Comments on: Man beaten in Rodgers Park last night

By: 98119

98119 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:47:18 +0000

Living close to Rodgers Park I appreciate knowing I'm on the lookout for a group of loud and obnoxious young men with a pitbull.

By: a_marie

a_marie — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:54:36 +0000

Thinking about part of the comment that the user David said below:
..."why do you think a beat cop, works so well?"

That is so true. Beat cops DO work in communities.
And one of the hundreds of things that I love about New York is that they still utilize beat cops as a major force in deterring crime.

I also agree with his sentiment that he's tired of hearing about this.
This has gotten really bad lately. It's sickening.

And I agree with Uptown's comment:
"Most times it's better to get out the cell phone and call it in. rather than trying intercede with a group of intoxicated youth (no matter what color their skin is)."

Hellooooo. Exactly.
One can never be sure who is going to react in such a way, it's best not to invite confrontation if you can help it, or if it is better handled by SPD.
An exception I think would be the example set by those who intervened to protect a citizen at the Metro Market earlier this week.

No, their own lives and property were not in danger, but someone else was in danger and what they did was commendable.
However, I think telling any "group" where they can or can not stand, sit or hang out is risky.., especially in light of the rash of violence we have been seeing lately. But I am so glad he was not greatly injured.

By: uptown

uptown — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:02:13 +0000

Most times it's better to get out the cell phone and call it in. rather than trying intercede with a group of intoxicated youth (no matter what color their skin is).

BTW: there are very few places for 18-21 year olds to hangout, since they are barred from going to bars and most clubs in our un-enlightened times.

By: not_you

not_you — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:18 +0000

The moral of the story? Don't tell groups of men with a pitbull that they can't “party” in a public place. The victim sounds like a bit of a moron.

By: 98119

98119 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:47:18 +0000

Living close to Rodgers Park I appreciate knowing I'm on the lookout for a group of loud and obnoxious young men with a pitbull.

By: a_marie

a_marie — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:54:36 +0000

Thinking about part of the comment that the user David said below:
..."why do you think a beat cop, works so well?"

That is so true. Beat Cops DO work in communities.
And one of the hundreds of things that I love about New York is that they still utilize beat cops as a major force in deterring crime.

I also agree with his sentiment that he's tired of hearing about this.
This has gotten really bad lately. It's sickening.

And I agree with Uptown's comment:
"Most times it's better to get out the cell phone and call it in. rather than trying intercede with a group of intoxicated youth (no matter what color their skin is)."

Hellooooo. Exactly.
One can never be sure who is going to react in such a way, it's best not to invite confrontation if you can help it, or if it is better handled by SPD.
An exception I think would be the example set by those who intervened to protect a citizen at the Metro Market earlier this week.

No, their own lives and property were not in danger, but someone else was in danger and what they did was commendable.
However, I think telling any "group" where they can or can not stand, sit or hang out is risky.., especially in light of the rash of violence we have been seeing lately. But I am so glad he was not greatly injured.

By: uptown

uptown — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:02:13 +0000

Most times it's better to get out the cell phone and call it in. rather than trying intercede with a group of intoxicated youth (no matter what color their skin is).

BTW: there are very few places for 18-21 year olds to hangout, since they are barred from going to bars and most clubs in our un-enlightened times.

By: not_you

not_you — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:00:18 +0000

The moral of the story? Don't tell groups of men with a pitbull that they can't “party” in a public place. The victim sounds like a bit of a moron.

By: david

david — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:32:26 +0000

i am getting real tired of hearing about this crap. i am hearing of this happening all over the city. people getting jumped by groups of young a–holes. i heard of one kid at woodland park trying to break up a fight and 8 kids jumped him and hit him with a log in the head and knocked him out. and then the chicken sh-ts all kicked and punched him while he was out and down. real bad asses. i would like to see a group of people, as many as it takes to patrol the park and start roughing some of these punks up. Duct tape and plastic baseball bats would be my choice . and yes you do fight voilence with voilence. why do you think a beat cop, works so well?

By: vanderleun

vanderleun — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:27:42 +0000

The pitbull is a stand-in for a description of the perps. You often find this going on in these hyper sensitive posts,