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by roc 3910 days ago
Because cities without New York's policies saw the same drop in crime?
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PhantomGremlin 3910 days ago
How about quality of life???

Rudy Giuliani got rid of all the annoying squeegee men that loved to shake down vehicular traffic. But now ... they're baaackkk "terrorizing city streets"!

http://nypost.com/2014/08/07/squeegee-men-are-back-and-terro... http://nypost.com/2015/07/19/squeegee-man-is-citys-latest-bl... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squeegee_man

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happyscrappy 3910 days ago
Chicago?
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tptacek 3910 days ago
The crime rate in Chicago dropped sharply. Chicago did not employ "broken windows" policing.
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roc 3910 days ago
I'm guessing you're talking about the recent spike in shootings? That spike has a long way to go to reach the peaks of the 70s and 90s.
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