Thread: NYPD ‘Powerless’ to Stop Naked Illegal Alien Panhandlers

by BOB PRICE
31 Jul 2017
New York City, NY
800 comments

Police in New York City expressed frustration about not being able to stop naked panhandlers from harassing the public because most of them are illegal aliens. Their status makes it difficult to enforce tickets because of Mayor de Blasio’s sanctuary city policies.

The city established “Designated Activity Zones” (DAZ) in 2016 to provide a place for “costumed characters” a place to work for tips. Some of these panhandlers, called desnudas, are nude women wearing painted on costumes. Law enforcement officers frequently decline to ticket panhandling violations because most of them are illegal aliens, the Daily Mail reported.

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A proposal to license desnudas and other street merchants failed because “most of the panhandlers are illegal immigrants and they wouldn’t register anyway,” a law enforcement source told the New York Post. “Besides, the administration at City Hall isn’t interested in going after illegals in this capacity.”

The Post reported that during the first twelve months following the DAZs’ creation, police officers only issued about one ticket summons per day. This despite what they claim to be “flagrant flouting” of the zone rules.

City officials dispute the alleged lack of enforcement of the DAZs. Police spokesman Peter Donald responded to a Post email inquiry, writing, “[T]he enforcement data tells a different story. There have been a number of arrests and hundreds of summons issued to costume characters over the past year in Times Square.”


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City officials created the DAZs after media outlets “ugly incidents” that included a “Spider-Man” that refused to release a 13-year-old child until the father paid a $10 tip, and a “Batman” who grabbed a $50 bill from the wallet of an Irish tourist. The City created a total of eight zones.

Times Square Alliance President Tim Tompkins expressed his frustration with the panhandlers and the lack of enforcement.

“The Hulk drives me crazy,” Tompkins told the Post reporter. “Watch — the Hulk always goes and touches people.”


(AP File Photo/Seth Wenig)

Other incidents include costumed characters crashing photos and demanding tips. “Suddenly, there’s three Minnies in your picture,” he explained. “And a Batman, and a Spider-Man. And they all want cash. And they’re all outside the zone.”

He said when the panhandlers see the police, they rush back into the zone boundaries. “It’s a total f—ing scam, and it happens thousands of times a week,” he exclaimed. “It’s those same three f—ing Minnie Mouses.”

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Send in ICE...bus them right to the border with nothing but the paint on their bodies!

Originally Posted by Beezer

Send in ICE...bus them right to the border with nothing but the paint on their bodies!

August 1, 2017
Todd Starnes

A word of caution for folks planning a family-friendly vacation to New York City -- we've been overrun by a horde of naked street performers.

The New York Post reports topless females and filthy costumed characters have turned Times Square into a haven for seedy shakedown artists.

The bare-naked broads are lewd and crude -- harassing unsuspecting tourists - especially families.

"I told you, if you don't have a tip, then f*** off," one woman told a New York Post reporter.

The costumed characters are even worse cursing out passersby - grabbing grandmas and demanding cash for photos.

"I just encountered that with Cookie Monster," one Alabama tourist told the New York Post. "I didn't want to get a photo, and he or she or whoever it was, they were very aggressive with me."

And Heaven help the poor soul that gets tickled by Elmo.

Police officers tell the Post there's nothing they can do to stop the panhandlers because they say most of the folks are illegal aliens.

An NYPD spokesperson refuted that assertion -- noting they have made a number of arrests and issued "hundreds of summons".

Well, clearly whatever they are doing is not working -- and I suspect it's because Mayor Bill de Blasio and the far lefties that run New York City have no intention of arresting an illegal alien.

And now you see what happens when Democrats rule a city.

They've turned Times Square into a third world National Geographic special. All we're missing is a cheetah chasing a gazelle down 42nd Street.

So here's my advice - take the family to Dollywood in Tennessee. Folks around Pigeon Forge tend to keep their clothes on -- and they don't have any cheetahs.

https://www.toddstarnes.com/column/n...en-panhandlers

The insanity.

Someone is doing something illegal, and they can't arrest them because they have committed the crime of coming her illegally?????

OK, time for someone to start talking sense -