Sandy
10-07-2017, 12:30 AM
The dangerous hands-off approach in the NYPD’s 42nd Precinct is reflected in official crime statistics, which show that shootings are up dramatically there.
Another law-enforcement source said it’s not just a few cops in the precinct who are taking this tactic.
“It’s everybody — 100 percent,” the source said.
Law-enforcement sources said the alarming situation is the result of a spate of civil-rights lawsuits, which recently led a detective to file a $175 million notice of claim against the city on grounds that it’s too eager to settle such cases.
http://nypost.com/2017/10/01/cops-backing-off-busts-in-south-bronx-to-avoid-lawsuits/
Another law-enforcement source said it’s not just a few cops in the precinct who are taking this tactic.
“It’s everybody — 100 percent,” the source said.
Law-enforcement sources said the alarming situation is the result of a spate of civil-rights lawsuits, which recently led a detective to file a $175 million notice of claim against the city on grounds that it’s too eager to settle such cases.
http://nypost.com/2017/10/01/cops-backing-off-busts-in-south-bronx-to-avoid-lawsuits/