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Vol: 8 No. 09 WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM • FREE COPY MAY 1-18, 2013 Court Restrains Pastor By Shirley Irons, Contributing Writer he Bronx Supreme Court has intervened in the ongoing two-year financial dispute between the Board of Trustees Tand Pastor Ivan Plummer of the Emmannuel Seventh Day Church Ministries in the Bronx. According to court docu - titles of the ments obtained by Street Hype , church's real or the Board of Trustees and the personal proper - members alleged that Plummer ties to anyone. Happy with the help of other church The court also officers misappropriated and decided that embezzled church funds and had Plummer acted C a r i b b e a n taken over sole control of all the Pastor Ivan unilaterally Mother’s Day church assets. Plummer when he entered See Page 11 & 13 Flavor The members also claimed into the agree - Rasta Pasta that Plummer had entered into an ment on behalf of the church and Jerk Chicken agreement with an “associate” on declared that agreement null and behalf of the church without con - void. Curry Coconut Salmon sulting the trustees and he had He was further ordered to Brown Stew Salmom refused to provide a financial present a written financial Run Down Snapper accounting of the church's assets accounting of the church's assets and funds with an estimated to the members and to comply by Jerk Salmon value of nearly $1 million. the laws governing the Religious Curried Lobster The parties had attempted to and Not-for-Profit Corporations Escovich Snapper settle the dispute through Court and church documents. Lobster Run Down supervised negotiations but Pastor Plummer was failed to reach an agreement. unavailable for comments, how - King Crab Legs Justice Allison Tuitte of the ever David Harvey, the church's Grilled Tilapia Bronx Supreme Court recently clerk says he is disappointed with issued a Temporary Restraining the turn of events but remains BJ’s Shopping Center Order preventing pastor optimistic the situation can be Pelham Manor Plaza Plummer from taking any further resolved in an amicable and Open 7 am to 10 pm actions including transfering the ‘Godlike’ manner. 914-633-5000 2 • STREET HYPE • MAY 1-18, 2013 WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM OPTIMUM DENTAL NEWS Meet Dr. Dwight Williams founder/owner of Optimum Dental Care, LLC r. Dwight E. Williams is a Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, he did his undergraduate degree at Boston University, after which he attended Columbia DUniversity College of Dental Medicine where he received his DDS and a Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH). He com - pleted a one year residency in General Practice Dentistry at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York after which he did a one year Oral Surgery Fellowship, followed by and a Four year Residency in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Harlem Hospital Center in . Dr. Williams is a former New York State Society of Assistant Clinical Professor at Oral and Maxillofacial Columbia University School Surgery and a Fellow of the of Dental Medicine where he American Association of Oral was on staff for over ten years and Maxillofacial Surgeons. and was the Associate Dr. Williams is an accom - Program Director for the plished oral surgeon who has Residency Training Program over fifteen years experience in Oral and Maxillofacial in the full scope of oral and Surgery at Harlem Hospital maxillofacial surgery.In addi - Center. tion to routine dentoalveolar He is currently an surgery, Dr. Williams has Attending in Oral and placed more than 1000 dental Maxillofacial Surgery at implants in private practice to Woodhull Hospital Center in date and is one of the most Dwight Williams, DDS, MPH Brooklyn, New York. At experienced Implant Surgeon Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon Woodhull he performs many practicing in the New York Board Certified major trauma and reconstruc - area. tive surgery on patients with Dr. Williams supports facial trauma. many non-profit charitable He founded Optimum organizations in the Caribbean Dental Care, LLC in community including Organi- November, 2000 which is a zation for International Multi-Specialty Dental Development (OID), Team Practice offering all dental Jamaica Bickle (TJB), Union services under one roof, all of Jamaica Alumni Assoc- services are provided by fully iations (UJAA) trained dentists, and Board He is also the President of Certified specialists who were the New York Chapter of the all hand picked and hired by Jamaica College Old Boys’ Dr. Williams. The idea was Association and has been to provide “state of the art den - instrumental in raising funds tistry” in the North Bronx area. to help the Jamaica College The practice consists of two Robotics and Penn Relay Dental Hygeinists, three Teams when they travel to the General Dentists, two Oral US for their yearly competi - Surgeons, one Periodontist and tions. He also participates in an Orthodontist. several Community/Church He is a member of the Health Fairs each year.

