Nice work you idiot Bloomburg. NYC now you see what happens when you elect someone as inept and utterly incompetent as the bloomburg. Hope you all get mugged losers.

Individuals have the right to defend themselves from crime and the best defense today against armed criminals is to be armed. Allow responsible citizens to exercise their constitutional right to “KEEP AND BEAR ARMS” . The criminals have weapons and know that the average citizen is an easy target.

YOU WOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE A GUN BUT IF YOU GOT HE PROPER TRAINING AND PASSED A BACKGROUND CHECK AN INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE BETTER THAN THE POLICE BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE THERE THE MOMENT THE CRIME IS ATTEMPTED RATHER THAN SHOW UP 15 MINUTES LATER TO MOP UP THE BLOOD AND FILL OUT REPORTS LIKE THE COPS DO!

Another reason to stay the hell away from NYC. That and literally 20% of the inhabitants have an STD. Best not discuss how many are on psychotropic medications. The place is a web of taxation, fees and regulations. It is best to leave it to the foreigners who continue to take over. Oops, too late.

But..but…but this can’t be! New York is Mikey Bloomberg’s “Worker’s Paradise”!

Packing a gun will solve the problem. Proven by FBI statistics regardless of the ‘feelings’ communists might post against this.

Its all George Bush’s fault.

This is a direct result of Gun control.

hire back more cops!!! I mean come on, is it really that hard to understand you need more able bodied cops to combat the multitude who commit crimes? To the guy who says the people who are begging for money in the stations. Didn’t you read there are no jobs available to younger people today? Unfortunately the article is right about that. Obama thinks young people should not have to work,and seems to have made sure there are no jobs for them. Since older folks are forced to take less paying jobs in order to work. Things are just a mess and getting messier in a hurry. Evil is increasing it’s hold.

What NYC needs is much higher taxes and red light cameras on every corner. Liberty is only an incubator of crime. Safety is control.

If the economy is the big issue then why is rape and other violent crime up? You can’t buy a new Xbox or a set of nice rims by raping somebody. Crime is up in our neighborhood, mostly B&E and car theft. The city has a big gang problem and nobody is doing a thing about it. Officials bury their heads in the sand to keep the crime statistics down. Now we have an epidemic on the rise. A poor economy is no excuse for poor judgment and endangering innocents. The cops are a joke and there needs to be some heads rolling. I agree about getting them out of their squad cars and out on foot beats. The cops have lost my trust with the recent rape cases and their lack of street presence. This city still receives an enormous amount of federal money from Homeland Security to bolster it’s police and responders above and beyond what the city could afford on it’s own. Meanwhile, only the criminals, police, rich and privileged are allowed to carry a firearm to protect themselves, family, and property while the rest of us have no constitutional right to bear arms to defend ourselves and property.

FBI statistics show that an increase in private gun ownership and concealed carry permit holders results in a greatly decreased violent crime rate. Of course Bloomberg, the most anti-gun mayor in the country, would never try such a thing.

I am astounded by how many stupid people respond to CBS’ blog.

Maybe half the people who respond (like this person) find Nathan’s Hot Dog eating contest and Jersey Shore to be intellectually stimulating.

Are you one of those high school, drop-out construction workers from Peter King’s district that was hurling racial slurs during the Ground Zero Mosque protest?

Who could really ever know if there is a spike in crime! Crime statistics could never really be reliable since there are so many factors that influence the final number. Since the economy is not doing well, I am sure discussions of police layoffs are inevitable. In order to protect police jobs, which Bloomberg would not doubt do to keep in good steed with his backers, statistics are inflated and deflated accordingly. It’s a political game that has been playing like a broken record for years. The economy does not help but that is not the most influental factor.

Bloomberg ges the idiot quote of the day “People who commit crimes don’t read the Wall Street Journal.” Well I wonder what in the heck Bernie Madoff read???????

People who read the Wall Street Journal don’t commit crimes. Hand out free copies of the Wall Street Journal to combat crime.

Just lunchtime today I was hit up by 3 different able-bodied young men for “food money” within 15 minutes walking around MSG/Penn station. Once while I was eating in a train Penn Station kiosk. The multitude of Port Authority cops and National Guard do nothing.

Little nagging things are just signs of far more serious problems happening under the surface. “Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world” – Yeats Giuliani had the right idea, priority and guts to start his anticrime crusade by attacking quality of life crimes

Gritty city here we come..

Must by cops or their relatives posting here. Or idiots. How would an increase in police cause a decrease in crime? Police can’t prevent crime from happening, they can only arrest people after they commit crimes (if that). The U.S. has the highest rate of imprisonment of any country EVER in the history of the world, yet our crime rate is way above those of places like Japan, where the incarceration rate is miniscule. The causes of crime are social, which means there can only be social solutions.

MORE COPS, LESS BLOOMBERG AND LESS KELLY!
2 of the biggest a-holes NY has ever had…and you voted him in…..

Hire back allthe policemen that have been layed off.

Bloomberg blames Kelly. Kelly blames Bloomberg. Blomberg states the criminals don’t read the Wall Street Journal. Life must be good on the upper east side.

Crime is up because there are 6,000 fewer cops on the street since Bloomberg took office. That in itself says something. Crime is up due to the economy. Look at all the homeless people in NYC. The working people are leaving the city to look for jobs. The homeless are coming to NYC from everywhere. And look how many illegal people are in NYC. Put more cops on the street, and get some out there walking the beat. A show of police force is a great deterrent.

Yes how bout stop trying save money on public safety and hire more Police Officer .. I dont see cops around my neighberhood any more walking around like i use to 2 years ago .

“People who commit crimes don’t read the Wall Street Journal,” Bloomberg said. What a stupid thing to say !!!

How about hiring more police officers, and have them on foot patrol. Yes it cost the city more money but you can’t put a price on the safety of the tax payers.