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drpvn t1_izottlf wrote

Reply to comment by Desterado in NYC public libraries say proposed budget cuts may 'push us over the edge' by King-of-New-York

You are? About what? This is a thread about library funding.

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Desterado t1_izou8yg wrote

And you brought up the DOE?

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drpvn t1_izoudew wrote

Yeah, to contextualize the size of the NYPD budget, which someone else brought up. So what is it you want to discuss?

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Desterado t1_izovd4l wrote

Right, the NYPD budget is way higher than it should be.

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drpvn t1_izow7h9 wrote

Maybe you’re right, maybe not. I haven’t studied it closely. But the DOE’s budget is definitely higher than it should be.

Great discussion!

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Desterado t1_izowbj3 wrote

Maybe next time you talk to someone don’t imply that they’re happy about people dying.

I bet there’s a lot you haven’t studied closely.

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drpvn t1_izoxz8l wrote

Is this part of our “actual discussion”?

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Desterado t1_izoy1p9 wrote

Nope. Just an addendum.

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drpvn t1_izoz426 wrote

Feels like you never wanted an actual discussion.

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Desterado t1_izoz8bc wrote

You suggested that I took joy in people dying. You’re the one that ended the discussion with that bullshit.

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drpvn t1_izozvv7 wrote

What were we discussing?

Also, sorry, I had no idea that would upset you so much.

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Desterado t1_izozxkw wrote

You can read. Go look it up.

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drpvn t1_izp0896 wrote

You were making comments about how NYPD killed people and teachers don’t. Not a substantive discussion in my book. More like dropping juvenile comments. And then I upset you.

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Desterado t1_izp0efa wrote

Ah so you can read. Just make your points instead of dragging it out to try and be more of a dick.

My point was that for all the money we spend on police here they end up causing a ton of harm. Perhaps money is wasted on the DOE but they aren’t tearing families apart or beating people or killing them.

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drpvn t1_izp0se0 wrote

Policing by definition is going to involve what you would call “harm.” It involves forcing people to do things they don’t want to do, including a lot of violent people. It involves guns and knives. This explains why NYPD shoots more people than teachers do. I can’t believe I actually needed to point that distinction out.

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Desterado t1_izp0zky wrote

If you’re not a cop you should sign up. You’ll fit right in.

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drpvn t1_izp133p wrote

Is that part of the actual discussion that you value so highly?

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Desterado t1_izp1dq6 wrote

As I said before, it was over when you tried to say I enjoyed people being killed. This is just me being an asshole in kind.

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drpvn t1_izp1l6k wrote

There’s zero difference between you now and back when you badly wanted an actual discussion. Apart from such brilliant observations as “police kill people and teachers don’t,” you have nothing to say.

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Desterado t1_izp1ogf wrote

You have the deductive skills of a cop too. You’ll totally fit in.

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drpvn t1_izp1sa7 wrote

Maybe I’m wrong. I’m sure if I browse your comment history I’ll see a bunch of examples of you making interesting and nuanced points.

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Desterado t1_izp1vo1 wrote

I know I won’t find anything substantive in your comments.

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drpvn t1_izp27yq wrote

Lol, you’re one of the people who thinks it’s evidence-based to say that policing is incapable of reducing crime. Seriously, you have nothing to say except zingers about how you hate cops.

https://reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/zh01ix/_/izl2m2h/?context=1

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Desterado t1_izp2ftg wrote

Police aren’t the solution to crime. It’s pretty stupid to think that.

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drpvn t1_izp2ksw wrote

There is no “solution” to crime. It’s even dumber to think that. Crime can be managed. It will never be eradicated.

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