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PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP: Subcommittee on Minority Recruitment, Columbia University American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons New York State Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM MAY 1-18, 2013 • STREET HYPE • 3 Editorial Empower our women as an equal partner in the family e are joining the millions of peo - Most of these mothers are usually fathers in the household, but research has ple in the US and all over the poor with average education, yet in most shown that in several cases dads’ Wworld in celebrating Sunday, May 12, cases they manage to provide for their absence has a negative impact on the 2013 as Mother's Day. children with limited support from the children. This is a celebration honoring moth - fathers. Let us face the facts, no one person ers and motherhood, maternal bonds, As American families continue to – man or woman can cope with the emo - and the influence of mothers in society. struggle with various social and econom - tional and financial needs of any family. Mother’s Day which complements ic issues, our mothers remain the ‘tower Nevertheless, all is not lost for Father's Day (June 16), a similar celebra - of strength’ and continue to feed, protect mothers, as demographic data are now tion honoring fathers, but attracts much and educate the children. showing more women graduating from more support as “everybody and their While we should never ignore the colleges and earning more money. This mother,” join the celebration. significant contributions of our fathers, is a good start in helping especially to Especially among our culture, peo - thousands of our “moms” especially in balance the financial contribution of the ple are always willing and ready to families without “dads” are taking on the partners. demonstrate a genuine appreciation for burden of maintaining an entire family As we show respect and honor to our their mothers. with little support from the biological mothers, as a society we should continue [email protected] It is no surprise that an estimated fathers. to empower our women as an equal part - 60% of the African American families It would appear that our single- ner in the family. are headed by single-mothers. mothers are doing just fine without The opinions expressed in this newspaper, except for the above, do not necessarily reflect the views of Street Hype Newspaper and its publishers. Please send your comments and or suggestions to [email protected]. Responses should be no longer than 400 words. Not all articles will be published people are talking...!

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Retail price immediately fol - Mount Vernon Police stations for violations of the New York State lowing the storm: $4.40. Price Gouging statute and has reached mon - S&Z Best Inc/Citgo , 1338 Hempstead Investigate Shots Fired etary settlements with 25 other service sta - Turnpike, Elmont. Increase in Mount Vernon Police Reports: tions totaling $167,850. Investigations are wholesale/retail spread before-and-after the t approximately 1230 am, on May 12, pending against dozens of other gas sta - storm: 27%. Retail price immediately fol - A2013 Mount Vernon Police responded tions. lowing the storm: $4.12 to calls for assistance after approximately The lawsuits, filed in Kings, Nassau 3300 HT Corp , 3300 Hempstead seven shots by an unknown suspect were and Suffolk County Supreme Courts accuse Turnpike, Levittown. Increase in whole - fired in the vicinity of 16 South Third the stations of charging consumers uncon - BP/Lightning Petroleum , 1007 W. sale/retail spread before-and-after the Avenue. scionably excessive prices in the days Jericho Turnpike, Smithtown. Increase in storm: 28%. Retail price immediately fol - Officers responded and encountered immediately following Hurricane Sandy wholesale/retail spread before-and-after the lowing the storm: $4.52 numerous disorderly persons, mostly Bronx last November. storm: 67%. Retail price immediately fol - Citgo/Enterprises, Inc., 162 E. Rte 59, residents, who were attending a baby show - The following stations named in law - lowing the storm: $4.48 Spring Valley. Increase in wholesale/retail er. Arrested and charged with Obstructing suits: spread before-and-after the storm: 98%. Governmental Administration, a Class A BP/King of Sunrise, Inc., 700 W Greenpoint Truck Stop, Inc/Sonomax , Retail price immediately following the Misdemeanor, were two Bronx residents; Sunrise Highway, Valley Stream. Increase storm: $4.59 Jaleel King, age 22, of 34 Mickle Avenue 278 Greenpoint Avenue, Brooklyn. Increase in wholesale/retail spread before-and-after and Rayon Campbell, 25 of 1464 Oakley in wholesale/retail spread before-and-after the storm: 67%. Retail price immediately Shell/JB Auto Center Limited, 1069 Street. the storm: 88%; Retail price immediately following the storm: $4.59 Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers. Increase in Evidence was recovered and is being following the storm: $4.59 Broadway Auto Care, 351 Scranton wholesale/retail spread before-and-after the analyzed. Anyone with information are AGIP Gas, LLC/USA Petroleum, 11 Avenue, Lynbrook. Increase in storm: 40%. Retail price immediately fol - urged to call the Mount Vernon Detective East Main Street, East Islip. 