Drug Dealing Hotspot in Crown Heights?
This was recently posted Brooklynian.com: Is it me, or is the drug dealing on St. John’s and Franklin out of hand? Perhaps it is me, because I am around during the day and I see it. But as clear as day I see hand offs, and guys going to their stash in nearby garbages. I…
This was recently posted Brooklynian.com:
Is it me, or is the drug dealing on St. John’s and Franklin out of hand? Perhaps it is me, because I am around during the day and I see it. But as clear as day I see hand offs, and guys going to their stash in nearby garbages. I guess I am just surprised by how obvious it all is. Are the cops on the take or just don’t care?
A number of follow-up comments suggest this is indeed a hot-spot. Anyone have anything to add about the history and current status of this location? This is the 77th Precinct’s turf: What have people’s experiences been with them? Maybe these new streetlights will ameliorate the problem.
FSRQ – you are the one who got all cutesy about what my boss would think – I guess I’ll assume you posted before my prior post went up. My testiness is a joke. Since I am a public defender, I take offense at being called a prosecutor. While I can intellectually understand the need for a prosecutorial function in society, my passion and loyalty is elsewhere.
BTW Forty-six years ago, on March 18, 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court found that it was an ‘obvious truth’ that the Sixth Amendment right to counsel is a fundamental right essential to a fair trial. Justice Hugo Black said in his opinion: “[I]n our adversary system of criminal justice, any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him. This seems to us to be an obvious truth.”
I would like to apologize to all that I engaged with the What. Next.
apparently a huge amount of pot is delivered throughout park slope on a daily basis.
yeeeeeehaw
As Mr. B said…I’m sure all of this will be rectified once the new streetlights are put in.
😉
Um, The What, you did say “(I think you are a ADA)”. You getting old and brain damaged from all the hating.
I know what you’re trying to do, but you can’t scare the white folk away honeybunch. They’re a tough pestilence, like bed bugs. Look at Fort Greene. 10 years ago — less, even — it was as bad as Crown Heights. Now it’s Sesame Street with all the different colors of the rainbow clinking wine glasses and toasting the pretty tree guards and all those pretty new restaurants.
But keep trying. You gotta do something with yourself.
Well not everybody has the luxury to have these special goods from cupcakes to fancy names wrapped in pretty bags delivered to their condo.
ugh i can’t deal with the park slope crap today. later
“Honestly – I think St John’s btw 5th and 6th is alot more unsavory then St John’s and Franklin”
As you’ll notice, I said the same thing way above, but there’s a big difference between thinking something is unsavory and looking at the crime statistics.
FSRG:
The point is…if there were crack dealers hanging out on the corner of 5th Avenue and President every single day of the year, you better believe that if the police didn’t do something about it, my neighbor who’s lived in the same place for 50 years would. These people don’t take this shit, and I love ’em for it.
She’s one of the people who helped make this such a nice place to live. We need more of her. I’m learning…
“Putnamdenizen – why so testy?? – I said I hoped you weren’t an ADA and I didnt criticize what you said either – based on your quick trigger for hostility I have to assume you ARE an attorney of some sort…..”
I remember Putnamdenizen said that he worked for the Brooklyn District Attorney office. I wish some one would dig that up. Look Putnam calm down.. It’s OK.
The What (Get Putnamdenizen some skittles)
Someday this war is gonna end…