A Staten Island woman buying pot from a local deli got into a misunderstanding with the cashier — who ended up macing her, dragging​ her outside by her hair, kicking her in the head and mistakenly calling her trans.

  • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
    2155·
    1 year ago

    When she called 911 after getting home, cops showed up but she was told she needed to go back to the scene, which is in a different precinct from her home, and call 911 from there.

    Cops will move heaven and earth to not prosecute the criminals they like. Especially corrupt racist-ass NYPD.

      • Stumblinbear@pawb.social
        1048·
        1 year ago

        Summarizing my other reply, but cops often literally don’t have legal jurisdiction outside of their presinct. This is normal and is state/federal law, not the cop’s decision

        • Dimpships@feddit.uk
          653·
          1 year ago

          They should still be obligated to record and pass on the details of the crime, and get the citizen in contact with the correct people directly. Recording and reporting crime and inter-police communication is kinda their whole fucken job.

        • floppade [he/him]@lemm.ee
          41·
          1 year ago

          Police in other states don’t usually force the victim to relocate. They usually call someone to come in from the proper precinct.

    • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
      33·
      1 year ago

      “Brown, a former NYPD captain, noted police are obligated to take a report no matter where the crime occurred and that forcing crime victims to return to where they were attacked is traumatizing. The NYPD said Adams told the 911 dispatcher she would go to the scene, suggesting she voluntarily offered to do so.”

      "Regardless, when Adams went back to the grocery and called for police from there, it took officers four hours to show up, she said. The officers, she said, appeared to know the attacker, referring to him as “Mr. Fourth of July.”’

      JFC

    • Chr0nos1@lemmy.world
      7·
      1 year ago

      Not just the ones they don’t like. They’re corrupt and lazy. They don’t go after any more than they have to.

    • Stumblinbear@pawb.social
      1635·
      1 year ago

      To be perfectly fair, cops often literally don’t have jurisdiction outside of their “home” precinct. If they witness a crime outside of their jurisdiction they can make a citizen’s arrest, or if they’re in pursuit of someone who started in their jurisdiction they can chase, but they legally can’t do anything otherwise.

      • GopherOwl@lemmy.world
        592·
        1 year ago

        To be perfectly fair, you’re wrong.

        If they came to her home, reasonably she was wanting to file a police report. Which they absolutely can do, but they refused.

      • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.ee
        231·
        1 year ago

        A police officer may arrest a person for a crime, pursuant to subdivision one, whether or not such crime was committed within the geographical area of such police officer’s employment, and he or she may make such arrest within the state, regardless of the situs of the commission of the crime.

        Kinda sounds like yes they can. Besides, all this person tried to do was file a report. What you’re seeing here is that cops don’t feel like doing any part of the job that doesn’t involve LARPing a 90s action film.

      • ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world
        92·
        1 year ago

        Cops have authority anywhere in the state, which is why they can be brought in from surrounding areas for special events, riots and other incidents, and can arrest you off-duty if they witness something illegal.

        • Stumblinbear@pawb.social
          16·
          1 year ago

          They literally don’t have de-facto jurisdiction over an entire state. This is easily googlable. Additionally, I addressed doing citizen’s arrest already, which is what them doing an “off duty” arrest is.