Marable weighs in

[Carl Remick]

>From: "Joseph Raso" <rasoj at hotmail.com>
>
>Carl:
>
>>Has it come to this then, clapping the NYPD on the back because it has a
>>better human rights record than some Latin American death squad?  As a
>>middle-aged, white commuter in NYC I have stood little chance of getting
>>bounced around by Rudy's uniformed thugs.  But there is no question that,
>>during Rudy's reign, the NYPD assumed an air of swaggering arrogance that
>>took a real toll of the city's quality of life for everyone.
>
>
>I only lurk here and I usually find the dialogue insightful and intelligent
>but some of the comments in this thread have been absurd beyond belief and 
>I
>feel compelled to respond. Doug, Justin and Luke have been important
>exceptions.
>
>The Salvadoran death squads slaughtered over 50,000 people ... [etc]
>
>The above words in no way exonerate the NYPD ...

You're right.  Your comments in no way exonerate the NYPD.

Carl

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