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What is it about bus lanes that attract NYPD cruisers? Donuts unfashionable nowadays?

This is called there job stop hating... buses run red lights and cut off cars they can also pull up to a better stop to drop off the lady ever think of that...btw the police cars lined up in this picture are doing a terror dry run incase anything like Sept 11 happens again they have good timing when getting to the situation aka nypd critical response team so next time you want to talk shit actually know what you sayin

Actually Jim, you'd probably find readers of this site cheering cops if they ticketed people parking in a bus lane.

But Jim, this "next time you call 911" is the most wrongheaded knee-jerk argument that you unfortunately hear all too often on places like NYPD Rant, and I call b.s. on it. NYPD ought to discipline any of its employees they catch saying it.

jd, Jim, there are two general vehicle lanes and one bus lane.

Why not block 50% of car lanes instead of 100% of bus lanes?

And this isnt about an emergency. Ten police cars do not respond to an emergency. The cars also look empty. There is no crime happening, they're just parked there, not doing anything.

Terrorist drill? What exactly are they practicing? How to drive to an address and park? Good job guys, you made it to 34th street and you successfully parallel parked. Terrorism averted. How about moving along now?

apparently, the NYPD has a parade of cop cars with their flashing lights in the herald square area every so often...i guess they like scaring the heck out of tourists

Anyone with a brain should realize that you can complain about a hundred different NYPD practices and still not be disparaging the Department. This is about trying to improve the city.

jd, is it "hating," or is it trying to help transit riders by suggesting that NYPD find some way to do whatever they're doing?

Also, they're all from the same borough, as the second sentence of the post says; that also seems to be the case each time this happens:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/10798592@N08/sets/72157623594451102/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10798592@N08/sets/72157623270550695/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10798592@N08/sets/72157621180539402/

why don't you call up commissioner kelly then and the mayor

and whiskeytango has no idea what hes talking about bc every precinct has crime and im sure bolier is not on there list of to dos

Jd, will you get it through your thick head that this is not about individual officers? Stop crying wolf and save your thin-blue-line language for some time when it's actually appropriate.

This is not about "liberals" against "the police." This is about the decisions that the NYPD brass took with the support of the Commissioner and the Mayor that undermine transit in New York.

Yes, we also hate it when people park their personal cars in bus stops, but that's thousands of people making thousands of individual decisions. This is a handful of people making a decision that inconveniences hundreds of others.

More importantly, the NYPD's actions set an example. If whoever's running these drills can decide that bus service is not as important as their non-emergency activity, then thousands of people around the city will decide that stopping their car to buy the Daily News is more important than bus service. Then if the NYPD gives them a ticket they think there's no principle involved, and it's all about revenue.

So yes, we understand that the cops are doing their job. We're angry at the people who told them that their job is to block bus stops for no good reason. Now would you please lay off?

Psst... I heard that someone over on FreeRepublic said something about the NYPD that wasn't so nice. Better go check it out!

and btw those people up there were the ones making it about individual officers so idk what the fuck your talking about

you people are insane peace out haters

haha your funny guess you don't know any cops do you

hey emily why can't I have my own opinion. YOU THA TROLL