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National Guard Members will Help Police New York City Subways
Gov. Kathy Hochul is sending National Guard members to keep New York City subway riders safe from crime.
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How long before NY can get rid of this scumbag governor?
#1 | Posted by DarkVader at 2024-03-07 11:00 AM | Reply
Keep letting criminals walk free from prosecution and this is what happens.
#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2024-03-07 11:32 AM | Reply
#2. Agreed, enough with all the delays, Trump needs to face justice.
#3 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-03-07 11:37 AM | Reply
Bag checks? Feels like security theater.
#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-07 12:11 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
They need to send the Colonial Marines from Aliens.
#5 | Posted by HanoverFist at 2024-03-07 01:07 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
Complete with military assault weapons 'designed to kill many people as fast as possible'. What could go wrong? What are they expecting? Are they actually planning to shoot those M16s in a crowded train station?
#6 | Posted by libs_of_dr at 2024-03-07 01:16 PM | Reply
"Are they actually planning to shoot those M16s in a crowded train station?"
I expect they aren't issued any ammunition, just like the National Guard soldiers we saw in airports after 9/11 had guns but no ammo.
Were you old enough to have spent time in airports 22 years ago? It seems like maybe you weren't.
#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-07 01:18 PM | Reply
They were issued ammo. It was in their belt pouch.
#8 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-03-07 01:21 PM | Reply
#5
Game over man. Game over.
#9 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-03-07 01:21 PM | Reply
Ramadan starts in 3 days so they're getting ready for an attack.
#10 | Posted by libs_of_dr at 2024-03-07 01:25 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
I expect they aren't issued any ammunition, just like the National Guard soldiers we saw in airports after 9/11 had guns but no ammo. #7 | Posted by snoofy
Southern Comfort protocol.
#11 | Posted by libs_of_dr at 2024-03-07 01:28 PM | Reply
They were issued ammo. It was in their belt pouch. #8 | POSTED BY SITZKRIEG
Mags too? That sounds dangerous!
#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-07 01:30 PM | Reply
There's always the one guy that brings his own ammo in case he sees a deer...
#13 | Posted by libs_of_dr at 2024-03-07 01:32 PM | Reply
#12 | POSTED BY SNOOFY AT 2024-03-07 01:30 PM | FLAG:
All of it. All that trouble and they didn't get to shoot anybody.
#14 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2024-03-07 01:34 PM | Reply
"All that trouble and they didn't get to shoot anybody."
Plus, they wouldn't have stopped 9/11 from happening either!
#15 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-03-07 01:49 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
The military are NOT police and should not be used that way - PERIOD.
#16 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-03-07 02:42 PM | Reply
So I have been to Romania a few times and used the Bucharest Subway every time. When I first went there it smelled like urine, full of disfigured beggars, you needed to be on your guard at all times, and basically a outdated in serious need of repair communist era, well, basically it was a ---- hole. It has been too long since I was last back - 2018? Anyhow I thought about it then. New Cars, all the lighting was fixed, the stations were clean and better lit, Bathrooms were acceptable I was told by my wife. And they had 2 police officers on each train. And it was FULL. Now Bucharest isn't NYC I know but it is amazing what spending on infrastructure can do. I think they started to spend on it because of bus and car congestion but it was an amazing difference.
#17 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-03-07 02:53 PM | Reply
The more I think about this article... I mean seriously?
Ridership is 3.2 MILLION people a day. This is 53% of pre-pandemic levels when it was what? 6.1 MILLION people a day? It isn't an airport and frankly it shouldn't be locked down like one. The headline grabbing incidents are nasty stuff but considering the number of people riding daily? Throw in the issues with drugs and homelessness, it barely seems worth mentioning. Just another excuse to head further toward a police state.
#18 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2024-03-07 03:00 PM | Reply
@ #5, #9
#19 | Posted by censored at 2024-03-07 05:13 PM | Reply
Ramadan starts in 3 days so they're getting ready for an attack. #10 | Posted by libs_of_dr
Same as my family during Thanksgiving dinner. They really are just like us!
#20 | Posted by censored at 2024-03-07 05:23 PM | Reply
Chip Chip Chip away the bill of rights.
#21 | Posted by fresno500 at 2024-03-07 05:35 PM | Reply
Good thing the crime rate is low, or non-existent.
#22 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-03-07 06:23 PM | Reply
#10 | POSTED BY LIBS_OF_DR
Is that why the Capitol building was walked up?
Interesting
#23 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-03-07 06:36 PM | Reply
You mean wok-ed up?
Nimrod
#24 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2024-03-07 08:41 PM | Reply
NYC is only one of the safest big cities in the country, if not the safest, and likely top 10 safest on planet earth.
So, yeah.
What a sensible thing to do.
I mean, this way people who have never been to NYC and will never come here can feel safe.
#25 | Posted by tres_flechas at 2024-03-08 09:00 AM | Reply
Monday, March 11 or Tuesday, March 12, depending on the sighting of the new moon.
Commence the eschaton. This age of Man draws to a close. Better luck next time!
#26 | Posted by libs_of_dr at 2024-03-08 09:58 AM | Reply
#7 | Posted by snoofy
Oh you! Sorry, I'm married!
#27 | Posted by libs_of_dr at 2024-03-08 10:03 AM | Reply | Funny: 1
Major problem is that National Guardsmen are not trained as police are, so not sure what this could lead to.
#28 | Posted by MSgt at 2024-03-08 02:12 PM | Reply
"Major problem is that National Guardsmen are not trained as police are ... "
What?
The NY police are trained? You learn something new every day!
#29 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-03-08 02:30 PM | Reply
#19
It's the only way to be sure...
#30 | Posted by madbomber at 2024-03-08 02:41 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1
#30
Ding! Ding ding ding!
#31 | Posted by libs_of_dr at 2024-03-08 02:51 PM | Reply
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Every time he shakes his head, and angel gets their wings!
#32 | Posted by Corky at 2024-03-08 02:57 PM | Reply | Funny: 1
an
#33 | Posted by Corky at 2024-03-08 02:58 PM | Reply
I wonder what NYT staffers think of this.
#34 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-03-08 03:34 PM | Reply
Cuz they lost their minds when a Tom Cotton op ed was published advocating this very same action.
#35 | Posted by BellRinger at 2024-03-08 03:35 PM | Reply
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