Let historical past keep in mind when Alvin Bragg went gentle on snowball-throwing Diaper Man and basically endorsed the disrespect of the women and men in blue.
Our prosecution-averse Manhattan DA dropped the police-assault fees towards Gusmane Coulibaly, who goes by Diaper Man on YouTube the place he posts idiotic movies of himself interviewing {couples} about their belief ranges and him brushing his face with a toothbrush. Scintillating stuff.
Coulibaly, 27, who was arrested earlier this month for tried theft (he claims it was a prank), was a part of the mob that chased down NYPD officers at Washington Sq. Park Monday, launching icy snowballs at them. One officer reportedly sustained accidents to the left facet of his face that included redness and ache close to his eye.
The YouTuber was charged Thursday with assault on a police officer, obstruction and disorderly conduct.
However Bragg’s workplace stated that, regardless that video confirmed Coulibaly throwing a snowball that struck the officer within the face, it will be troublesome to show “that the damage was obtained straight from the defendant.” No phrase if the DA additionally smashed the like-and-subscribe buttons on Diaper Man’s YouTube web page, however the different fees have been downgraded.
It’s simply one other day in Bragg’s Manhattan, the place criminals are coddled and dysfunction is met with a shrug.
Bragg ought to have no less than taken it to a grand jury and allow them to have the ultimate phrase on whether or not they imagine there may be sufficient proof to indict.
After all, prosecutors convey circumstances to a grand jury at their very own discretion; however by not advancing this one, Bragg basically made an announcement about his utter lack of respect for legislation enforcement.
In 2023, the DA prioritized a nonsense case towards Donald Trump, the place Bragg needed to twist the legislation right into a pretzel to convey 34 felonies towards the then ex-president.
To at the present time, Trump’s precise crime stays murky at finest.
All this whereas Bragg had stopped prosecuting precise criminals. As an alternative, he went full steam forward on the politicized case to turn into a resistance hero. He additionally aggressively slapped manslaughter fees on subway hero Daniel Penny. (The jury have been deadlocked on that cost, so that they merely dropped it. Penny was acquitted on the lesser cost of criminally negligent murder.)
So the DA will not be afraid to go for the gusto on slim proof.
However he can’t be bothered to ship this case to the grand jury — not even to aim to indicate that his workplace holds a line towards crime.
The snowball melee ought to have sparked a unified message from all leaders throughout the town. And it ought to have been unequivocal and easy: In the event you harass and assault officers, you’ll be prosecuted.
And but, it was dismissed by Mayor Mamdani who referred to as it “youngsters at a snowball combat.” Maybe calling your self Diaper Man means you possibly can nonetheless qualify as a child at age 27.
Mamdani’s rep stated the Mayor didn’t “imagine this case rises to the extent of legal fees.”
However this wasn’t a playful trade of snowballs between youngsters and cops set to the soundtrack of “Who Are the Individuals in Your Neighborhood?” It was a mob chasing down cops and getting a thrill from seeing them retreat.
Bragg’s determination additionally undermines NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch, who fiercely and rightly defended the women and men of her division. “If you put on this uniform and uphold these requirements, you should be handled with respect,’’ she stated Friday morning.
Disgrace on Mamdani and Bragg for basically signing a permission slip for rudderless reprobates to harass our hardworking cops.
