Weenie World - Police cracking down on subway acrobats

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Violent Crimes and Murders have already increased under de Blasio, so there is a crackdown on a non-crime that I didn't even know was bothering anyone. 
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Police cracking down on subway acrobats - New York News

7-1-14

The underground acrobats who flip, somersault and pole-dance among New York City subway riders as trains roll are drawing a new audience -- police officers.

The New York Police Department is cracking down on the subway showmen who use the tight quarters of the nation's busiest transit system as moving stages for impromptu -- and illegal -- pass-the-hat performances. More than 240 people have been arrested on misdemeanors related to acrobatics so far this year, compared with fewer than 40 at this time a year ago.

Police Commissioner William Bratton acknowledges he is targeting subway acrobats as part of his embrace of the "broken windows" theory of policing -- that low-grade lawlessness can cultivate a greater sense of disorder and embolden more dangerous offenders.

"Is it a significant crime? Certainly not," Bratton said recently.

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