This magazine article is from an edition of This American Life that I heard on the radio last Sunday. In essence it was how a straight down to earth policeman who had the sense to realise that overzealous policing with ordinary members of the public, leads to a situation of unco-operation from law abiding citizens. In the end they dumped him for doing the right thing. I have seen this situation where one thing leads into another, culminating in an unsolved murder. The reduction in crime statistics in New York was largely by downgrading serious crimes such as burglary to unlawful possession. http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/414/right-to-remain-silent http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-05-04/news/the-nypd-tapes-inside-bed-stuy-s-81st-precinct/
But you can keep the police in mind in any and all cases of immorality per running out the closet in the downtown of, perhaps, Kiev, Ukraine. this February.