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Retail price immediately fol - lowing the storm: $4.59 Queens Dentist Settlements have been reached with the following service stations: On Rape Charges Kendell Jones, 24 Kadeem Jones, 21 Alliance Energy/Lukoil, 600 Pelham He was released on his own recogni - Police Seeks Alleged Robberies Parkway, Bronx. Increase in QUEENS: zance and ordered to return to court on Police are searching for two men wanted in wholesale/retail spread before-and-after the 62-year-old dentist, who has an office June 20, 2013. If convicted Yavru-Sakuk connection with a string of armed robberies in storm: 135%. Retail price immediately fol - Ain the Rego Park section of Queens, faces up to three months in jail. Brooklyn. Investigators say they're looking to lowing the storm: $5.39 has been charged with sexuallyabusing a District Attorney Brown said that, question Kendell Jones, 24, and Kadeem E-Z Station, Inc./Mobil, 40-40 female patient of his between September according to the criminal charges, Yavru- Jones, 21. They are allegedly part of a group Crescent Street, Long Island City. Increase 17, 2012 and April 9, 2013. Sakuk sexually abused one of his female which robbed seven businesses in Brownsville in wholesale/retail spread before-and-after The Queens District Attorney Richard patients between September 2012 and and East New York since early March, five of the storm: 102%. Retail price immediately A Brown recently identified the defendant April 2013 by inappropriately rubbingher them over the last three weeks. Officials say following the storm: $4.89. as Bedros Yavru-Sakuk, 62, of 1055 River vagina over her clothing with his elbow they've been known to hang out around SJM Petroleum/BP, 1009 State Rt. 109, Road, in Edgewater, New Jersey. repeatedly, without her consent. Sheffield Avenue. Anyone with information Yavru-Sakuk was arraigned on April on the case should contact the Crime Stoppers Farmingdale. Increase in wholesale/retail It should be noted that a criminal 23 in Queens Criminal Court on charges of hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS, or text CRIMES spread before-and-after the storm: 77%. complaint is merely an a ccusation and that third-degree sexual abuse. and then enter TIP577, or visit www.nypd - Retail price immediately following the a defendant is presumed innocentuntil crimestoppers.com. storm: $4.59 proven guilty. WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM MAY 1-18, 2013 • STREET HYPE • 5 NEWS AG Crack Down On Cell Phone Theft NEW YORK: Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on Monday sent letters to the Chief Executive Officers of Apple, Google/Motorola, Microsoft, and Samsung seeking information about their efforts to protect customers from the rise in violent street crimes known as “Apple Picking.” Recent reports have demonstrated a spike in the theft of mobile phones and other electronic devices. The thieves wipe the devices’ memories clean and resell them for hundreds of dollars on the secondary market. Too often, those crimes turn violent, and even deadly. IN SUPPORTY OF EDUCATION: In his letter, Attorney General (l-r) Pierre-Andre H. Duvert, Rector, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Bronx; James Haynes, President, Jah Jerry Foundation and Country Kitchen Diner’s CEO Schneiderman noted his responsibility Jacque Graham talk education at the Foundation’s Scholarship Fundraiser to enforce New York’s Executive Law Dinner Dance held on April 27 at the Diner, Pelham Manor. The Foundation pro - §63(12) and General Business Law vides scholarships to Jamaican college students who major in music. It is named §349, which address deceptive trade in memory of the late Jerome Haynes, aka Jah Jerry, a pioneer Jamaican musi - practices. cian and a founding member of the legendary Skatalites band. The Guyanese Of ‘Fraud Charge Alley’ By NAN Staff Writer charges for campaign-finance improprieties. News Americas, NYC: And last month, another well known he icing on the cake of dismay for many Guyana-born attorney, Michael Gangadeen, Guyanese