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The Nurse Walking Her Dog Was Almost Arrested

M Dowling

I am very, very supportive of the police, but not petty or abusive cops. Hiring cops who want to arrest people for walking dogs, taking up too much space on a subway, and allowing Muslims to block sidewalks with prayer rugs is not a good idea. A pattern might be developing in New York City of petty cops who ignore criminals and abuse innocent New Yorkers.

For example…

Two New York police officers from the 17th precinct got into a prolonged argument after they stopped a woman walking her dog in Manhattan’s Murray Hill neighborhood around 3 a.m. They said they would ticket or arrest her for jaywalking. She was on the sidewalk and appeared to have crossed at the adjacent crosswalk. She said she had the green light. This whole episode is so incredibly ridiculous given the fact that criminals are loose on the streets.

The Story

The woman repeatedly asked why they had stopped her, while bystanders confronted the officers and demanded to know what she had done wrong.

The nearly 17-minute clip was uploaded to TikTok by @nuyoricannomad. It begins with the woman already protesting their actions, repeatedly telling them not to touch her or her dog.

The officers say they only want her to get onto the sidewalk. She says she already is and she was. Then she says she had the walk signal when she crossed.

When there is disagreement about where she was standing, one officer asks for her name and threatens to arrest and jail her if she refuses to identify herself.

The woman insists she has done nothing wrong, says she is a nurse, and has no criminal record. She also has a boot on her foot after surgery. At one point, she tells an officer, “You’re hurting me,” and keeps asking him to take his hands off her. She asked why he was holding her arm and preventing her from moving away.

Two Bystanders Come to Help

Bystanders challenge the officer and tape the encounter during the back-and-forth. She didn’t commit any crimes, and they had their hands on her.

A supervisor eventually arrives and orders the bystanders to move farther back. He warns that if they interrupt the officers again, they could both be arrested. The woman continues protesting, telling him, “You have made me unsafe. You have touched me. You have violated my rights.”

The woman said – truthfully – that there are “criminals out there” and they are bothering her for walking her dog. One held her hand or wrist and wouldn’t let her go. She said she walked on the sidewalk and crossed the street when she had the right of way.

The cops are Muslims, and Muslims don’t like dogs over some assinine rule about cleanliness. Could that be the problem?

The Supervisor Made the Bystanders Stand Beyond Hearing Range

When the supervisor came, he told them to back up, or they would arrest the two bystanders helping the nurse. They wanted them to back up so far that they couldn’t tape the rest of the exchange. It looks like these cops should be fired. It was a very abusive situation. Yet, these idiots are on the streets with guns, not arresting criminals. These guys are foreigners and have language issues. Why are they cops in New York City???

Taking Up Too Much Space on the Subway?

Cops also gave a person a ticket for taking up too much space on the subway that is filled with dangerous, drug-addled nutcases.  I don’t have the details. Maybe the person did more than that. However, foreigners policing Americans might be a bad idea. Are they here legally? Who knows in New York.

Park Abuse

These officers seem a bit much. Watch the cop get in the man’s face over and over.

This Is Ridiculous

Allegedly, Eric Ciamarella, a former CIA operative who tried to destroy Donald Trump, has a new campaign: Haram Is Not Illegal. I have a better idea. How about we just stop hiring Muslim cops if this is what they are using as a guideline?

Another WTH is this, NY???

These creeps are violating the law taking up the street and won’t let the woman pass.

Gab