Comments on: Teen: NYPD iPhone Bust Was Unfair

By: yitzyk

yitzyk — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:48:46 +0000

#3 – read the article again if you don’t see the problem here. There are two versions of the story – what the cops claim, and what the ‘victim’ claims. If what the cop said is true, then no one argues that the kid shouldn’t have bought it. But no one knows what the cop really said.

There are just so many cases out there that are the word of a cop vs. the word of a victim. Generally the cops are favored by the justice system, who are used to dealing primary with criminals that make up the most ridiculous stories. But unfortunately the cops sometimes also lie, and innocent victims suffer. Because the cops get away with it all the time, the problem grows.

I am sure many of us have some experience with this with regards to traffic tickets. The supposed rights of “Innocent until proven guilty” are a theory only. The cops typically do not actually have to present any ‘proof’ whatsoever.

By: YW Moderator-42

YW Moderator-42 — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:27:16 +0000

I don’t understand the problem here. The undercover cop told the kid that it was stolen so the kid had no business buying it. The beginning of the article makes it sound like he was pushed into buying a cheap iPhone to help feed the guy’s family which is fine. Then it says that he was b’feirush told that it was stolen which changes everything. The kid should have said no, and walked away and called the police in the “thief”. If he was pushed even more he should have screamed for help. There is no excuse to knowingly buy stolen property.

By: eric55

eric55 — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:24:15 +0000

If this is true the nypd are sleaze bags

By: Comment

Comment — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:49:06 +0000

In a recent article of Zman, they have a story of the same type: Where the NYPD would put a package on the floor and arrest someone if they took it – on the grounds that they stole the bag. A frume woman, who was with her children, took the bag and told her children that they will look for the owner to be able to return it that person. Instead, she was arrested and with much grief and aggravation,paying a lawyer and having to defend herself, she got off.

They should insist on hidden tape recording.