and Caribbean nationals in was charged by the Queens DA’s office. He TNew York City, the U.S. and even Guyana is now facing charges of conspiring to com - this week, was the slapping of embezzlement mit mortgage fraud and larceny from Wells and obstruction of justice charges on New Fargo Bank by fraudulently obtaining mort - York lawmaker, Guyanese-American State gage funds in excess of $3.3 million Senator, John Sampson. It marked number five in a list of notable Guyanese who have recently been arrested and charged with fraud. John Sampson Edul Ahmad Sampson, 47, who was a former head of the New York State Senate’s ethnic commit - he would repay but took this “loan” without tee and represents the 19th Senate District in written documentation or any rate of interest, southeastern Brooklyn, which comprises the indictment further claims. He also never Crown Heights, East Flatbush, as well as repaid “The Associate.” Further, Sampson portions of Brownsville, Canarsie and Spring concealed the “Associate Transaction” by Creek Towers, areas that are largely home to lying on his Senate financial disclosure many Caribbean immigrants, was charged in forms, falsely claiming that he had incurred federal court in Brooklyn on May 5th with no liabilities in excess of $5,000 or gifts or embezzlement and obstruction of justice. income in excess of $1,000, the indictment Interestingly enough, his charges are said. apparently linked to another Guyanese, for - Then in the summer of 2011, after the mer realtor and Richmond Hill mogul, Edul United States Attorney’s Office for the Ahmad, who is set to be jailed on a multi- Eastern District of New York filed bank and million dollar mortgage fraud and seemingly wire fraud charges against the Associate in squealed on Sampson after copping to a plea relation to a mortgage fraud scheme and he deal. was arrested, Sampson is alleged to have Ahmad, 44, pleaded guilty last year to a engaged in a multifaceted scheme to obstruct mortgage fraud scheme in which he and oth - justice and to prevent the Associate from ers fraudulently obtained more than $50 mil - cooperating with law enforcement authorities lion in loans. In so doing, he avoided a trial or disclosing Sampson’s criminal conduct. and a sentencing date has not been set. But the Guyanese alleged fraud trend In the Sampson indictment, Ahmad is does not stop there. referred to only as “The Associate.” But Late last year, the Guyana-born owner sources say it is Ahmad, the once flamboyant of the now defunct airline, EZJet, Sonny businessman, who flashed around in a yellow Ramdeo, was arrested and charged. He is Lamborghini and handed off wads of cash to now in jail, in Florida, awaiting an October the campaigns of many local politicians and trial for embezzling $20 million from his some in Guyana as well. former employer in a payroll tax fraud The U.S. federal indictment against the scheme from as early as 2005 from Promise NY State Senator alleges that he asked “the Healthcare Inc. and Success Healthcare associate” for $188,500. The money, at Group, where he worked as the payroll Sampson’s direction, allegedly was paid in supervisor. the form of three bank checks payable to Also last year, Queens district leader third parties. and two-time candidate for the City Sampson characterized the “Associate Council, Guyana-born attorney, Albert Transaction to the Associate,” as a loan that Baldeo, was arrested. He is now facing 6 • STREET HYPE • MAY 1-18, 2013 WWW.STREETHYPENEWSPAPER.COM CARIBBEAN NEWS Bomb scare grounds State Department Caribbean Airlines Official for Invest flight from Miami Miami-Dade police department Caribbean Abomb squad was called out to check CaribPR Wire: a suspicious package Thursday afternoon he Obama administration is sending outside the gate of a Kingston-bound a representative to Invest Caribbean Caribbean Airlines flight at Miami T JAMAICA HOSTS TRAVEL AGENTS FROM THE MIDWEST: Now this June, as the Caribbean International Airport. Glen Bucknor, District Sales Manager, Jamaica Tourist Board (crouching centre) Diaspora in the U.S. gears up for Miami Airport and US aviation recently hosted 14 agents from the Midwest as part of the Jamaica Travel Caribbean American Heritage Month authorities grounded and searched CAL Specialist programme. The agents, who stayed at RIU hotel in Montego Bay also and Caribbean Week in New York. flight 483 after a ticking noise was report - had the opportunity to experience the new nonstop service via AirTran from Anthony Eterno, of the U.S. State edly heard coming from luggage aboard Chicago's Midway Airport (MDW). The agents were in Montego Bay as part of a Department's Office of Caribbean the aircraft. The incident was confirmed