ARE THEY IDLE AND MISGUIDED CHILDREN OR MENACING THUGS?

Rick, the former administrative sergeant of HPD’s narcotics division, sent me this and wrote: Are they idle and misguided children, or menacing thugs? Read the story and choose - you already know my feelings!!

As a card carrying liberal I am compelled to say those poor black youths are obviously idle and misguided victims of a racist society. Shame on you right-wing whites for the damage you have done to our black brothers and sisters.

Seriously though, when they catch these thugs they should keep them locked up because sooner or later they are going to kill someone.

A lot has changed over the years since our juvenile laws were originally enacted. Children were deemed delinquents in need of supervision who were mischievous by shooting out windows or street lights with bb-guns, who were petty thieves and shoplifters, who hung around on the streets all hours of the night and who were truants or run-aways.

Many of today’s juveniles are vicious malicious gun-toting thugs who murder, rape, burglarize and commit armed robberies without regard to their victims. These juveniles are out-and-out dangerous criminals, not the immature delinquent youths our juvenile laws were designed for.

TEENS RIOT IN MANHATTAN BUSINESSES

MyFox.com
May 24, 2011

It's like a flash mob gone bad. Security footage from a Manhattan Dunkin' Donuts shows a group of youths climbing on counters, throwing chairs and throwing tables in a violent attack on workers.

It happened at the Dunkin' Donuts on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village. A $2,000 hot chocolate machine was reportedly destroyed in the attack.

Similar attacks have targeted other stores in the neighborhood in the previous weeks.

The video shows one of the teens throwing a chair and then running up to grab a donut.

A few of the attackers also grabbed drinks out of a refrigerator near the door, and they all quickly ran from the store.

Some businesses and even residents recently have complained about violence in the area. Most of the business owners didn't want to give their names for fear of retribution.

One store owner told Fox 5's Lisa Evers that some kids did something similar at his business about a week earlier than the incident at Dunkin' Donuts.

He said, "It's not safe around her."

The NYPD said it was examining the Dunkin' Donuts security footage but has not made any arrests.

In a statement to MyFoxNY.com, NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn's spokesperson, Jamie McShane says, "We will continue to work with the NYPD to make sure Christopher Street is a safe place especially as the weather gets nicer and more people flock to the area."