Giuliani Targets Jaywalkers as New Urban Threat
In New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani shifts focus to jaywalking as a public safety issue amid a city crime dip. He argues pedestrians risk their lives and hinder others. proposes raising the jaywalking fine from $2 though residents doubt tougher enforcement. A real estate firm has sued over barricades at midtown intersections seen as hazardous and lowering property values.
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Shockumentaries become new outlet for TV violence
UCLA researchers report the rise of shockumentaries as a TV violence outlet, citing Fox World’s Scariest Police Shootouts and CBS World’s Most Dangerous Animals, with 16 such programs in 1996 97. Critics call them reprehensible for exploiting fears while overall TV violence levels show improvement.
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