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Hiring of police for the 16th Street Mall is reflective of a thoroughly bankrupt city leadership
from the August edition of the Naysayer newsletter from historian and social critic Phil Goodstein
No sooner had the 16th Street Mall opened in 1982
than department stores began to close along it. Though no major retail emporium anchors the road, it has been extremely successful as a people
place. Even so, business interests, who have claimed the road as their own,
have complained about crime along the plaza.
than department stores began to close along it. Though no major retail emporium anchors the road, it has been extremely successful as a people
place. Even so, business interests, who have claimed the road as their own,
have complained about crime along the plaza.
Rather than lobbying the
city to make sure that the 16th Street Mall is adequately patrolled with the
rest of the city, the Downtown Denver Partnership and cohorts have announced
they will pay for more police officers along the road. In other words, the
police are not public employees who serve to protect the population wherever
they are needed, but are essentially private employees of downtown commercial
and real estate interests. As such, it is unclear whether they are enforcing
city ordinances or serving as the musclemen of the one percent.
city to make sure that the 16th Street Mall is adequately patrolled with the
rest of the city, the Downtown Denver Partnership and cohorts have announced
they will pay for more police officers along the road. In other words, the
police are not public employees who serve to protect the population wherever
they are needed, but are essentially private employees of downtown commercial
and real estate interests. As such, it is unclear whether they are enforcing
city ordinances or serving as the musclemen of the one percent.
For years, the police department has suffered the consequences of its rent-a-cop policies. This specifically refers to the way-it has allowed uniformed officers to serve as private security personnel for bars and other money-making venues. It has never been clear if they are guardians of law and order or mercenaries in the pay of the people writing their paychecks. When officers have brutalized victims in such capacities, the city has had the responsibility. The hiring of police for the 16th Street Mall is reflective of a thoroughly bankrupt city leadership. For so embracing it, Mayor Michael Hancock shows himself worthy of being the Naysayer of the Month.
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