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Ari
 
Re Margoles & the Post Article
 
 The chutzpah is that Margolis went "on record" with the perception he was speaking for everybody...when in fact it seems he's a "wannabe somebody" speaking for the same.
 
Was arthur schick wrong for driving the way he did?
Yes
 
Was the burning boxes and trashing police cars wrong, and embarrassing for us a community that prides itself on restraint and respect for authority
Yes
 
Does ANY of the above condone what Captain Esposito said?
NOT FOR A SECOND
 
Last time I checked he's a police officer--a public servant. They say it takes the heat of the moment to see someone's "true colors". As my family is part of the public he serves, I'd be way more comfortable with someone who either didn't refer to us as F***Jews.
 
...Or at least had the self control to keep his REAL feelings to himself.
 
We should never forget we are in galus. Remarks like this are the reminders. Idiots like Margolis delude themselves into thinking that by "pandering" to these guys they are diffusing problems.
 
What they are really doing is what magicians call "misdirection" --get everyone's attention away from the facts by confusing the "oylam" and blurring the "issues".
 
So Arthur Schick was dealt with according to the law--will the same be true of Officer Esposito? Or that now that a bunch of NYPD wannabees called the "Shomrim" have given him a "thumbs up", will the NYPD use that as a rationale to sweep this under the carpet?
 
Hopefully Simcha & Dov will continue to demand accountability
 
Speaking of which, I'll bet if Simcha or Dov referred to Officer Esposito as a F*** Italian (or worse) there'd be hell to pay for that slur more than any riots, burnings, etc.
 
You know, while I find all the Nazi references as disturbing as the implications of this incident. I can't help but wonder..if the cops acted "Nazi like" in their response, and Officer Esposito acted "Nazi like" in his reaction...does that mean the clown from the Shomrim is now our very own Kapo?
 
Just a thought...
 
You know I recently read a piece by Rabbi Berel Wein where he related the story of when he was building his Yeshiva in Monsey, the contractor offered a cross beam that was guaranteed for 150 years.
 
I don't remember Rabbi Wein's EXACT response, but it was in reference to that being a very optimistic guarantee for us...once you considered our "track record" in Golus
 
Incidents like last week exacerbated by people like Officer Esposito and pandering pawns like Margoles, make you wonder if Rabbi Wein wasn't pontificating as much as he was prognosticating
 
Again I feel that we as a community were embarrassing wrong--but that does NOT give a member of NY's Finest to act like "NY's Frighteningest"
 
Well Ari, thanks for letting me vent--feel free to share this with anyone who actually cares 
 

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NYPD Chief Apologizes For Using Inappropriate Language During Riot

April 07, 2006 A top Police Department official has admitted to using inappropriate language while trying to break up a riot in Borough Park on Tuesday. NYPD Chief of Department Joseph Esposito sat down Thursday night with two of his most outspoken critics from the neighborhood, Assemblyman Dov Hikind and City Council member Simcha Felder to make peace with the community leaders. Before the meeting, Esposito sent a letter to the two admitting he used language that was inappropriate. Police say Esposito screamed an expletive. In the letter, Esposito wrote: "I can assure that nothing I said reflects any personal bias against you or the community.... I don't want my words, or anything else for that matter, to come between the police and the Borough Park community after decades of excellent relations between both." Hikind and Felder accepted the apology in writing, with a letter that said, in part: "In reaching out to us and the community, the Chief brings closure to the events which transpired in Borough Park this week." Hikind says he doesn't want to dwell on what or was not said that night. Rather, he says he's glad the rift has been mended. ''All of us make mistakes. That's not a big deal. The idea is to face those things and move on, and that's exactly what we're doing, because that's best for the city, best for the community, best for the Police Department," Hikind said Friday. The riot erupted Tuesday night when hundreds took to the streets after police arrested an elderly orthodox Jewish man for talking on his cell phone while driving. Some witnesses say police roughed up Arthur Schick. The 75-year-old called the riot "shameful." Schick has been issued a desk appearance ticket. The Civilian Complaint Review Board is investigating nine complaints related to the riot. Most of the allegations are for excessive force and abuse of authority.