pamelagellerreport--2020-05-05--NYPD union wants cops out of ‘social distancing enforcement

NYPD union wants cops out of ‘ social distancing enforcement ’ The city ’ s largest police union is demanding cops get “ out of the social distancing enforcement business , ” while slamming New York pols for “ releasing criminals , ” “ discouraging proactive policing , ” and leaving subways “ in chaos.
” “ This situation is untenable : the NYPD needs to get cops out of the social distancing enforcement business altogether , ” a statement from Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch said .
“ The cowards who run this city have given us nothing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leaving the cops on the street corners to fend for ourselves , ” Lynch said .
“ Nobody has a right to interfere with a police action .
But now that the inevitable backlash has arrived , they are once again throwing us under the bus.
” Lynch was referring to a fracas that erupted as NYPD cops were trying to enforce social distancing rules over the weekend in the East Village and a cop was caught on video slapping and hitting a bystander who appeared to challenge him .
Cops were trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the corner of East Ninth Street and Avenue D around 5:30 p.m. Saturday , when Shakiem Brunsom and Ashley Serrano allegedly refused to move along and resisted cops ’ efforts to cuff them , police said .
One of the cops , identified by police sources as Officer Francisco Garcia , got into a fight with bystander Donni Wright , 33 , police sources said .
The cop was placed on modified duty and stripped of his gun and shield , police sources said .
The Manhattan district attorney declined to prosecute Wright @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added that the politicians are “ still watering down our laws , releasing real criminals and discouraging proactive enforcement of fare evasion and quality of life issues.
” “ As a result , our subways are in chaos and we have hero nurses getting mugged on their way to our hospitals , ” he said , referring to a nurse who had her phone torn out of her hand in Times Square on April 26 .
“ As the weather heats up and the pandemic continues to unravel our social fabric , police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our core public safety mission .
If we don ’ t , the city will fall apart before our eyes.
” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams also wants cops out of the social distancing business but for different reasons .
He believes the process is racist .
“ It has been two weeks since my office requested that the administration release demographic data on social distancing enforcement , and over a month since we cautioned against a response reliant on law enforcement rather than a more holistic community enforcement strategy , ” he said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ why they have been resistant to our calls and why it is even more critical and urgent they address this selective enforcement against people and communities of more color.
” He said recent social distancing incidents — including a large Orthodox Jewish funeral service in Brooklyn — have made it clear that the same racial disparities that occurred in stop-and-frisk are happening with social distancing enforcement .
“ The incidents we saw this past weekend in our parks and on our streets and social media feeds have made it abundantly clear that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reflected in and magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic response , ” he said .

