Echoes of 1991 in Crown Heights?
The Times and Sun have articles this morning about the escalating tensions between Crown Heights’ black and Hasidic communities. The stories talk about how the NYPD has stepped up its presence on the area’s streets and politicians have been holding press conferences to decry the violence, all to try to prevent the neighborhood from once…
The Times and Sun have articles this morning about the escalating tensions between Crown Heights’ black and Hasidic communities. The stories talk about how the NYPD has stepped up its presence on the area’s streets and politicians have been holding press conferences to decry the violence, all to try to prevent the neighborhood from once again becoming the war zone that produced the 1991 riots. The latest problems in Crown Heights began in April, when a black 20-year-old was attacked by Hasidic men in what the police have deemed a bias crime. Since then, black children have pelted a bus carrying Hasidic toddlers with stones and last week black youths beat and robbed a Jewish teen. The police believe the first attack against the black 20-year-old was done by someone with ties to a Jewish civilian patrol group called the Shmira. Bias crimes in the neighborhood are up this year; there have been nine so far, compared to seven at this time in 2007. Some Crown Heights residents say the city and politicians are overreacting to the spate of violence, according to the Sun, since “most of the culprits — both black and Jewish — are too young to remember the riots, and some community leaders say they are concerned that it’s actually the grown-ups who are stoking a conflict between the groups.”
Neighborhood Simmers With Tension Again [NY Times]
Threat of Another Riot in Crown Heights [NY Sun]
Photo by Frank Lynch.
11:53.
I just want those inbred grubby scummy filth out of this country.
11:34 — my evidence is that they beat each other up and shoot at each other and that the reaction of many people depends not on “what was done” but on “who it was done to”.
“Just wondering, was any explanation ever offered as to *why* the black kid was pulled off the bicycle and beaten? I remember that the kid was the son of a cop — but what possible justification was offered?”
Because he was throwing rocks at jewish kids. They take the law into their own hands because they are routinely attacked violently and robbed. The police are not doing anything about this so they have decided to fight their own battle. Jews don’t keep asking for the help of others because their culture says they’ve not been helped by goya during what they see as their 1000s of years of persecution.
Why do they have to guess it might have been Shmira? Why hasn’t Shmira stepped forward and said “yes that was our people and our van who beat the 20 year old”.
Here’s my big question, Shmira:
If what you’re doing is right and just, why are you having to lie about it and hide from it?
Because deep down you know it’s illegal and wrong?
This is America. If you’re here you’re American first and whatever else second. And you live by the rule of law. Get with the program.
“That Hassis are the filthiest, dirtiest bunch of racist grubs I’ve ever encountered. They should migrate to Israel.”
You do realize that they are antizionists don’t you? They don’t believe there should be an Israel until the coming of their lord.
I find this article curious. The other truth about Crown Heights is that it’s the new Prospect Heights with yuppies moving in and two new upscale bars and restaurants and loads of people renovating their homes. (Abigail and Franklin Park)
Why wasn’t this the story?
Just wondering, was any explanation ever offered as to *why* the black kid was pulled off the bicycle and beaten? I remember that the kid was the son of a cop — but what possible justification was offered?
This is what really bothers me. People taking the law, or what they perceive to be the law, into their own hands.
11.11 Just curious, what evidence did you have to make this statement? Did you meet anyone in Crown Heights that said “I hate my neighbors”? If so, did you ask them why they continue to live around people they hate?
Or did you just assume that the black folks had to hate the Jews who live here and the Jews, of course, couldn’t stand the black folks who live next door, down the block and across the street from them?
Do you even know what’s going on in CH?
That Hassis are the filthiest, dirtiest bunch of racist grubs I’ve ever encountered. They should migrate to Israel. Inbreds is what they are. I’m wit the blacks on dis one, son.