Zero tolerance? That’s how New York tried it

Zero tolerance had to reverse that mentality before things could get out of hand. Jumping over the turnstile of the metro was now severely punished under Giuliani. Walk over on the footpath if it is still red: you were arrested. Begging too aggressively and urinating in public: severely punished.

You also had to go to court that day. Fast court, 24 hours a day. In New York there are also several night courts, the “night courts”.

There were by the zero tolerance He has also made quite a few bullshit arrests: arrested for putting your feet on a subway bench, or for not keeping your dog on a leash.

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