The NYPD's work slowdown was Bill Maher's final topic for "New Rules," and he really went to town on them. Maher wondered, "When did the NYPD start suffering from PMS? Seriously, if our deal with the police is that we have to constantly reassure them how much we love them unless they throw a tantrum, we're not supporting them. We're dating them."
Maher noted that cops are sad, saying things like, "Cops have feelings too" and "There are people out there who don't like us." Maher said, "Yes, because you choke them to death. Probably not you specifically and I'm sure not all cops, but there is a problem. When did the police become infallible? No matter what they do, they always say it was by the book. Put six slugs into an unarmed man from the seat of their car? By the book. Strangle a handcuffed guy to death? By the book. Kill a 12-year-old who had a toy gun? By the book. Maybe they need to get a new book."
"New York's whiniest," Maher continued, "has been staging a virtual work stoppage to teach Mayor Bill de Blasio a lesson for not saying he loves them enough. Citations for traffic violations, public drinking, public urination are all down 94%." Then guest Jay Leno interjected, "YES!"
"Drug arrests are down 84%, parking violations down 92%," Maher said, "so it's a great time to visit new York, get drunk, stoned and urinate out the window of your double-parked car."
As Native New Yorker Jake Dobkin wrote about the NYPD work slowdown: "All New Yorkers respect good cops and appreciate them doing their jobs and keeping us safe for marauding criminals on the subway and in the streets. We're just uncool with the bad cops, the careless or dangerous ones who occasionally kill innocent people for no reason. Those guys we don't respect, and no amount of bullying is going to get us to respect them. You can bully someone into fearing you, but respect has to be earned. And so, at least on that score, this tactic seems doomed to backfire."