NYPD union wants cops out of ‘social distancing enforcement’
BY NY Post, May 4, 2020:
The city’s largest police union is demanding cops get “out of the social distancing enforcement business,” while slamming New York pols for “releasing criminals,” “discouraging proactive policing,” and leaving subways “in chaos.”
“This situation is untenable: the NYPD needs to get cops out of the social distancing enforcement business altogether,” a statement from Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Lynch said.
“The cowards who run this city have given us nothing but vague guidelines and mixed messages, leaving the cops on the street corners to fend for ourselves,” Lynch said. “Nobody has a right to interfere with a police action. But now that the inevitable backlash has arrived, they are once again throwing us under the bus.”
Lynch was referring to a fracas that erupted as NYPD cops were trying to enforce social distancing rules over the weekend in the East Village and a cop was caught on video slapping and hitting a bystander who appeared to challenge him.
Cops were trying to disperse a group of people near the corner of East Ninth Street and Avenue D around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, when Shakiem Brunsom and Ashley Serrano allegedly refused to move along and resisted cops’ efforts to cuff them, police said.
One of the cops, identified by police sources as Officer Francisco Garcia, got into a fight with bystander Donni Wright, 33, police sources said. The cop was placed on modified duty and stripped of his gun and shield, police sources said. The Manhattan district attorney declined to prosecute Wright and he was set free.
Lynch added that the politicians are “still watering down our laws, releasing real criminals and discouraging proactive enforcement of fare evasion and quality of life issues.”
“As a result, our subways are in chaos and we have hero nurses getting mugged on their way to our hospitals,” he said, referring to a nurse who had her phone torn out of her hand in Times Square on April 26. “As the weather heats up and the pandemic continues to unravel our social fabric, police officers should be allowed to focus on our core public safety mission. If we don’t, the city will fall apart before our eyes.”
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams also wants cops out of the social distancing business but for different reasons. He believes the process is racist.
“It has been two weeks since my office requested that the administration release demographic data on social distancing enforcement, and over a month since we cautioned against a response reliant on law enforcement rather than a more holistic community enforcement strategy,” he said. “Now, we see both why they have been resistant to our calls and why it is even more critical and urgent they address this selective enforcement against people and communities of more color.”
He said recent social distancing incidents — including a large Orthodox Jewish funeral service in Brooklyn — have made it clear that the same racial disparities that occurred in stop-and-frisk are happening with social distancing enforcement.
“The incidents we saw this past weekend in our parks and on our streets and social media feeds have made it abundantly clear that the same historical disparities in police enforcement are reflected in and magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic response,” he said.


pamelagellerreport--2020-05-05--Silver Lining: Roughly 25%  Students To Take College Gap Year, Devastating Blow For Universities

