Not in the subway.
Never in the subway.
The NYPD's Transit Bureau seems to place satisfying the MTA lawyers above protecting the riding public.
MTA lawyers would not like cameras that record unwitnessed violent crimes. Cameras would interfere with their "blame the victim" tactic, a very successful tactic.
That seems to be the only plausible reason for the failure to install cameras where they would be able to record subway assaults.
But there are no MTA attorneys involved when crimes occur on the street.
So in this case there are NYPD cameras and the assault was recorded:
I wish Mr. Rahman good luck and hope that some day people assaulted on subway platforms, including those pushed to their deaths on the tracks, will have their crimes recorded by NYPD cameras.
Never in the subway.
The NYPD's Transit Bureau seems to place satisfying the MTA lawyers above protecting the riding public.
MTA lawyers would not like cameras that record unwitnessed violent crimes. Cameras would interfere with their "blame the victim" tactic, a very successful tactic.
That seems to be the only plausible reason for the failure to install cameras where they would be able to record subway assaults.
But there are no MTA attorneys involved when crimes occur on the street.
So in this case there are NYPD cameras and the assault was recorded:
Gazi Rahman, 46, was walking on Hillside Avenue near Parsons Boulevard at around 8 p.m. on May 7 when he was approached by Christopher Porr, 39, of Fresh Meadows, according to the criminal complaint and an NYPD video shared by his lawyer.From an article by Katie Honan (her email address: khonan@dnainfo.com) in DNAInfo.com.
I wish Mr. Rahman good luck and hope that some day people assaulted on subway platforms, including those pushed to their deaths on the tracks, will have their crimes recorded by NYPD cameras.
