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Trouble at the Brooklyn Museum subway stop, April 15, 2013 — Brooklynian

Trouble at the Brooklyn Museum subway stop, April 15, 2013

whynot_31
whynot_31
edited November -1 in Prospect Heights

Rarely do I link the Gothamist website, but this hot mess seems worthy:

http://gothamist.com/2013/04/17/video_insane_chaos_ensues_after_nyp.php

Comments

  • bkchickie
    bkchickie

    Wow...hot mess seems just about the right way to describe that.

  • newguy88
    newguy88

    I must say the NYPD handled themselves professionally here. Especially those two officers who got stuck in the car by the mob.

  • tateinbk
    tateinbk

    It is nice to see video where the cops are behaving calmly. The back up guys came in with batons flying a bit but still nice to see them not being jerks.

    Do people out there really think any good comes from resisting arrest like that? If you're being arrested go along with it, never say anything but ask for a lawyer and have them do all your fighting. Don't add more offenses. It was nice of all those people to video document that especially the woman was violently resisting.

    Me, I would have been up and out of that train station so fast. It's my general reaction to mobs. It works for me.

  • mr. met
    mr. met

    I love all the people filming thinking they're gonna expose police brutality.

    Those first 2 cops must have been really nervous being surrounded like that.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    In my view this was a pretty typical day and reaction by the police, the only real significance is that it was caught on video that was then publicized.....

  • newguy88
    newguy88

    mr. met said:

    I love all the people filming thinking they're gonna expose police brutality.

    Those first 2 cops must have been really nervous being surrounded like that.

    If I was one of them I'd probably wet myself.

    Whynot I kinda of doubt thats a normal day for a beat cop.

  • god
    god

    You fight a cop and you'll always lose.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Newguy-

    There are too many beat cops for this to be a normal day for all of them.

    I was more pointing out that this type arrest (complete with crowd presence) happens quite routinely in NYC. While it is exciting for those involved, the cops routinely react as shown.

    Most incidences of this variety aren't yet caught on video, and there seems to be a bias toward publicizing the incidences in which cops use excessive force.

    Therefore, I find the publicity that this video is receiving to be refreshing.

  • newguy88
    newguy88

    Yeah, I get arrests like these are very common. As is the crowd reaction but getting backed into a subway car like that can't be another day in the office.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    I suspect their supervisors will advise them that (given the nature of the crowd and the incident), they should have called for back-up and waited for it to arrive, before attempting to arrest the first person.

    If the crowd had a stronger relationship with the person being arrested (i.e. was a classmate or gang member) this situation could have gone really badly.

    Instead, this was just lots of voyuerism and a fun time on the way home from school.

  • smokin joe
    smokin joe

    newguy88 said:

    I must say the NYPD handled themselves professionally here. Especially those two officers who got stuck in the car by the mob.

    i agree completely. it was a really difficult situation and the cops kept their cool and did their job and didn't overreact. these guys acted like pros and should be commended.

    as to what whynot suggests is the bias toward publicizing incidents of excessive force, that's as it should be. cops doing their job every day should be appreciated, but it isn't news. cops who abuse their authority should have that authority removed, and publicizing abuse is often the only way to make that happen.

  • pima
    pima

    The bystanders should be ashamed of themselves.

    The video speaks for itself.

    The woman deserved to be arrested, her actions clearly impeded and endangered the police officers.

    The young man will have his day in court. If the allegations are true then he should be treated accordingly.

    What a pathetic crowd reaction, and believe me, I am no fan of the police.

    What a shameful display.

  • mr. met
    mr. met

    Smokin' Joe said:

    i agree completely. it was a really difficult situation and the cops kept their cool and did their job and didn't overreact. these guys acted like pros and should be commended.

    as to what whynot suggests is the bias toward publicizing incidents of excessive force, that's as it should be. cops doing their job every day should be appreciated, but it isn't news. cops who abuse their authority should have that authority removed, and publicizing abuse is often the only way to make that happen.

    not sure he was saying there is a discriminatory bias toward publicizing incidents of excessive force -- just that most of these videos depict excessive force (which is difficult to watch), and that it was a pleasant surprise that this one didn't depict excessive force.

  • tateinbk
    tateinbk

    The Daily Mail UK picked this story up with some interesting additions. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2311791/Subway-chaos-caught-camera-NYPD-arrest-Muslim-teen-allegedly-threatening-abusing-Jewish-rider.html First off, the DM is not known for it's factual content and is extremely reactive and in a rush for the juiciest story but where do you think they got the angle that the guy who was arrested was a Muslim? Do you think it was just that they couldn't imagine why someone would harass a jewish kid without having that history? Has anyone seen this angle in any other re-tellings?

  • mr. met
    mr. met

    tateinbk said:

    The Daily Mail UK picked this story up with some interesting additions. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2311791/Subway-chaos-caught-camera-NYPD-arrest-Muslim-teen-allegedly-threatening-abusing-Jewish-rider.html First off, the DM is not known for it's factual content and is extremely reactive and in a rush for the juiciest story but where do you think they got the angle that the guy who was arrested was a Muslim? Do you think it was just that they couldn't imagine why someone would harass a jewish kid without having that history? Has anyone seen this angle in any other re-tellings?

    wow, that's irresponsible journalism

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