Just another example how New York City prosecutors have discretion in who they prosecute and bring to justice. A 20-year old woman recently reported that she was attacked and raped by a very large black man who wore a mask this past Saturday. But for whatever reason, she recanted those claims hours later. Not before a hand full of detectives went on the hunt for this “mysterious” black rapist that never existed.
The Daily News reported the following:
The woman, who is white, showed up at the Woodhull Hospital Emergency Room at about 2:15 a.m. claiming she was raped.
She said her fictitious attacker cut her blouse and bra with a knife before forcing himself on her at Rodney Park North in Williamsburg about 12:15 a.m.She said the suspect — supposedly 6-feet-5 and 220 pounds — scratched her chest.
The alleged victim, whose clothes were torn and had visible injuries, appeared quite believable as she gave investigators specific details about the attacker, law enforcement sources said.
So now people are given passes for filing false police reports and wasting taxpayers dollars needed to investigate such crimes while her crime goes unpunished?
HHE researched New York City’s Penal code and found out what should have happened in this particular instance when a false report is filed.
Penal Law 240.50 states the following:
§ 240.50 Falsely reporting an incident in the third degree. A person is guilty of falsely reporting an incident in the third degree when, knowing the information reported, conveyed or circulated to be false or baseless, he or she: 1. Initiates or circulates a false report or warning of an alleged occurrence or impending occurrence of a crime, catastrophe or emergency under circumstances in which it is not unlikely that public alarm or inconvenience will result.
Falsely reporting an incident in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor (punishable by up to a year in jail).
We just wonder how many black men in NYC fitting that description was stopped and questioned by the police.
Also note that this was the same type of discretion prosecutors used when they decided not to prosecute the officer responsible for killing Eric Garner.
Things that make you say hmmm?
