Crobar shuttered by New York cops
Author: Jonty Skrufff
Friday, January 12, 2007
Police padlocked Crobar as it was about to open last Friday night (January 5), justifying the raid on account of nine incidents of violence and a handful of drug and underage drinking arrests last year.
Neighbouring club Sol was also shuttered on the same night, in the latest police crackdown on nightlife in the city.
In more US cop news, brave cops battered an eminent 56-year-old British historian to the ground, arrested him and detained him for eight hours in filthy cells in Atlanta, Georgia, last week, after they spotted the law-breaking Brit jaywalking.
History professor Felipe Fernandez-Armesto spoke about the terrifying incident in a video he posted on YouTube and described how it started when US cop Officer Leonpacher spotted him stepping out into the street.
“I come from a country where you can cross the road where you like. It hadn’t occurred to me that I wasn’t allowed to cross the road between the two main conference venues,” the Professor explained.
“This young man kicked my legs from under me, pinned me to the ground, wrenched my arms behind my back and handcuffed me. I had five burly policemen pinioning me to the ground, pressing my neck with really very severe pain.” (Standard)
Officer Leonpacher was unrepentant, however, the Times reported, sneering, “He chose to ignore a uniformed officer. At what point can anyone say I overreacted-” while the professor’s wife Lesley was philosophical.
“I suppose it’s lucky he wasn’t shot,” she told the Times.
Both incidents occurred as US authorities announced they’re to start fingerprinting all visitors to the states shortly.
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