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freeradicalx t1_j1nxc02 wrote

Reply to comment by NuYawker in NYPD pilot stripped of badge after wife's arrest for vaccine fraud by mowotlarx

For scanning ships near the harbor for radiological weapons... Huh. Seems like something the navy or coast guard would be better suited for. Not that it doesn't seem like an important task but definitely not something I'm comfortable giving cops planes for, and the article illustrates why.

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thatgirlinny t1_j1o8sq2 wrote

We’re completely bound by water. Leaving surveillance and investigation of same to Federal entities is kind of daft.

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ZeBridgeIsOut5 t1_j1pbic8 wrote

I dunno, I think that seems like the common American cultural oversimplification that letting feds do stuff is automatically wrong.

Dozens of countries probably federally patrol their water borders perfectly well. Americans just often assume state and local control is better, even if it often isn't any more efficient or effective.

Often in stuff like this the city and state are forced to share responsibility because the feds are wildly and purposefully underfunded.

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thatgirlinny t1_j1pjz3n wrote

I never sais I’m operating on an assumption that all Fed depts are inadequate; this is about both complementary and differing skill sets and priorities.

We need NYPD to have marine capabilities for myriad practical reasons. Bridge jumpers, accidental drownings, local crime investigations where perps involved the waterways? Local wins, and likely has a lower cost-per-investigation price than a Fed agency, who lack the relationships with other municipal resources to solve crimes, find a missing person, etc.

Ships registered to other countries in these waters? Large-scale rescues at sea? Fed agencies should handle with cooperation of NYPD Marine units.

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Darth_JarJar300 t1_j1pz8sm wrote

Should the NYPD be disbanding their organized crime task forces too?

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brownredgreen t1_j1qhq1n wrote

Forgot about the Bronx, huh?

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thatgirlinny t1_j1r5k08 wrote

No water boundaries in the BX? You might consult a map, son.

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brownredgreen t1_j1r62xc wrote

"completely bound by water"

The Bronx is not completely bound by water. Son.

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thatgirlinny t1_j1rup33 wrote

It’s bound by water, and requires surveillance and protection. Don’t get your knickers caught in a dumb technicality,

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