NYPD Sirens
According to an article in today's Times, police officers in New York City have a choice among five different sirens to use at their discretion (there are no official guidelines about when to use what). These sirens are known as the:
1. Yelp
2. Wail
3. Air horn
4. Hi-lo (also called the "European")
5. Fast (also called the "Priority")
Tax dollars at work, friends, tax dollars at work. And, sure, on a daily basis we seem to hear them all. That said, more people work for the NYPD than live in the town where I was born. Forty thousand officers for 8 million residents means, essentially, that New York has one cop for every 200 people. So, reallly, a choice of sirens is the least we can do, right?
1. Yelp
2. Wail
3. Air horn
4. Hi-lo (also called the "European")
5. Fast (also called the "Priority")
Tax dollars at work, friends, tax dollars at work. And, sure, on a daily basis we seem to hear them all. That said, more people work for the NYPD than live in the town where I was born. Forty thousand officers for 8 million residents means, essentially, that New York has one cop for every 200 people. So, reallly, a choice of sirens is the least we can do, right?
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