Pataki guarantees drop in crime

ALBANY - In the legislative session that ended late Friday, the Legislature and Gov. George Pataki became crime fighters and, perhaps, sleight-of-hand artists.

“I can almost guarantee we will have a significant drop in violent crime next year,” Pataki said.

The 2006 session resulted in many anti-crime laws that avoided the gridlock of past years, when tough-on-crime measures often withered under unbending posturing by both sides.