Posted on 01/21/2014 3:39:26 AM PST by BigEdLB
Cops bloodied an 84-year-old man and put him in the hospital Sunday when he jaywalked at an Upper West Side intersection and didn’t appear to understand their orders to stop, witnesses said. Kang Wong was strolling north on Broadway and crossing 96th Street at around 5 p.m., when an officer told him to halt because he had walked against the light. Police were targeting jaywalkers in the area following the third pedestrian fatality this month around West 96th Street. Wong, who lives a block away, appeared to not understand the cop, the witnesses said.
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I would say most people agree with you. That’s why we live in the world we live in. It is a choice.
As far as this guy perhaps not being safe to walk around NYC alone. You are probably right about that. He sure got himself injured doing exactly that!
I read it.
Please point to the passage stating that cops should bludgeon senior citizens for jaywalking.
How much “resistance” do you suppose an 84 year old man used in that scenario?
The greatest mistake the 84 year old made was supposing he lived in a free nation.
The officers beat and bloodied an 84 year old man because *they enjoyed beating a senior citizen*.
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