Posted on 08/13/2025 5:31:18 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The JFK pool on Hickory Street has been drained after it was announced Monday that it’s closed for the summer. According to city officials, recent violence has left the pool without supervision after lifeguards refuse to return to their post.
“I feel like it should’ve been a better decision than to just close the pool,” said Buffalo resident Pharez Lackerson. “That should’ve been the last resort.”
What was once a community resource that reopened after years of closure on Buffalo’s East Side now sits quiet and empty after an alleged assault on a young city lifeguard who reportedly asked families to get out of the pool in order to test the water.
“One individual allegedly disagreed with this and allegedly attacked the lifeguard with his rescue buoy, and then made a comment to the fact that they were going to send family members up to finish the job,” said Common Council Majority Leader Leah Halton-Pope.
Halton-Pope said the lifeguards and security guard were forced to barricade themselves inside the community center after dozens of people showed up. She said she learned of the decision to close the pool on Monday.
WIVB News 4 reached out to the acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon’s office and Buffalo police about this closure and incidents, and was repeatedly told that no one was available. In a statement, Scanlon said in part, “Unfortunately, ongoing incidents of fights, disorderly conduct, and vandalism have made staffing this pool increasingly difficult, and in many cases, impossible.”
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Video at link.
Stupid Ferals, who can’t handle being told ‘No’.
The Lifeguard didn’t ask you to leave the pool ‘just b/c you’re black. Get over it! The pool has to be maintained for everyone’s safety. There are probably signs posted informing the public of this set routine. Then for the troublemaker to sicc his Ghetto Dwelling Hoods onto to someone just doing their job?, that’s crazy. Now, no body can use the pool, at least not for now, maybe not till next year.
Just let them use the pool without lifeguards and pass out Darwin Awards to the non-swimmers.
Black fatigue
Sounds like a more deserving and appropriate name would been the MLK JR pool.
Food deserts and now pool deserts;-)
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Scranton Joe’s not doing anything. Let him sit up there with his bike chain, mesmerizing the kids with his leg hair.
Blacks seem to dislike any sort of cooperation even with the most rudinen requests.
Like get out of the pool for a ten minute chemical test to keep swimmers safe.
This lack of civility or cooperation is amazing.
allegedly.
Yeah, but they’d wind up suing b/c no life guards to save them when they get stupid.
“”Video at link.””
All I see are ads - so I’ll ask, “is it them?”
Have them sign release forms on the way in.
That's what happens after 3+ generations of LBJs Great Society welfare state scam. Everybody thinks they know their “rights” while no one knows about responsibilities.
Call Joe Biden.
Tell him to bring his chain.
Cornpop’s back.
Corn Pop?
The only people interviewed were melinated so my guess is, yes, it’s them.
“I feel like it should’ve been a better decision than to just close the pool,”
Like what? Armed security?
No. The community lets young people act out? No more pool. That’s what happens.
Everyone at the pool knows who caused it. Either the people in the community police their problem members or they can enjoy never having a pool. I bet the big Amazonian women could band together and put pressure on the perps easy.
“I feel like it should’ve been a better decision than to just close the pool,” said Buffalo resident Pharez Lackerson. “That should’ve been the last resort.”
allegedly.
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