Reply To: Lessons Learned from the False Arrest of the Innocent Tzadik in Flatbush

ubiq: Only because of the video proving his total innocence. If the video hadn’t existed (and in most criminal cases there is no video of the actual alleged incident), then this completely innocent Yid could very well still be sitting in Rikers Island for the next year awaiting trial while denied bail on pending kidnapping charges.

Amil: What he did, as clearly demonstrated in the video, violates no federal, state or local law and violates no Halacha. It is a completely innocent and normal act. If you feel otherwise, petition your state legislature to outlaw it. Until such time do not falsely claim it is illegal.