Another Attack in Queens as Worries Grow

2008_07_wanted.jpgYesterday, another woman was attacked in Queens, and it may be linked to a series of five other attacks in the past few months. WABC 7 reports a man with a knife pushed 18-year-old to the ground (she got away but was cut when pushing the knife away) Police believe there are two serial rapists who have attacked at least 12 twelve women in Queens. State Senator Malcom Smith issued an ultimatum for the NYPD, "If they can't get this done in one week, we'll take it to another level – the state troopers and perhaps the national guard here." The NYPD says cops will board buses and patrol cars will cruise bus routes (some attacks were near bus stops), while bus drivers are told to look out for the suspects. Women in southeast Queens are urged to text or call if they see anything suspicious.

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"..state troopers and perhaps the national guard.."

Talk about an overreaction. Lets save those guys for emergencies such as a natural disaster or a nuclear war. But the cops do need to get off their asses and catch these pervs.

No question, the cops need to solve this, but what the hell is the National Guard supposed to do about it?

Smith should have taken a different tack in his rhetoric.

He should have announced that the rapist was a skinny hippie riding a bike.

That would certainly get NYPD's attention.

putting cops discreetly riding around on bicycles would probably work a lot better than national guard in hummers rolling down the streets

National Guard? Good luck. They might be a little busy right now to deal with a handful of rapes in Queens. Most of them are already in Iraq and Afghanistan. Don't you just love Dubya?

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