The NYPD's dangerous, disgraceful game

Civilian control over the police is crucial to democratic government. The NYPD's feckless behavior threatens that compact.

New York officers
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Seth Wenig))

Over two weeks of foot-stomping is enough, don’t you think?

On second thought, maybe that was already far too much.

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Damon Linker

Damon Linker is a senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is also a former contributing editor at The New Republic and the author of The Theocons and The Religious Test.