Video: New York Cops Beat Up a Man in a Synagogue, Then Charge Him with Trespassing. He Wasn’t.

Gary North - October 30, 2019

Recently, two of New York’s finest beat up a man in a synagogue. They did not know that the synagogue had a full-time video camera recording everything.

Then the cops arrested him for trespassing. He wasn’t. He had been staying there for a month.

Then the synagogue posted the video on YouTube.

Then the rabbi organized a signature-gathering campaign. He collected 90,000 signatures in a few days.

At that point, the District Attorney knew he had a public relations problem. So, he dropped charges against the man.

Then the video and the story got on Huffington Post. This is very bad if you are a District Attorney. It might affect your plan to run for Attorney General, which is the stepping stone to the governor’s office.

The lesson? First, have a video camera running. Second, when you get a video of cops beating up a man, post it on YouTube. Third, use the YouTube video to organize a protest.

The Web is creating huge PR problems for the police. The police have not yet persuaded the staff that cheap camcorders and YouTube have created a New World Order for citizens.

Continue reading on huffingtonpost.com.

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Published on October 26, 2012. The original is here.

The story was also run by The New York Times.

The video was sufficiently violent that YouTube requires viewers to sign in as adults.

The press conference held by Jewish politicians blew up in the NYPD's face.

Hooray for YouTube.