New York has arrested several people recently for violating its extreme gun-control measures. The question is should there be any mercy or is “zero tolerance” sensible. John Lott chimes in here…
And, a marine faces jail time in New York. More here…
His ‘9/11 campaign’ seems to have ensured Rudy Giuliani’s position at the top of opinion polls for the most likely Republican candidate for Presidentship in the 2008 elections. September 11 apart, Giuliani has other things going for him. His term as mayor of New York is notable for ridding the city of crime. His hardliner approach, involving strict crackdowns on offenses major and minor, saw crime rates dropping. (Whether this owed entirely to his mayorship, is debated.) While he drew criticism for being politically incorrect and aiming at ethnic groups, his supporters say he did what was necessary to control the rampant crime rates that existed in New York.
His ‘9/11 campaign’ seems to have ensured Rudy Giuliani’s position at the top of opinion polls for the most likely Republican candidate for Presidentship in the 2008 elections. September 11 apart, Giuliani has other things going for him. His term as mayor of New York is notable for ridding the city of crime. His hardliner approach, involving strict crackdowns on offenses major and minor, saw crime rates dropping. (Whether this owed entirely to his mayorship, is debated.) While he drew criticism for being politically incorrect and aiming at ethnic groups, his supporters say he did what was necessary to control the rampant crime rates that existed in New York.