The article discusses the honor and challenges faced by NYPD Detectives, emphasizing their role in upholding law and order in New York City. As the number of Detectives has plummeted from 7,200 to below 5,000, concerns grow regarding their increasing workload due to new evidence collection laws and bail reforms. These changes contribute to difficulties in securing convictions and hinder their ability to protect communities effectively. The narrative illustrates the tension between law enforcement and local governance amid a backdrop of societal challenges impacting police morale and public safety.
There is no greater honor than to become an NYPD Detective. The men and women, who achieve the rank, are models for professionalism, heroism, and integrity.
Now, those values, this job, and the safety of the people and the city we swore to protect are about to experience a different kind of crisis.
Yet, as you read this, the rank has dwindled to below 5,000. And why should they stay? Our duties at home have vastly increased.
Bail laws rammed through in past New York State budgets are the reason dangerous recidivists are running through our neighborhoods and subways.
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