Gothamist: Transit Cops Shot at Queens Subway Station; Suspect Used Cop's Gun

Jen Chung

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:01:17 -0500

To add to meganificient's point, keeping track of fare jumpers can be useful: After a dentist was fatally shot in a Queens playground in front of his child, the police pulled a fingerprint off the silencer and matched it to that of someone who tried to beat a fare in 1994-- who turned out to be the dentist's ex-wife's uncle.

meganificent

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:55:24 -0500

The reason why the police go after fare jumpers is not to save the MTA $2. It's to catch criminals. In the 80s they figured out that many of the criminals with outstanding warrants were also fare jumpers. So by easily catching them jumping fares, they were able to detain them, check records and find out if those people were wanted. And many of them were.

Rayski La Roc

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:46:09 -0500

By the way, where were the Pretty Boy Goonies and the Bloods when we needed them?

Rayski La Roc

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:45:27 -0500

I just read that India is joining the space race... and that there are already space ships from Japan and China up there. We need some Dominicans up there too! It'll be just like Queens!

pierrevonbaron

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:31:54 -0500

Reflect- that's dumb.

Larry

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:26:21 -0500

Whatever, Queens is essentially north Haiti at this point.

zyskandar

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:03:39 -0500

QWIK get ACORN to sign him-up to VOTE!!! ANOTHER 'HAPPY-GO-LUCKY' supporter of eventual PREZ 'BUTTHEAD'BARRY-the-1st!!! Ha.

theevilone

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:03:35 -0500

I guess this dude really, really, really liked living in America. Let's see if he enjoys our court system.

JenChungsBra

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:00:06 -0500

I remember in Paris that the cops' guns were wired to their bodies with elastic springy cords similar to what you see on a phone. They could use the gun but it couldn't get far away from them. Sounds like perhaps maybe just possibly that might be something to try here.

Reflect

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:49:20 -0500

They should have just left the guy alone. I hope the cops learned that petty crime is not worth enforcing. Or dying over.

Politburo

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:25:24 -0500

I imagine it's your long law enforcement experience that informs your opinion, ides, and not tv/movies, right?

NannyState

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:13:25 -0500

Hopefully, massive infection for Mr. Nunez, then Darwin Award.

ides_of_march

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:07:11 -0500

I find it disturbing that a cop can be disarmed so easily and that the cop who eventually shot the punk couldn't manage one kill shot.

zodak

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:59:12 -0500

question: you are caught using a student metrocard, do you: a) go quietly b) run c) grap the cop's gun & try to murder 3 police officers?

jambi

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:57:14 -0500

I drove through this as it was happening. Never seen so many cop cars in my life. It was like Grand Theft Auto.

Rolltide23

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:55:21 -0500

"Dont even get me started on the Dominicans, b/c they make the Puerto Ricans look good"

Buck Owens

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:30:19 -0500

Maybe this unpleasantly plump cockroach Raul Nunez flunked out of class so many times in school that he is still a student. Seriously folks, Queenbridges House's needs to be demolished and turned into a bird sanctuary or something to that effect.

ides_of_march

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:29:09 -0500

Illegal aliens gone wild.