It is a good thing this case did not go to trial because if it had the cop would most certainly have been let off which would have wasted even more taxpayer dollars in debt ridden NYC and the public outrage would have been even worse. As much as people don't like it this is the system in NYC.
This may sound like I am being a square by the crime culture many find acceptable and even admirable which many youth try to emulate is a problem. I was at recent Nets basketball game in Brooklyn and they had Bobby Shmurda's song "Hot *****" playing over the PA. Look at the lyrics to that song and you can see how crime culture is celebrated and welcomed, especially since apparently that song is very popular. You would never have heard that song played a sports venue a generation or two back. Just look at how many communities where the norm is "don't snitch" and this is one of the most frustrating mentalities there are. Most of the murders are committed in minority neighborhoods and even though someone knows something that could help bring a rapist or murderer to justice they won't come forward because of this silly "code," yet there is no outrage over that. Oh, the media....the real problem.
Also, almost every media outlet sensationalizes everything because they all have agendas. Anytime something happens in this country mob outrage gets fueled by this and tries to get knee-jerk reactions to everything. How about being proactive about something if you want changes and not wait until something happens?
Kony 2012 never forget......
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