Elderly man beaten bloody by police during New York City jaywalking arrest

[Katashi_itto]

An elderly man was hospitalized Sunday evening after he was beaten by police who stopped him for jaywalking.

The New York Post reported that 84-year-old Kang Wong crossed 96th Street against the light about 5 p.m. as he walked north on Broadway, and an officer ordered him to stop.

But Wong, who lives a block away, didn’t seem to understand the officer, according to witnesses.


“The guy didn’t seem to speak English,” said witness Ian King, 24, a Fordham University law student.

“(The officer) stood him up against the wall and was trying to write him a ticket,” King said. “The man didn’t seem to understand, and he started walking away. The cop tried to pull him back, and that’s when he began to struggle with the cop. As soon as he pushed the cop, it was like cops started running in from everywhere.”

Wong was bleeding and dazed after the struggle, witnesses said, and had cuts on his face.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/01/20/elderly-man-beaten-bloody-by-police-during-new-york-city-jaywalking-arrest/

[stevenleser]

1. Jaywalking stop in NYC? What da Fuq? Everyone jaywalks here.

Very suspicious and creepy.

[jsr]

2. Good thing his son is a lawyer.