From the Village Voice:
Have you ever tried to report a crime to the NYPD? Were you dissatisfied with the response? Did the cops give you the runaround?
Graham Rayman, who wrote the "The NYPD Tapes: Inside Bed-Stuy's 81st Precinct," in this week's fresh-from-the-presses issue of the Voice, wants to hear your story.
Are you a police officer currently on the job or retired from the force? We'd love to hear your take as well.
Send any anecdotes, impressions, and experiences of how the NYPD takes crime complaints -- particularly if you've witnessed an emphasis on hitting statistical targets -- to grayman@villagevoice.com.
15 comments:
Yes. I am a reported beating and the police took half an hour to reach the crime scene
A friend of mine made a huge mistake and moved in with her abusive boyfriend. One time he came back at night and started flipping out at her and pulled a knife. When she called the police at the 81st saying her boyfriend was chasing her with a knife, they said they really couldn't do anything unless he stabbed her.
Thankfully she's moved on...
I called the 104 about my garage being broken into. Still waiting for them to come by. That was 6 years ago.
I suppose i could call them about a friend of mine who's boyfriend was abusing her. Oh wait, it wont matter, he's a cop!
My son was arrested for carrying a "graffiti implement " - a water based magic marker (school required) by the undercover assholes from Bayside 111th. Best part - they said he was in a known graffiti area - right across the street from the police station - says a lot about those cops -
When our apartment was burglarized (this was around 15 years ago) by our neighbor's boyfriend, we called the cops. They told my husband they could do nothing, and that the next time he saw the guy in the hallway he should attack him with a baseball bat and claim it was self-defense.
Way to keep the peace, NYPD!
It's a shame because I'm sure there are good guys out there who just do their job. Bad news sells space, good news nobody wants to here.
I have been calling the 106 precinct for months about the tenants above me who were constantly making noise and eventually got sick .On the 10/29/2009 I called 311 and two female officer attached to the 106 precinct came and started banging on my door.I opened it and they said I was making noise .I tried to explain I was the one who called 311 but one of the asked me of my ID and I told her I was late for my doctor,s appointmentshe said it would only take a min.She then give me a ticket to appears in court-on Christmas eve( 24 th dec 2009).I went tc pourt on three occassions and the last occassion is when she showed up-hoping I would not show for the case .She started lying said was playing loud music and and banging on the tenant's ceiling.The judge ask if she was present,she said no for the banging the ceiling but yes for the loud music.She had to sound credible to get a conviction and for her ego.I then told her in court that I do not have a radio in my apt.She did not answer.The judge started shaking his head and open his mouth in wonder and told her the case is silly and dismissed it.I then told her so others can hear in the court room, I said " you know that is a lie,that is a lie ,I do not have a radio in my apt" I called 311"I then opened the court door and followed her and continue teling her about her lies in court and how she just commited perjury.She then said"that is in there and it's already finished.
I then called the 106 precinct and the sargeant told me to file a complaint against her and I did, to the internal affairs and also to the CCRB.
I love this blog but these stories are such fucking nonsense. If you want to hate cops fine but I would love to know the real deal behind these stories.
The real story is that they really happen.
I am with John. Cops may not be perfect, but these stories seem just a bit too one-sided and far fetched.
I am too. Not to mention how much they were insolent and impudent
I had my landlord try to put me in a lunatic asylum, along with two other hold-out tenants in my building.
I was confronted by several policemen who asked for my name and then refused to give me theirs. I was offered a seat in a closed ambulance so they could "check my health."
I declined and called my lawyer brother and the Queens DA instead. I guess I wasn't so crazy after all.
Ufortunately most of the current crop of cops are too young and have no life experience.They don't know how to speak or listen to people.Their limted experiennce turns them into guessers.They couldn't investigate their way out of a paper bag.When you add that into the mix of them being forced to make arrests and write an unreasonable amount and type of summons,it is very bad for the citizenry.Remember,even though Bloombrg cut 6000 cops,he still wants the arrests and tickets that they would have brought in.The "do more with less" mantra is killing the nypd.......and making life miserable for the average guy.
John, you're an idiot if you think "these stories are such fucking nonsense".
Years ago, I was robbed at gunpoint by a cab driver (how's that for role reversal?). I was dumped out of the cab (safely) on Jewel Avenue. I made my way to Queens Blvd. where I saw a patrol car issuing a summons. I told the officer what had happened to me and he simply did not give a shit. He did not want to hear about it or help me in any way.
I saw the Q65A coming, so I ran for it and made my way home.
That's just ONE instance. So perhaps you'll want to hear about the police response the time I was assaulted - for no apparent reason - crossing Woodhaven Blvd?
And, how about the time when my house was broken into (while I was in it) and the police took 2½ hours to show up - and didn't do a fucking thing when they did?
You want to know "the real deal"? Just read what people here have written.
You are right when you say that most police officers are too young and do not understand their job as they should.
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