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It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Started conversation Dec 28, 2020
New York: 12,000 uniformed officers in 1912, compared with 36,000 today. [Population in 1912: 3,437,202. Population in 2018: 8,336,817]
Public confidence in police departments is hard to curry, as events can get the upper hand. Witness Sept. 11, 2001, when police and firefighters were regarded as heroes for dealing with the attacks on the Twin Towers.
But every time the news media runs stories about police corruption or mishandling of sensitive cases regarding minorities, this good will can evaporate.
It's a puzzlement. But I'm glad to read that in 1912 there was progress being made.
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
FWR Posted Dec 28, 2020
I'm banned from New York, so couldnt possibly comment!
There was an old music hall song, If You Want To Know The Time - Ask a Policeman, apparently a lot of drunks woke up in cells without their watches back in the day!
I'm sure both constabularies worked under a lot of pressure, policing by totally different styles, very different beasts these Constables On Patrol.
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 28, 2020
I'm sorry to hear that you are banned. 
Or is it a self-imposed ban?
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
FWR Posted Dec 28, 2020
It all started three years ago, on Thanksgiving....
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 29, 2020
Since you are such a talented writer, I hope you will make a story out of it. I would love to read about it. 
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
FWR Posted Dec 29, 2020
Won't put the link, but it's in create archives. 
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 29, 2020
You have 95 entries there. This might not be a short search, though I jight hito n the perfect keyword to search by. We'll see.
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 29, 2020
I found it more easily than I expected. I also found some sympathy for your situation as the father of a dissatisfied teenaged daughter. At the end of the story, you say that you were allowed to resume your trip, but the experience soured you on New York. This was early in 2014. I say this because not everyone reading this thread will necessarily know this.
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 29, 2020
[Postscript to the preceding post]
Sometimes I am embarrassed for my country and the way it treats some foreigners. New York City is beyond my power to redeem. Boston is, too, but I could probably make a decent attempt to explain its quirks.
What do I know about the New York Police department? Well, Theodore Roosevelt was the Police Commissioner there in the late 1890s. I doubt that anyone alive cares much about that. I also enjoyed a TV series called "Barney Miller." [There's no guide entry on it.]
Yes, there were other series about N.Y. police. Don't remember much about them....
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
FWR Posted Dec 29, 2020
This was 2002.
I know nothing about NYPD, but I did train with Minnesota's finest. But that's another story!
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
FWR Posted Dec 29, 2020
TOP TIP 2020-
Never, ever, try to email DG whilst listening to Willie Nelson in the bath.
Your soapy fingers may hit the wrong keys and accidently activate the emergency call system....
Just saying....
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Dec 29, 2020
Anybody want to go and bail him out? 
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
FWR Posted Dec 29, 2020
.. And bring a towel!
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 29, 2020
12-01-14 "First Time in New York"
Did I miss something when I read the story?
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Dec 29, 2020
No. 
The Willie Nelson incident was a couple of hours ago. The adventures continue.
It was a beginning. New York was much smaller in 1912 than it is now
paulh, vaccinated against the Omigod Variant Posted Dec 29, 2020
This was far more exciting than almost anything that has happened to me. All I get is visits from large chickens, which only underlines how drab and dull my life is. (There's a Monty Python episode about an accountant.) I can't even eat library patrons; never thought to try that. 
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