June 15 was a milestone in the history of policing in New York City. With the disbanding of NYPD anti-crime units, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea formally acknowledged that placing officers in harm's way to seize guns and save lives was no longer viable; that he cannot defend officers if they are in a shooting, even one that is totally unavoidable.
Now, the Commissioner must go further. It is time to end the practice of hurtling patrol cops to calls for emotionally disturbed people.
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