1. The editorial’s central claim is that reduced police presence in New York City is irresponsible and a violation of civil rights.
2. The author states that “347 criminal summonses were issued citywide, down from 4,077 over the same period last year” (One week). This shows how the police presence in the city had been drastically reduced. This was speculated to be in an attempt to clam the protestors.
3. I believe that it was wrong to use this “broken windows” approach to the problem. Credibility is not renewed by stepping away and pretending that there isn’t a problem. It is returned when the police step in and make a positive impact on the community by protecting them like their job description entails them to do. This is not a problem that will dissolve overnight. There is a lot of work to do and it begins with the police upholding their own jobs.
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