series of familiarization tours being organized by the Jamaica Tourist Board. Affairs, Western Hemisphere division, by Rabindra Moonan, chairman of CAL. will attend the June 5th forum in New An airport spokesman said the suspi - York City and speak on the US' views cious package was discovered around on trade and investment in the 3:00 in the afternoon. Mr. Moonan said Compensation for Caribbean. the flight was due to leave Miami for Eterno is a 15-year veteran diplo - Trinidad via Kingston when the situation mat with the Department who has occurred. worked in the Caribbean for close to As a precautionary measure aviation OLINT investors two years and whose expertise includes authorities ordered passengers to disem - TAMPA, Fla/PRNewswire: To be considered for economic affairs. bark and Concourse J of Miami ersons who lost money from invest - Remission, a Petition for Invest Caribbean Now is organized International Airport was evacuated as ments in companies operated by David Remission Form must be annually by The Caribbean Tourism they investigated. Mr. Moonan said there PA. Smith, doing business as Overseas submitted to the Organization and digital media solu - was some hysteria when a passenger Locket International Corporation Remission Adm-inistrator. tions company, Hard Beat returned to the plane, apparently to ("OLINT"), and related companies may be A copy of the Petition Communications, during Caribbean retrieve a laptop computer. eligible to receive compensation, accord - Form can be obtained Week in New York. This year it is being Ten flights were delayed and two ing to a release from the United States from the Remission presented by marquee sponsor, Avalon incoming flights were diverted to other Department of Justice. Administrator's website: Partners in conjunction with the govern - gates. He said the owner of the suitcase ment of The Turks & Caicos Islands and Smith claimed that the companies David Smith from which the ticking noise was heard were private investment clubs that pur - One Caribbean Television. was found. The luggage had been trans - portedly traded in foreign currency on www.gilardi.com/DSmithRemissionFund . ferred from another aircraft. He said the investors' behalf. Smith made false and owner told authorities the noise was com - fraudulent statements indicating that ing from a musical instrument. The CAL members could expect high returns on flight was eventually allowed to leave. their investment with low risk to principal. Rather than investing the funds as Curacao politician promised, Smith used them for personal ASSISTANCE gain and paid returns using new investors' assassinated money, in a classic Ponzi scheme. 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The world’s fastest woman, recent Boys & Girls championships in Carmelita Jeter, also delighted fans, win - Jamaica and their harvest of medals at the ning her 100m sprint in a world-leading Penn Relays in Philadelphia, this year's adi - Olympic double sprint champion and time of 10.95 seconds to beat compatriot das Grand Prix is expected to be a monster world record holder Usain Bolt Barbara Pierre. magnet of superlative performances. Jeter confirmed that the track and Olympic golds, taking three in last year’s Confirmed teams include: Vere Tech High field meet has quickly become a favourite London Olympics alone. His lightning School, St. Jago High, Manchester High on her agenda. “This is the second time I speed on the track took spectators’ breath and Monro College. The Jamaicans will have competed at the Cayman Invitational away as he showed the Cayman crowd test skills against some of the Tri-state's Jamaican World Junior 200m and I am delighted to have participated why he is hailed as one of the greatest best! Champion Delano Williams again,” she said. “It has been a pleasure to sporting heroes of all time. Coached by Neil Harrison, Munro Seven-time Olympian and Jamaica compete alongside many other incredibly American Carmelita ‘The Jet’ Jeter is College has had a stellar 2013 season that track legend Merlene Ottey - former track talented athletes in front of such a wel - another Olympic gold medalist, who took included a record-breaking mile relay per - star at Vere Technical - will be an honorary coming and enthusiastic crowd.” silver for the 100m sprint at last year’s formance at the National Boys & Girls guest at the 2013 adidas Grand Prix and will “In particular, I loved being able to Olympics as well as a gold for the 4 x Championships (Champs) 2013. Their 3:09.21 record was preceded by a 3:11.45 at be presented with an award of merit by Irie meet the younger fans who were so excit - 100m relay and bronze for the 200m. She Gibson Relays that featured a 44.8 anchor