Closing Bell: New York's Finest, Leading by Example

agreed 10:59- somehow we seem to forget the large number of cops willing to sacrifice their lives for us. As for the poster complaining about manuvering the stroller- you’re joking, right? Are you that person where the sound of whining meets the odor of mendacity? seems so.

I’m always amazed at the vitriol vented against cops- no,, they don’t get a free pas to do whatever, but the vast majority of them are fine, decent people who put their lives on the line everyday, and do a whole lot of good community work that no one ever hears about. Try learning about the NYPD explorers program. Big Brothers and Sisters. And there’s more.

That stance people complain about is vigilance. Cops have pretty much seen it all and it’s about being alert and prepared for anything- it’s not about you or your little parking ticket, or your need to be smiled at.You may not like them but if you’ve got a problem who ya gonna call?….oh- ghostbusters??

Congrats Mr. B- a nice cheap shot there.

The traffic around the AY site and in downtown Brooklyn is the worse than any of the 3 other large major cities in the U.S. in which I’ve lived. The WORST. It’s shamefully bad city planning. There are ALWAYS cars and even worse, huge trucks and buses, sitting smack in the middle of the box in all the intersections there. And it’s absolutely terrifying to cross these intersections as a pedestrian.

Yet somehow Ratner wondered why people who actually live in those areas were so in disbelief anybody was going to build a huge stadium there. HMMM, what a mystery! Just make Ratner hold his child’s hand (if he has one) and cross every intersection in and around the Atlantic Yards footprint and in downtown Brooklyn, then he might understand the ongoing protest a little better.

As for cops, just because a small handful of bad cops make headlines once or twice a year, or get as impatient with traffic as we ALL do (you know you’ve run a red light before, admit it) you do not write off the whole department. It’s infantile to do so. Not that rabid cop haters venting on a blog are known for their emotional maturity.

My hats off to the cops in the city & brooklyn. I used to work retail and restaurant in the city and the cops have always been very helpful when dealing with trouble makers.

I think most people love cops in the city, if you don’t own & drive a car. I feel that people that have cars & drive have a adversarial relationship with authority figures. For everybody else that take the subway, we get along very well.

My hats off to the cops…. & no, I’m not some old fart, I’m 29.

6:24pm – what are you 12yrs old? You are upset b/c cops don’t say hello to you? and they are too “Macho”?

And then you pull the “they work for me, I pay their salaries” nonsense….

1st of all, you are no more their employer/boss then you are the commander of the army, or are empowered to tell social security recipients how to spend their day, or can stroll into Goldman Sachs and walk around because you own some shares. They work for the city – not you

And as for their demeanor – could you please step out of your bubble for a moment and realize what it takes to be cop, to walk around in a UNIFORM all day, confront people at their worst moments (drunk, domestic issues, suicidal, homicidal etc…), give summons, make arrests etc, etc, etc – seriously consider for a second how much balls it takes to do what they do – who do you think is going to be able to do it effectively?

Please grow up and enter the real world.

Unless the kid becomes a cop.