May 06 2025OPINION
New York's New Crime Fighting Tool: The Panic Button
New York City has a new strategy for dealing with crime. It is not about stopping it before it happens. Instead, it is about reacting to it after it starts. This is the Panic Button Doctrine. The city plans to spend $1. 6 million to install these buttons in 500 bodegas. Each button costs $3, 200. This plan is more about looking like they are doing something than actu...
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