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Tensions continue between black and Lubavitch youth, June 8, 2016

whynot_31
whynot_31
in Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

A description of an incident this morning:

http://crownheights.info/crime/536283/yeshiva-student-assaulted-by-truant-public-school-teens/

At the time of the above description, an arrest was not made, however I have since seen reports that an arrest was made:

https://twitter.com/ShomrimCH/status/740615869764603905

Comments

  • pragmaticguy
    pragmaticguy
    From reading the article, which admittedly may be one sided, it appears that these cops are throwbacks to the Dinkins administration and are more worried about riots than justice.
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    The cops may have ultimately been given the go ahead by their superiors.

    ...I certainly would not want to be a new cop responding to such a call, and unsure whether my superiors would back me, regardless of whether I arrested the youth or didn't. 

  • Issacson
    Issacson
    whynot_31 said:

    The cops may have ultimately been given the go ahead by their superiors.

    ...I certainly would not want to be a new cop responding to such a call, and unsure whether my superiors would back me, regardless of whether I arrested the youth or didn't. 

    A very sad PC reality world we live in...
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    edited June 2016
    Local press: https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20160608/crown-heights/14-year-old-arrested-for-spitting-on-threatening-punching-jewish-teen
  • mugofmead111
    mugofmead111
    pragmaticguy said:
    From reading the article, which admittedly may be one sided, it appears that these cops are throwbacks to the Dinkins administration and are more worried about riots than justice.
    From the article: " To make matters worse, police officers refused to take action and as of this moment have still not charged the assailant – citing fear of riots."

    They really said that?





    Did I step in a time machine and go back 25 or so years? 
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    The Crownheights.info article states:  "By the time police officers showed up, a very large crowd gathered, but officers were reluctant to take any action, some citing the fear of riots while other officers saying that they need to conduct an investigation."

    In terms of the time machine, the dnainfo article seems to make me conclude this incident is not especially unique.  If one were to catalog the incidents over the last 25 years, I don't know whether you would see increases and decreases.

    ...and whether such incidences go through periods in which they are merely reported to the police and/or media less.  

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