Word: squeegeemen
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Dates: during 1995-1995
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Some experts also believe Giuliani's crackdown on petty offenders, like squeegeemen who hassle motorists for change at stoplights or graffiti artists who vandalize the subways, has worked to ease more serious offenses. Explains criminologist Lawrence Sherman of the University of Maryland: "Ironically, the best way to reduce murder may be to make lots of arrests for spitting on the sidewalk, simply as a way to deter criminals from carrying concealed weapons." Indeed, gun homicides in New York have declined 41% from the 1994 rate...
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