[Kartographer]

You would be surprised how many FReepers agree with Mayor Mike. Just get on any thread about the recent infringement of peoples 4th Amendment rights and you will find many arguing for the same thing.

[palmer]

The "Safety First" freepers would never admit they are just Bloomberg's stooges. They will claim to both fight against Bloomberg's infringment but at the same allow special cases like Watertown because it was (1) so important to catch this one terrorist or (2) so inconsequential to search a few hundred houses and/or (3) we didn't hear any reports of resistance so it's ok.

Bloomberg has a solid history of ignoring the 4th which is the main reason that NYC's murder totals were less than Chicago (where they don't stop and frisk). There's ample evidence from Japan that stop and frisk (and no 2nd, 4th, or 5th) works. That's probably where he wants us to end up.

[from occupied ga]

You would be surprised how many FReepers agree with Mayor Mike.

Sadly no I would not be surprised. Too many who post here are clueless when it come to Ben Franklin's saying

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety