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<br />"I)-minute walk from Grand Cent~1 If we want tbePOll~::tQttinctlon ;
<br />south to ltith Street. Each was In", the fl,lUn~ of tilel('profess.lQn,
<br />different pollee role - from helping SOme pOint we mustnan:p,\V\>l1r
<br />an aut-of-state motorist put Jumper pectations. Adding 'more... police,!:'
<br />cables onto her car's r.dhlg batterY. the street dOt$\'t load t~H_ st
<br />to writing up a parking summons. to crime. StulUeshave fJl'OYentilat.
<br />rautlne preventive patrol. It made citizen 8rou~ in ili~o(irilrae_ a .:
<br />me wonder: What .0ther...prQtessipg, perslst.in~IUn;~rmwe.co~/vt~,L
<br />daes the pUbJlc ""peet :fSO...mu~h tlmJ%'dclt~Q$ tlr'entitl~ to$JCU't'.',.
<br />from? .' .., rlty, butro.t'neiJltl)c)rhm~l.Iri~~"
<br />, ...... ,. :', ,'. '., partil;:Ul~dJ~mqM.thcrl)(~o.r,~~;
<br />SlOp crime. k~p the,P'8Ce~.~~Oifound,.f,B:tSOb6, b$t.'K~I~,.,a"'.,;
<br />the I,aw and c~tcb thecr()oks arett,.;,:,(jUllteh<l.\lSln$ And~t4'Ci'rt:1'Ii~~.
<br />traditional definitions ot poUcew()'k.,!"'pl>ij~qln!~.P11lVld,~t~; .., .'0.',
<br />But ontbe street, every eltlz<lnex<.',i .............l",.... "~i'.i':.<,.\:j\:.,;:~'
<br />pt~ct$ his definition to be on . view. .",-!,:ven ~O,$erviceitb'y($Al'~V14,,~ .
<br />Th.e' POlic.,em... an In Murray H.. ..i.lll1'\d...lw... ^..'. Tl,)I,l......... n.....~... .....Pll...... '.. 'tm.. .... ..'.... wQrk......... ... ...... .... ., ..'.'. ...~...... ...9... (-
<br />every right to teU the. womnntoc8U::teq,~iJtdtdg;:tI), . ..,ItIle
<br />II service station to .ether catmov,.:'~ Justij;e~Mrtme.t:r .:~,,;.J~t.
<br />109 again. T~e other Cop could bave" w~1ctbatttb,om~w . ...meteJy
<br />ignored tile Illegally parked cars anl.l~ lQC::kedtb~'r~OQf'an<l,.."lf1l;\Ows,
<br />given a summans to the d08owner'~rIY;".Jttftf?l:l~m'~~I~'I~"
<br />wilh the ,unleashed poodle 7"'fat~.Q;:.("m,rl~~~~,p'sjV~~~.;.,;,::( .,
<br />worse cnme, In my mind. .'( ,I "':'i' :/,,:''1;'.' "\
<br />..... ...., ..... ....\.,:TlU$~~fat1.lt~'CQIl~.mstllf'lal:'..:
<br />It someone walked I)Y~l)d'IuvJ., erpne "~f;dt..,tht':tll73J4'utsas .
<br />heart selzur:e. It Would hav.::';bflelttl)e. City. Pr,v,~tjve,P.Q;(Jl;~:RI!IP9rt\;'~J\s-
<br />cops' jObtQ apply first a.1c:l.lf,maJ.' S~J1'U1,"PQl~MJ)"po..tbhu.y,..
<br />cloe perCheS on a ledge. whotrle:! tQ.JOrtl1e:t,ntiJnt:en~*;otQ'der.tl1e
<br />talk Ijlm out of it? AndWhenmayorsqpNvel1~19Q~tcrt,QJe~tl1~appre...
<br />go on their perlQdiC"get to\l&bon"heOSlonot'f"j?Jdfi4"Cl",nstltu~8tar'
<br />crime" sprees,)t is the ptnroMI safe,",'tOQgreJt'a~~;opt9Q~w.Prj-
<br />ty of Hie individuaL cops.Qot the.ufl)$rYl'.i$i~f.i.Jt;V'...wH:htam.
<br />mayors. that Ill, on the IJne, .. llletl~t~i;(Q~nitY4hd,lttdlv1dultl\
<br />'. ... .;.. m~m~ry.'tb!!H)()llcel];aflonlyfacUi.
<br />'. am nat blind to the faults qt Ule p~';,; tat,tla~~",~,iw,m.~of.tbe con:t~
<br />lIce, Every city police fQrc~. is CQn;" : mU'Jt,Yim;tllfJ',"il.iQ~e8ij~~"l)t'9rde..,
<br />tamlnated by some degree of corruP7,.>a~dJ19.m~It:~1';:..'I.':,' it: . ..
<br />tlOn, and every city has $eenpoltce ..' <"",;:.{/ ."
<br />rrula,'ity, But 1 have I\nQwn. too many That'6Dqt',ar+,~mp,,<ut.flaUn.911.'
<br />wdivldual cops who had actlvel>octal . But not mUdtWHlcffi!ttae.,.... nejtl'u~r
<br />consciences or whQused tiletrpower . 1\ lower!l)& of,the crirlj,e rate nor a
<br />io enhance the life oUhe cl>mmunlty ,', rfij~n8 Ofpt)llt;@ n'KtraJ~ii-7;',unUl the
<br />Jll see l.he police as mer.etbems !npublicex~t.., as muc~().tI~lfas.Of
<br />,1 he simplistic us-versuSotbern equa.:the()Verbutq~l1.e4PQM.~e,' ..;,
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<br />Public expects too much of, the
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<br />By Colman McCartby
<br />The Washlnglon Post
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<br />New York
<br />"We're in 8 zone defense these
<br />days," said the cop. "Each of us does
<br />. our own job, but we look out for the
<br />Olher guys on the team too."
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<br />Atter a heavy run of recent pollee
<br />killings, the patrolman was tensely
<br />attentive lathe demands of his worlc.
<br />Including the possible demands ot
<br />some random street thug out tokm
<br />him. We talked tor (l few. minutes on
<br />a corner in tM Murray HUI section
<br />af Manhattan. Then he walked 'on,
<br />dl,ecklng the door lock$ on stores
<br />and ('rElUtlng. at about seven In the
<br />morning, a pOllee presence for the
<br />community, '
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<br />Witb murders tn the city at a record
<br />number In 197$, as well as several
<br />pollee killlng.~ In the IflSt few weeks,
<br />public . consciousness about pollee
<br />. work hl:l$ snapped into $h{lrp focug,1t
<br />is the same in WaShington, follawlng
<br />. . the sidewalk killing ot a policeman
<br />and the Shoot!)ut a. few days lat('r
<br />thatbroughl down his alleged attack:
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<br />In whatever city a cop Is killed, the
<br />immediate effect is public commo,
<br />lion. Some argue that COps, by na.
<br />lure,are lrigger-happy and get back
<br />what they give, Otht'rs say that too
<br />many laws - the "deadly torce"
<br />rules - conslraln the police in the
<br />use at their firepower, Above it all,
<br />politicians call tor tougher criminal
<br />sentences, policE' spakesmen damn
<br />(he politiclt)ns far law...fmforcement
<br />bUdget cuts. and individual citizens
<br />recall personal incidents - good and
<br />bad - InvolVing the pQlice,
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