Jam Media in celebration of 20 years of tri- ed to come and watch the athletes per - competed alongside Olympic silver and by World Junior 200m Champion Delano state broadcasting. forming live,” Jeter said. bronze medalist, Jamaican Kerron Williams. Cayman Invitational, one of the Stewart, who earned her medals at the largest and most prominent in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for the 100m and Caribbean, featured some of the world’s 200m respectively. Other household Jamaican cyclist jailed in Trinidad superstar athletes, all taking part in ten names who participated included Hansle track and two field events. Jamaican Parchment, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, Jamaica Oberver: complained of being verbally abused by Usain Bolt needs no introduction – the Novlene Williams-Mills and Cayman’s he Ministry of Foreign Affairs and police because of his nationality. world’s fastest man and winner of six own sporting hero, Kemar Hyman. Foreign Trade has begun a probe into "He had gone there to take part in a Tthe status of Jamaican cyclist Horace road race. He has been to Trinidad more McFarlane who has been languishing in a than once as a cyclist and never has he Fraser-Pryce wins Trinidadian prison since September last been found with anything. He does not sell year. drugs and we, his loved ones, are afraid 200m at Diamond McFarlane was arrested and slapped that he will not get a fair trial as we know with cocaine and ganja charges after that Trinidadians don't particularly like Trinidadian police raided a house where Jamaicans," a worried-looking Graham League he had gone to visit a female friend. told the Jamaica Observer. wo time Olympic 100 meters cham - He and two others were arrested. But The foreign affairs ministry was not pion Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce was Kerrian Graham, the mother of aware that McFarlane was arrested in the Tthe only Jamaican winner at the opening McFarlane's son, believes that he was in twin-island republic until it was contacted Diamond League meet of the season in the wrong place at the wrong time and by the Sunday Observer. Doha, Qatar on Friday. fears that he will not get a fair trial as he Fraser-Pryce sped to 22.48 seconds Pryce says she is not getting carried away to take the women's 200 meters in a with her performances and will be sharp - Jamaican one-two finish. ening up a few areas as she learns to run 2008 Olympic silver medalist, the event NOW AVAILABLE Sherone Simpson was 2nd in 22.73 while Despite recording a season's best, ACTION PACKED CRICKET DVDs Samantha Henry Robinson was 4th in two time Olympic sprint relay gold 22.97 seconds. medalist Nesta Carter 9.99 seconds, had • Clive Lloyd’s Finest Hour 1975 Despite making it two from two in to settle for 3rd in the men's 100 meters. the 200 meters so far this season, Fraser- • West Indies vs New Zealand 2012 • Cricket Legends Viv Richards Pakistan to tour • Brian Lara 400 Not Out • India vs Australia 2001 Test Series Caribbean this summer • West Indian Summer 1966 he West Indies Cricket Board (WIBC) Pakistan wavered, but have agreed to • Fire in Babylon(Cricket Documentary) Thas secured Pakistan's commitment play the Limited overs matches this sum - • Australia vs West Indies 1980 that they will tour the Caribbean this sum - mer, with the tests dates to be determined. • ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2012 mer. 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I was millionth New Yorker was stopped and By T By sent the commentary below which was Dr Geneive frisked, and a federal lawsuit against the Public inspired by a recent story about giant Brown Metzger policy began, which could end in federal African snails spotted in Florida and Advocate Senior oversight of the whole department. Both Texas. are menacing signs for the future of our Bill de Blasio Contributing Editor Political commentary or not. You'll Street Hype city. agree that everybody gets an equal dose of We’ve reached this point because the sarcasm. So, ease up, folks, and laugh! stop-and-frisk policy is broken. It lacks Here's the commentary, verbatim: real oversight, and has become so over - police procedures like stop-and-frisk [email protected] before they get out of control. Right now, “Note the sightings of giant African snails used that many stops are little more than in Florida have been confined to Miami- racial profiling—stopping innocent people the NYPD is the exception among big law Dade County. Now, this is really suspi - Other groups are getting a piece on the street for no reason other than their enforcement agencies for not having an cious, and rumors are circulating that the of the action as