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Transit police officer Gregory Chin is being hailed as a hero for stopping a crazed man who had just stabbed two people in Murray Hill from inflicting more violence. The Post and Daily News interviewed Chin, who was off-duty when he saw Lee Coleman attacking 67-year-old Susan Barron with a variety of knives (knives that Coleman stole from a restaurant) on Saturday morning.
Chin explained that he and his girlfriend had left the Gemini Diner when he saw Coleman kneeling over Barron and thought the attacker was a Good Samaritan - until he saw that Coleman was covered in blood. So he identified himself as a cop and yelled for Coleman to drop the knives and get down. Coleman refused and as onlookers yelled, "Shoot him! Kill him!" Chin fired, wounding Coleman in the stomach. It was the first time Chin, a 6-year veteran, ever fired his gun; Chin was apparently about to begin a week of vacation and told the News, "You're on the job 24 hours a day, even on your days off...He was a threat. I think any other police officer in the same situation would have done the same; that's the way we are trained."
Barron is in serious condition, after being slashed all over her body. A breast cancer survivor, she was on her way to have her dog blessed at a nearby church when she was attacked. Amarjit Singh, the chef at the Texas Smokehouse BBQ who was slashed when he tried to stop Coleman from leaving with knives, is also in serious condition; his nephew says doctors are trying to reattach his ear.
And Coleman's sister, Teresa Gonzalez, wept to the News about her brother's condition. She said he was schizophrenic and bipolar, "He's going to be devastated when he realizes what he did. We're very sorry about what happened to that man and that poor lady." The Post spoke to a source who suggested that the $300 monthly cost of drugs was too much for Coleman to afford. Coleman was charged with attempted murder.
The Daily News has an editorial begging the city and state to "come to grips with the obviously large cracks that enable people with dangerous mental illnesses to victimize themselves and others."
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chin got all chow yun-fat n' shit, pizzam
Wow, first Herman Yan and now Greg Chin. Good to see asian cops serving up the crimefighting. I wonder if Greg will get promoted to detective for this.
"Do you know karate?"
"No"
"Good" (proceeds to put jockstrap over head)
Completely unfortunate as a resident of the neighborhood for 5 years, its become more and more uncomfortable walking late at night, with the treatment facility being an eyesore in an otherwise safe neighborhood.
The dude needs drugs to help him get with the life program. Does anyone have connections to a shipment of bad heroin to help the dude out? He wont know what hit him, but he be happy dropping out.
Like this guy is going to find a cure for cancer if he's allowed to live? Torch him!
Good thing the cop was there since standard citizens aren't allowed to protect themselves.
This is a good example of why we shouldn't let people hit certain levels of poverty. It becomes dangerous for society as whole.
Healthcare for all.
"This is a good example of why we shouldn't let people hit certain levels of poverty. It becomes dangerous for society as whole."
The above should read, "This is a good example of why we shouldn't let people hit certain levels of stupidity. It becomes dangerous for society as whole." If every homeless person is a potential time bomb, it would be beneficial to kill them all before they wreck havoc on the other contributing people in society. Are we lacking enough people in this world that we need excess garbage types?
#7 do you have enough money to support all these "bums?"
Damn it was Mr. Chins week off and he has to deal with this crap? I hope they him a month's vacation in the Bahamas
Geez, a bipolar schizophrenic 6 ft black dude - some individuals just don't belong in mainstream society...
Ya see, asian dudes aren't all nerds. Before long, they'll be stealing all your white girlfriends hehe
Have you ever seen an asian male dance? No chance of them stealing white women on their sex appeal. But then again, much counterfeit handbags and shoe for illegible white woman. Ever try opium, Kavvey or Bridget? Much better than cigarette now smoking.
Chin should have killed him. Now our tax dollars have to try him (convict him) and jail him.
I'm reasonably certain that this wasn't the first time Officer Chin fired his gun, unless the police department issues its personnel firearms without ever firing them in training and qualification sessions. That should read "It was the first time Chin fired his gun in the line of duty."
#15 That kind of comment will probably let the guy get off because of some dumb wording. Have you considered being a defense attorney? How long have you worked with Al Sharpton?
#13 have you ever seen a white guy dance? the biggest stereotype of all is true.
Now I'm convinced all the anti-semetic "guest" commenters on the Gottbaum story are asian.
You gookers are getting a hard on because an asian cop is doing what White and other races of cops have done for years.... their jobs.
I say gooker because all the asian and self-hating jews at gothamist apparently encourage anti-semetic, and other hateful racist comments.
time to put ill people like this dude to death.
Why was Officer Chin eating at the Gemini Diner...?
i know there's a few gookers who posted here.
i assume you mean gooker in an all encompassing sort of term, not specifically koreans.
Hi--I have nothing constructive to say here, which is why I find it beyond crucial to offer my cyberopinion, so just let me add, as a concerned citizen using the internet for salutary effect--can't we just kill all homeless/deranged/marginally-different-than-me on sight? How else can NYC be safe, except by the daily wholesale slaughter of everyone that pisses me off for at least a nanosecond...oh, yeah, and those g-ddamned kids stole the flag off my porch.
violence was called for
unfortunately
the officer cant take the time to evaluate mental status in that situation
stun guns anyone?
Thank you Mr Chin, for a job well done. You are an exceptional human being who reacted swiftly & efficiently. I can only hope that poor female victim doesn't suffer daily nightmares after such a brutal & violent attack.
New York City is the most random crazy place in the world...one minute you're walking your dog, and the next your getting sliced open. One minute you're finishing dinner getting ready to go on a well-deserved vacation and next you're attmepting to kill a crazy man who's attempting to kill an innocent woman.
Why is NYC so full of what appear to be numbers of sick, violent people who need medication and medical attention?
I think Officer Chin should be commended for stopping this attack without it escalating into a killing of either victim or the attacker. He is obviously in need of mental help and if we as a country cared more about mental health issues and universal health care, we wouldn't see random acts of violence like this. Making stupid comments about killing mentally ill people sounds just like the sort of thing you would say if you were mentally ill.
The chef at Texas Smokehouse BBQ is named Amarjit Singh? What's that about?
99 percent of Asian guys will not be stealing our girlfriends any time soon. Asian girls, however, will always be fiending for some other kind of cock. In my experience banging Asian girls I have come across two main reasons why they crave non-yellow cock:
1) They grew up watching their Asian fathers abuse their Asian mothers, and they don't want any part of that.
2) They want big, strong men with large cocks and hair on their chests, not little wimpy Asian guys with three or less whiskers and tiny willies.
Coleman's sister,
Teresa Gonzalez,
described her brother,
saying,
"Lee, you are an angel,
and everyone knows it.
My brother was born with the most beautiful smile on his face.
It put people at ease,
it made others smile,
it radiated the warmth of Harlem”
But he was angry as well,
"If bellevue or the police authorities
had treated Lee with some modicum of dignity
and grace
or
if one single person at that street corner
had put an arm around his shoulders,
sat him down and given him some attention,
he might still be with us today instead of in jail with a bullet in his gut"
"My brother was born with the most beautiful smile on his face."
Who's kidding who? The kid probably had gas or was dropping a load in his diaper.
Give him a knife and leave him locked in his cell 24/7.