Taking a stand
(NY Daily News) There are some parts of Zuccotti Park that even the protesters won’t go at night.
Police sources said Thursday that several fights have been reported in the park and officers have been warned of “dangerous instruments being concealed within cardboard tubing” when approaching the demonstrators.
“There is a lot of infighting in the park,” a police source said. “There is one part of the park where even they don’t go at night. They call it The Ghetto.”
The revelation came after the president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association warned demonstrators that he will pursue civil suits against anyone who assaults any union member.
“New York‘s police officers are working around the clock as the already overburdened economy in New York is being drained by ‘occupiers’ who intentionally and maliciously instigate needless and violent confrontations with the police,” SBA President Ed Mullins said in a statement.
Mullins said about 20 NYPD cops have been injured in clashes with protesters. He said he will also push for prosecutors to bring felony assault raps against anyone who gets physical with an NYPD sergeant.
Obviously, it must be the fault of the police for doing their jobs.
