Gothamist: Woman Sues City for 3 Mil Over Subway Pepper Spray

stackmaster

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:14:39 -0500

She's afraid? Good. Stupid ass people like her should live in fear. So should the panhandlers, preachers & anyone who interferes with the commuting of sane people.

Snoopy

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:02:13 -0500

Good question las. Much better question than spits. Spits must have been camped out at the job fair at the Javits Center, haven't heard much from him lately.

las2381

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:07:39 -0500

i know you can randomly get service in some stations, but is her station above ground??? why would you reach for your phone if you were underground on the subway platform??

Spiritof76

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:49:43 -0500

So, MT, if you're out there, read [15] and [22] and tell me again how Snoopy isn't a racist idiot. Nobody else even discusses race, but he can't stay off it. And of course, he trots out all the old stereotypes, including she must be on welfare just because she's black. He must be jealous because her mother and sister are gainfully employed court stenographers while he couldn't get a job to save his life. I'd want to see eyewitness accounts of this incident before forming an opinion. An amazing number of commenters above have instantly accepted NYPD's version of the events. With all the stories about bad cops on Gothamist, I would have thought people would know better than to take NYPD accounts at face value.

Snoopy

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:50:46 -0500

If I was a cop and some bitch with an attitude reached for her cell phone, I would have tazed her or taken her down with a clip of bullets from my sidearm, or put her in a fatal choke hold while I called for backup. What is this world coming to when people of color can not go down the up staircase to try to get in front of the line? How is one going to get to the welfare office on time?

Billiamsburg

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:50:26 -0500

good. keep those types off the subway. crowded enough as is.

r1b2

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:21:17 -0500

This ain't your payday, dearie. And now you're going to say you're too frightened to ride the subway again, to use stairs again, to cross yellow lines, etc. Bite me.

AHT

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:12:57 -0500

If the cop says you're under arrest, you don't start digging out your cell phone. That would be resisting. Fail, sweetheart.

Snoopy

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:58:32 -0500

That fat broad is not vixeny, she is more nixeny. Come on, the bitch is fat and blubbery at 22 years of age. She ain't going to loose weight or get better looking after she gets her 3 mil.

midtown

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:45:49 -0500

Great scoop Daily News - I bet the Times wishes Naeema's lawyer had called them with this one. He even sent in a photo of her looking all vixeny.

miz coaster

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:34:04 -0500

seriously - 3 million dollars... as a tax payer i dont want to pay this. Sorry, but was she scarred physically? Yes, maybe excessive... but go after the Union, not the city... which I'll have to pay.

Snoopy

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:29:29 -0500

Is she trying to do a one person by person slavery repatriation fund?

UnrepentantFenian

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:23:56 -0500

I hope that when this suit is dismissed they recover court costs from this selfish twat.

Snoopy

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:23:47 -0500

Any description of this alleged perp?

ides_of_march

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:21:49 -0500

I honestly don't know who to believe. There are plenty of knucklehead cops out there but there are also people who sue at the drop of a hat. Anyway, for 3 million I'm willing to bet there are quite a few people who would take a bit of pepper spray in the face.

jaycjay

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:20:56 -0500

"so confused as to how going down the up staircase is a crime" More specifically, she was detained for violating MTA's Code of Conduct, which is legally enforceable under the Public Authorities Law. There are an infinite number of ways to violate provisions like: "No person on or in any facility or conveyance shall... conduct himself or herself in any manner which may cause or tend to cause annoyance, alarm or inconvenience to a reasonable person or create a breach of the peace."

Papercutninja

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:09:00 -0500

Next time you'll just learn to comply, bitch.

flynn110

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:06:37 -0500

but i don't want to be arrested! you don't understand! im missing my goddamned train because of you!! makes sense to me boo hoo

belated

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:04:25 -0500

The woman is an idiot. And $3 mil?! You have GOT to be kidding. It's these ridiculous lawsuits against the city that contributes to the budget holes and raising OUR taxes. People whine just to work the system.

nycnewsjunkie

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:01:00 -0500

If she showed ID, explained why she crossed under the tape and said she was wrong and sorry for it, all in a calm and civilized tone, then the officer would've most likely let her go with a warning. Reading all the reports and comments it sounded like she threw a big selfish tantrum. Why should everyone else have to wait in line and walk slowly down the right staircase while she thinks she can do whatever she wants and walk down the up staircase. And can someone tell me why she was going to "call her mom"...her mom is a court stenographer, what is she going to do.

zodak

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:58:32 -0500

she should sue for this pig's pension. then maybe they'll stop acting like pigs.

PFCheungs

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:55:25 -0500

I'm sure Naeema Screven is innocent... hahahahahahaha ya right

Rolltide23

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:55:22 -0500

People, HOW many times do I need to tell you...if you fight with the police..you will lose. Must I go chapter and verse?

barryap

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:47:20 -0500

In before "Welcome to Barack HUSSEIN Obama's Amerikkka."

Outter Burrougher

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:44:57 -0500

so confused as to how going down the up staircase is a crime (though it doesn't sound like she her behavior after he stopped her was necessarily proper, i just don't understand why he could stop her)

Snoopy

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:40:46 -0500

Naeema was spayed? Isn't that a bit harsh for such a mild infraction? But then again it's worth $3,000,000 to some people.