Posted on 01/21/2014 7:22:23 AM PST by mandaladon
The New York Police Department is receiving widespread criticism after officers injured an 84-year-old manwho doesnt speak English and didnt understand police ordersfor the crime of jaywalking.
Kang Wong committed jaywalking at an Upper West Side intersection in New York City around 5 p.m. on Sunday, according to the New York Post. He is a resident of the area.
An officer soon approached him and tried to write him a ticket. But Wong, who speaks only broken English, didnt understand what was happening, and continued walking away from the officer. When the officer tried to grab him, he pushed back. This prompted the fury of several cops, who descended on Wong and threw him against a wall. The elderly man came away from the encounter with a bloodied face. (RELATED: Cop was at fault in car crash, but guess who got blamed)
Wong was handcuffed and taken to the hospital and then the police station.
Wongs 41-year-old son met his father at the station. He was shocked by what police had done.
Oh, great! Beating up on an 84-year-old man for jaywalking, said the son in a statement.
Later that night, Wong was released, but will face charges of jaywalking, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct.
The incident was witnessed by several reporters who were on-scene because a pedestrian had been killed when crossing the street hours earlier.
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NYPD cops are trained at the Fullerton, CA police academy.
In the Wong place at the wong time.
Call me an insensitive mindless clod, but...
First of all, I take strong issue with the headline, which sets the stage for the entire article.
The man was NOT arrested for jaywalking; he was arrested for failure to respond, and pushing an officer.
Next, let's confirm a reality ALL adults are or should be aware of : failure to respond to a police officer will get you in serious trouble in any country in the world. Most, much more serious than 'getting bloody.'
Not learning the language in a country foreign to you has its penalty and consequences, and unless you are prepared to argue that foreigners, young and old, are too stupid to learn the host country's language, there really is no excuse.
Most socially mature persons would never push back on a police officer no matter what in a foreign country.
I suppose this politically correctness idiot product has a driver's license, too.
Would this moron provoke a pack of pit bulls?
Common sense is language-independent.
They didn't.
The progressive bleeding-heart liberal MSM did.
As for calling for reinforcements, it prevents making an arrest with major damage. See it all the time, when it's documented : the insane, the drugged, the senile, the 'nothing to lose' criminal...
Find the word “fight” in the linked story, then get back to me.
I would, except that I am from California, and stuck in Alexandra VA, flying home tomorrow... I think.
And I have more immediate things to worry about. Like finding a dog sled to get to the airport...
New York is dead to me.
In other words, he wasn't beaten for jaywalking, but some FReepers can't repeat the lie often enough.
I believe they've had multiple pedestrian fatalities where they are doing the enforcement.
Publius 911:They didn't. The progressive bleeding-heart liberal MSM did.
Psst => http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3113944/posts?page=2#2
Well, yeah, pushing a cop and walking away when you’re not really free to do so is kinda worse than jaywalking.
I realize that but how far should the government go to protect us from ourselves?
Any place I've ever lived that is not going to end well for you. Every interaction I've had with LEO's has shown them willing to be just as civilized with me as I am with them. But I am an old white guy who speaks the english language.
Defending an assault on an 84 year old man.
The State thanks you for your continued support, Comrade!
Thank you for strengthening her!
Oh, grow up. I defended nothing. I simply said I don’t buy the media’s version. You are free to do so, of course.
“When the officer tried to grab him, he pushed back.”
Officer escalated. Not the senior citizen.
Thank you for giving the State-approved defense, Comrade.
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