NYC parkgoer beaten with baseball bat in Brooklyn (New York, York: crime, felony)

[Esacni]

Nothing wrong here. Just an afternoon random assault in a public park. Just a product of too many cell phone cameras nowadays.

A 53-year-old Asian man was pummeled with a baseball bat by a suspect in Prospect Park Saturday afternoon.

The savage beating happened around 12:20 p.m. on the park’s Well House Drive, police said.

The victim was struck with the bat “multiple times” by an unidentified goon who may have fled the scene on a bicycle, according to the NYPD.


He was taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital in stable condition, police said.

The baseball bat wielding thug was at large.

https://nypost.com/2022/10/15/nyc-pa...t-in-brooklyn/

[antinimby]

They would have blamed this on Trump a couple of years ago. What do the forum Leftists think up to blame now?

Remember, everyone and everything not Left is to blame except the Left, who controls the city, state, White House, Senate, House of Representatives, most of the media, Hollywood, music industry, tech industries, sports, schools, unions, etc.

Funny how the Left is always blame free but they have control over so much of everyone’s lives.

[homestead123]

Only crickets chirpin from that side of the aisle.

[speediestevie]

Is there a big city in the world where crime is virtually nonexistent?
I don’t understand the analysis above. Are we all supposed to live in fear?

Do we all have to show emotions of being shocked, appalled and dismayed to prove we don’t like crime?

[jjbradleynyc]

Originally Posted by speediestevie

Is there a big city in the world where crime is virtually nonexistent?
I don’t understand the analysis above. Are we all supposed to live in fear?

Agreed.

Crimes have ALWAYS existed - and been higher with people who live in huge, high density cities like New York City.

People tend to forget that NYC has more than 8.5 million people within its city limits.

Today's social media and mobile phone carrying population are just witness to crimes, and news of crimes spreads incredibly faster today.

Not to say crime is not up--I do think COVID allowed more folks to be pushed onto the streets dealing with homelessness and mental illness issues.

But the way every crime is sensationalized by many news outlets and blogs like this one--it's like people clutch their pearls in fear every 10 minutes and hide under a kitchen table.

If folks are so shocked and terrified about crime, my suggestion is do some research and move to a smaller town where it is less likely to hear about so much crime locally.

Or, join the volunteer police force in a neighborhood.

They should do something, rather than fear monger and run around screaming with their pearls in hand. LOL

[Igor Blevin]

Originally Posted by speediestevie

Is there a big city in the world where crime is virtually nonexistent?
I don’t understand the analysis above. Are we all supposed to live in fear?

Do we all have to show emotions of being shocked, appalled and dismayed to prove we don’t like crime?

I am 65 years old. I don't recall reports of such random beatings before I was 60 years old, let alone daily reports.

This is new.

[Esacni]

Originally Posted by speediestevie

Is there a big city in the world where crime is virtually nonexistent?
I don’t understand the analysis above. Are we all supposed to live in fear?

Do we all have to show emotions of being shocked, appalled and dismayed to prove we don’t like crime?

There's a difference between random and targeted crime. Random crime is what matters to most people.

[Werdywerd]

As crime is getting worse, less and less of the "crime isn't that bad" crowd have disappeared from the forum.

[camaro69]

For those who can, get out now.

The City has turned into a crap hole and there's no going back.

[jjbradleynyc]

Originally Posted by camaro69

For those who can, get out now.

The City has turned into a crap hole and there's no going back.

If you look at the NYPD data, crimes are much lower today, than they were 10-20 years ago.

There are more mentally ill on the subway, it seems. The pandemic pushed more people into homelessness too, I think.

According to the facts--some select categories from 7 major felony offenses:

Murder & Manslaughter:
the year 2000 - 673
the year 2010 - 536
the year 2020 - 468
the year 2021 - 488

Rape:
the year 2000 - 2068
the year 2010 - 1373
the year 2020 - 1427
the year 2021 - 1491

Robbery:
the year 2000 - 32,562
the year 2010 - 19,486
the year 2020 - 13,106
the year 2021 - 13,831

Burglary:
the year 2000 - 38,252
the year 2010 - 18,600
the year 2020 - 15,478
the year 2021 - 12,811

Felony Assault:
the year 2000 - 25,924
the year 2010 - 16,956
the year 2020 - 20,572
the year 2021 - 22,825

Grand Larceny of Motor Vehicle:
the year 2000 - 35,442
the year 2010 - 10,329
the year 2020 - 9,037
the year 2021 - 10,415


https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/dow...-2000-2021.pdf