but arrest people for smoking weed too. if this guy was black they wouldn't arrest him.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

I'm not saying he shouldn't have been arrested. The problem is that there aren't enough police to deal with things like violent schizos on the subway, leading to deaths from civilians having to intervene - yet somehow they have 8 officers available to deal with a guy smoking a cigarette.

[–]William_World 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

yeah i saw everyone making that comments in the dailymiail site there. It's a fallacy I think. The cops should do both, arrest assholes like this guy and also schizos on the subway. It's not an either or. This guy was acting just as schitzo so I'm glad he got arrested just too bad they let him out.

[–]twolanterns 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

point maybe was it took 8 ?

[–]William_World 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

i do think it's importnt to get a lot of cops cuz a schitzo might have a knife on him or something

you're underestimating how tough a job it is

[–]twolanterns 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

how did they handle this in the old days ?

werent treated with kid gloves back then and thus many perps were dissuaded

[–]William_World 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

yeah they would have put this guy in jail in old days so he'd be in jail already and not commiting multiple crimes, now no one ever goes to jail, jails are empty.

[–]bife_de_lomo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

People smoke weed in NYC parks all the time, why the double standard for cigarettes?

[–]Canbot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Why is he being described as a buisness man? Is this 3rd grade?

[–]Musky 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Maybe he does a business.

[–]Brewdabier 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Cameras all over yet not 1 second of video, this tells me the "smoker" had done a lot more than just smoke a cigarette. Cops always show force when dealing with a violant person and or when a crowd becomes angry. What I find odd it NYPD actually enforcing a law.