"Flooding the zone" is as stupid as depolicing. Policing is about what police officers do, not how many are standing around watching the chaos, ordered not to police. And Times Square should be no more important than the neighborhoods where people get shot far more routinely.
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1409542535643643905
You know what I think the problem is? Some people thinks shootings just happen, in the passive voice. Cops actually know who the shooters are. By name. The problem is not with 100% accuracy. But shooters aren't hiding inside until they come out to shoot somebody all ninja Ike.
How do cops know who the shooters are? Because the guy has literally shot somebody before. The shooter is there hanging out all the time. Policing is just a job, so the cop is there only 40 hours a week. But they know each other. It's not rocket science.
But you can't arrest somebody simply for "being a shooter." That's not a crime. But yes, you certainly can and should give that person special attention.
The crux of the matter is what should cops do when a known repeat violent offender is hanging out on a street corner with his crew? It is a free country. But he's not "turning his life around." Do you police him, legally but targetedly? Or do you do nothing? It's a free country.
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