TIMES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 • 30 At Bushwick Event, Brooklyn DA Denounces Recent Bias Crimes -CONTINUED FROM PG. 3- people of Brooklyn.” Among those who joined Thompson for the announcement were Public Advocate Letitia James, City Council Member Rafael Espinal, Assemblywoman Maritza Davila and a contingent of local community activists and religious leaders. The Sept. 27 shooting reportedly occurred at about 7 a.m. in the area of Putnam and Bushwick avenues, where Smith, Sigue and Johnson allegedly spotted the 22-year-old victim walking with two friends later identified as gay. Law enforcement sources said the three suspects began shouting taunts and anti-gay slurs at the three, then followed them up the block. Realizing that they were being followed, prosecutors said, the victim and friends began walking rapidly away. Seconds later, police noted, Smith pulled out a handgun and fired six shots, one of which struck the 22-year-old woman in the buttocks. Officers from the 83rd Precinct responded to the incident. Paramedics brought the victim to Brookdale University Hospital for treatment. Police reportedly tracked down Sigue and Johnson a short time later; they were booked on charges including third-degree menacing as a hate crime, second-degree aggravated harassment, third-degree menacing and second-degree harassment. Following arraignment on Sept. 28, they were released without bail. If convicted, they each face up to a year behind bars. Police picked up Smith hours after the shooting; he remains held without bail and faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of the top charge, second-degree attempted murder as a hate crime. Det. Eric Sanchez of the NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force, under the supervision of Capt. Mark Magrone, conducted the investigation. Assistant District Attorney Marc Fliedner, chief of the DA’s Civil Rights Bureau, is prosecuting the case. Man Clipped At B’wick Nail Salon -CONTINUED FROM PG. 1- Scary Halloween Fun Across Area -CONTINUED FROM PG. 3- Lions Club, the festivities begin at the corner of Grand Avenue and Remsen Place, adjacent to Mount Olivet Cemetery. Escorted by club members and 104th Precinct officers, the marchers will head east on Grand Avenue to the Maspeth Federal Savings bank parking lot, located off 69th Street. Prizes and treat bags will be distributed at the parking lot to children attending the festivities. Jackson Heights Hundreds of trick-o-treaters will take to the streets of Jackson Heights tomorrow afternoon for the neighborhood’s annual Halloween parade. Organized by the Jackson Heights Beautification Group, the festivities begin at 5 p.m. from the corner of 37th Avenue and 89th Street. Spectators will walk west along 37th Avenue to 76th Street, where youngsters will receive bags of treats. Astoria Kids who are 12 years of age and younger are invited to enjoy the annual children’s Halloween costume party that the United Community Civic Association will throw in Astoria tomorrow night. The fun gets underway at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Restaurant and Lounge, located at 20-30 Steinway St. All children must be accompanied by an adult; all guests are encouraged to be in costume. The party will feature free hot dogs, soda, popcorn, games and prizes. Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson (at podium) denounced two recent hate crimes against homosexual persons in Bushwick during a press conference at Maria Hernandez Park on Tuesday, Oct. 28. He also announced the indictment of a Bushwick man who allegedly taunted, then shot, a 22-year-old transgender woman in the area of Putnam and Bushwick avenues last month. Joining Thompson at the press conference were a number of local elected officials, community activists, prosecutors and religious leaders. They included Public Advocate Letitia James (second from left), City Council Member Rafael Espinal (third from left), Assemblywoman Maritza Davila (fourth from right) and Community Board 4 Chairperson Julie Dent (fifth from right). (photo: Marcin Zurawicz) Pat Buchanan News & Opinion And should one die striking a blow against the infidel, there is martyrdom and a place of honor and happiness in the world to come. To the True Believer, writes Hoffer, “Chaos is his element. When the old order begins to crack, he wades in with all his might to blow the whole hated present to high heaven. ... He alone knows the innermost craving of the masses in action, the craving for communion, for the mustering of the host, for the dissolution of cursed individualism in the zest and grandeur of a mighty whole. Posterity is king.” Another attraction of the Islamic State is that it appears to be not only the strongest of the jihadist movements but also the most feared by America. An indispensable aspect of mass movements is hatred, writes Hoffer. Mass movements can never rise and spread “without a devil.” Indeed, he adds, “the strength of a mass movement is proportionate to the vividness and tangibility of its devil ... the ideal devil is omnipotent and omnipresent. ... The ideal devil is a foreigner.” Superpower America fits the bill perfectly, assuming the devil role by intervening in the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Our presence in their war testifies to the truth of what their leaders preach: We are the ones America fears most. In a West saturated in selfindulgence, to many young Muslims, this must have an appeal. Again, Hoffer: “There is no doubt but that in exchanging a self-centered for a selfless life we gain enormously in self-esteem. The vanity of the selfless, even those who practice utmost humility, is boundless.” The Islamic State cannot defeat the United States. But in fighting against the United States, ISIS sends a message to an Arab and Islamic world where we are not loved that they are the enemies we fear most. If you wish to fight the Great Satan, come join us. Thus, while we are killing them, we recruit for them. Moreover, in waging war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, we are not only sheltering the Shia Crescent of Iran and Hezbollah, we are fighting a Sunni war that Sunni powers like Turkey refuse to fight for themselves. We are now on both sides of the Sunni-Shia sectarian struggle that has never been America’s war, and we have no credible strategy and no credible army to win it. Who got us into this? Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of the new book “The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.” -CONTINUED FROM PG. 4- multiple gunshots. Following the gunfire, the two suspects fled the scene in an unknown direction. Officers from the 83rd Precinct and EMS units responded to the scene. Paramedics brought Mayo to Woodhull Hospital Center, where he died a short time later. Various police units canvassed the surrounding area for evidence and the suspects, but no immediate arrests were made despite those efforts, it was noted. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding the murder or the suspects’ whereabouts that could prove helpful is asked to call the 83rd Precinct Detective Squad at 1-718-574-1796 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS. Information may also be sent to Crime Stoppers via text message to 274637 (enter information, then the code TIP577) or online at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com. All calls and messages will be kept confidential. The Times Newsweekly Ridgewood Times Wishes All Of Our Readers A Happy And Safe Halloween HHAAVVEE YYOOUU CCHHEECCKKEEDD YYOOUURR CCHHILLDD’’SS HHOOMMEEWWOORRKK TTOODDAAYY??
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