Poll: 62 Percent of New Yorkers Say Low Crime More Important Than "Reforming" Stop and Frisk
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New Yorkers think keeping crime rates down is more important than reforming the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy, according to one new poll.
A Quinnipiac University poll found 62 percent of people questioned were more concerned with keeping crime down than the controversial police practice.
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REALLY? I would think most New Yorkers would care more about not being bothered than the supposed crime prevention, which if there is any would be very little. Seriously. I'm surprised. Then again 38% is still a good chunk
I'd love to see a breakdown of their polling demographics.