well. Communists are race. Few neighborhoods in New York tell independent monitor. The police depart - Democrats want to add the critters to the exhorting the creatures that they have the story as starkly as our Caribbean com - ments in Chicago and Los Angeles have voter rolls and are promising them all the nothing to lose but their shells. munities do. Inspector Generals, as do the FBI and CIA. stucco they can eat. Environmentalists are asking whether In areas like East Flatbush, Prospect- We would never have gone from The Dems are vowing, "No more they can be recycled into biofuels, as an Lefferts Gardens and Crown Heights, at 100,000 stops per year when Mayor hanging chads here!" (Couldn't be, the alternative to the Keystone Pipeline proj - least 93 percent of the people stopped in Bloomberg took office to nearly 700,000 entire ballot would be eaten.) ect, and gays and lesbians are ecstatic over 2012 were black or Latino. And the over - stops in 2011 if we had a monitor in place. Republicans, on the other hand, are reported incidents of homosexual behav - whelming majority of those persons An Inspector General must have real sub - announcing they must "reach out" to the ior among the big guys and gals and are stopped had committed no crime, and were poena powers to investigate, and would snail community and forge closer ties. demanding a crash government program issued no summons. have a truly independent budget. This The concern is so great that it is like - to cure the peculiar strain of meningitis These facts are tearing apart the bond position would oversee the police depart - ly that giant land snails will be included in they are afflicted with. between police and community. People ment, right-size policies like stop and the hotly debated comprehensive Feminists, of course, are petitioning feel they are targeted because of their race frisk, and ensure that we have real Immigration Bill. Congress and White House that the giant or ethnicity; they feel frustrated because accountability. Of course, stuck in the mud conserva - mollusks be given free contraceptive they are being stopped despite doing noth - Second, we need to pass the Racial tives are resisting reform, citing the poten - devices and abortion on demand. ing wrong; and all of this is brewing Profiling Bill introduced by Council mem - tial terrorist threat if explosives are insert - All-in-all, giant land snails promise to antipathy toward law enforcement. Police bers Jumaane Williams and Brad Lander in ed into their spiny shells and explode test the very concept of liberty and free - officers on the beat see this with their own the New York City Council. We cannot when cars and DHS tanks inadvertently dom in this great country. And it is always eyes. continue to allow hundreds of thousands of drive over them. well to remember, that, after all, we are a When I talk to officers who patrol the young men to be stopped in the street for Not to be outdone, liberals are nation of immigrants. streets, they worry the quota-driven pres - no other reason than the color of their skin. demanding that sensitivity training This my take on the whole thing, and sure to stop innocent people is costing The new law would finally ban racial pro - regarding the GLSs be administered to all I hope I haven't taken a narrow view.” them allies and information they need to filing and contrary to Mayor Bloomberg’s public school children by the fifth grade The writer of the commentary chooses to do their jobs. They resent the time they’re fear-mongering, it would still allow the police to follow legitimate leads and and have come up with the slogan, remain anonymous. spending to make bad stops instead of "Diversity is not perversity." doing the kind of police work they were descriptions to apprehend suspects. trained for—going after the real bad guys. Finally, there needs to be new leader - It doesn’t have to be this way. We can ship at the helm of the NYPD—a leader keep neighborhoods safe and go after the who will work with and not against com - real criminals when police and the com - munity interests and foster better relations munity are working and communicating between law enforcement and residents. together. And that means reforming the The NYPD would be well served by stop-and-frisk policy that’s driving a these reforms because they protect officers wedge between cops and neighborhoods. just as readily as they protect residents. First, it’s time for real oversight at the These reforms will help police and the NYPD. We need an independent Inspector community work better together and ulti - General who has the power to review mately reduce crime and keep our streets safe.

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