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by themaninthedark 567 days ago
I would like to take a second to say, it is horrible for anyone to lose their life and a terrible tragedy for their family, especially around the holidays.

That being said, I think that both the assassination and the public's reaction to it show very well the shift that we have had regarding business leaders in the US. In prior times, these people were often pillars of community and something like this would be unthinkable instead of celebrated.

Edit add: Reddit's actions don't surprise me in the least as they want to appear advertiser friendly.
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FireBeyond 567 days ago
What I -am- curious to see is how NYPD's response and resources in response to this compares to the average homicide in NYC.
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justinclift 567 days ago
Also curious how many businesses in that area had problems with their CCTV cameras around that time?

"Sorry officer, it looks like the camera wasn't recording" type of thing.

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fred_is_fred 567 days ago
It would be naive to think that it will be the same. This one has too much media attention.
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themaninthedark 567 days ago
I am sure the response and resources will be exactly the same, and if he is caught the DA will file the same charges with the same recommendations and the Judge will apply the same standards.

Just like the man who attacked Paul Pelosi in San Fransisco had the same standards applied to him. I am glad that the state of CA is so strict on crime that a first time offender(who has mental health issues) convicted of burglary, false imprisonment, threatening a family member of a public official, kidnapping, and threatening a witness is given life in prison.

Or the police response when someone is pushed and their cellphone is stolen. >Boxer, 80, was assaulted in the Jack London Square neighborhood. "The assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped in a waiting car. She is thankful that she was not seriously injured,"

>I am working on the pier in Alameda right across the channel. There were a ton of police cars and a chopper there and I was wondering what the commotion was. https://www.reddit.com/r/news/comments/oscbxf/comment/h6nmek...

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