Using the Coronavirus , left-wing authoritarians have been bulldozing our freedoms , imposing totalitarian restrictions and destroying our very way of life .
Fear pornographers and panic promoters have seized our freedoms with no due process , through no process at all .
Anyone who dissents or merely questions the draconian measures is smeared as a “ racist ” ( ! )
, neanderthal , would-be killer , etc .
But the left never considers the law of unintended consequences to their destructive policies .
The left co-opted the education system decades ago .
The moronnial generation is sad proof @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inculcation and re-education .
Until now .
We may be seeing a real break on the hold the left has on our young .
A recent national survey by Art & Science Group shows that the coronavirus pandemic is derailing the plans of many prospective college students .
According to the data , 1 in 6 high school seniors are reconsidering attending college full-time in the fall .
Of these , a third are considering a gap year , and another third might attend college part-time .
More students may take gap year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pandemic Nora Stamp knew when she graduated from high school that she wanted to travel a bit , work a lot and move out of her parents ’ house .
Stamp didn ’ t know where she wanted to go to college or what she might study .
She took time off — now popularly called a gap year — from school to grow up and become more focused .
That was four years ago .
Now she is studying liberal arts at Metropolitan Community College and plans to go to the University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study communications and property management .
“ I enjoy school a lot more now that I want to do it , ” she said .
“ I liked school , but not a lot ” by the end of high school .
“ I enjoy learning a lot more now , ” said Stamp , 22 , of Omaha .
Nora Nora Stamp said she liked school , “ but not a lot ” by the end of high school .
After taking a gap year , “ I enjoy learning a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who is a student at Metro Community College .
As the coronavirus has compelled schools to close classrooms and deliver programs online , some wonder how many high school graduates or college students might take a gap year , or a break from school .
But the virus will most likely affect what can be done with a gap year , too .
Some schools , including those in the University of Nebraska system and the Nebraska State College System , have announced intentions to hold classes on campus in the fall .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ schooling and large gatherings remain .
“ The gap year world is humming , ” said Holly Bull , head of a consulting firm in New Jersey that provides year-off advice .
“ Gap time is all about rolling with change anyway .
How do I deal with the change that ’ s happening either inside me or outside me ?
” Lina Stover , undergraduate admissions director at UNO , said some students might delay college to provide financial support to parents who have lost jobs during the pandemic .
Stover said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new scholarship programs this year , such as Nebraska Promise , to make the university more affordable .
Nebraska Promise offers free tuition to in-state undergraduate students whose families earn less than $ 60,000 a year .
Stover said it ’ s a gamble to take time off between high school and college .
“ We know that if a student takes a break , it is much harder to come back , ” she said .
“ You lose momentum in terms of studying.
” Further , when people start earning nice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on them and make purchases , such as cars , that require them to keep working .
“ I would argue that students would mature while in college , ” she said .
They can do internships and study-abroad programs through their university , Stover said .
There are many ways to take a gap year .
They include working , volunteering , traveling abroad or domestically , joining AmeriCorps for public service opportunities , taking a class in art , discovering how to play the piano or learning a language .
Ethan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Gap Year Association , said 12 years of grade , middle and high school can leave a student ’ s mind in park .
He took a gap year between his freshman and sophomore years in college , traveling to India and Nepal .
He also sold Nike products for a while .
He called his gap year a way of “ getting out and seeing new ways to do this thing called life.
” His year off stimulated his curiosity , he said , and he returned to college with a stronger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 40,000 American students annually take a gap year and that 90 % return to college within a year of finishing their gap experiences .
The Baltimore-based Art & Science Group surveyed 487 high school seniors in March and found that 35 % were considering taking a gap year .
But in April , a survey of 1,171 showed a decline in that category to 16 % , perhaps a result of colleges starting to announce their intentions to offer on-campus classes in the fall .
The Art & Science Group wrote of this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ uncertainty.
” Jane Sarouhan , co-founder of Massachusetts gap-year counseling firm J2Guides , said students want to know what ’ s possible if they start a gap year in 2020 .
“ There will probably also be limitations on what they can do if they take a gap year , ” she said .
Gap years are linked by many to big trips , Sarouhan said , but the real aim is to pause to examine one ’ s interests .
She said that for some , a gap year in 2020 might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ groups with fundraising and social media , learning a language from a teacher on the other side of the world , or assisting with COVID-19 analysis .
Nebraska universities expect drop in enrollment of international students this fall Education Nebraska universities expect drop in enrollment of international students this fall Families are assessing options and making contingency plans , Sarouhan said .
Many families don ’ t want to pay full tuition , she said , if a semester of classes will be provided online , as most were this spring .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see , ” she said .
“ There ’ s so much uncertainty , and it ’ s quite overwhelming .
… Nothing may look ideal this fall.
” Bull , whose late father started her consulting firm , the Center for Interim Programs , 40 years ago , said a year at college can be “ an expensive party ” if a student doesn ’ t know what he ’ s looking for .
She said she thought she was interested in marine biology until she took a gap year to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ she didn ’ t have the patience for it .
Elise In the Chicago suburb of Libertyville , high school junior Elise Stouffer intends to graduate early , in December , and take an 18-month break from school .
Stouffer said she has felt pressure to do well academically in Advanced Placement and honors courses .
She said there is “ no time to rest ” while she and classmates compete to get into top colleges .
She is enthusiastic about college , she said , “ but I don ’ t know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back in ” to school .
She doesn ’ t know what she wants to study .
Working with Sarouhan , she has dabbled with the concept of “ work exchanges , ” in which she would work on an organic farm , or help a dog breeder or an art school , and be paid room and board in return .
Going abroad would be nice , she said , but working and gaining rich experiences are the key .
Omaha ’ s Nora Stamp has work experience as a barista , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and an apartment leasing specialist .
During her time off from school , she traveled to Florida and New York City .
She took some online courses through Arizona State University .
She said she was ready to experience life as an adult .
Stamp said she has learned a great deal through her experiences .
Her parents tell her that she has grown up .

Using the Coronavirus, left-wing authoritarians have been bulldozing our freedoms, imposing totalitarian restrictions and destroying our very way of life. Fear pornographers and panic promoters have seized our freedoms with no due process, through no process at all. Anyone who dissents or merely questions the draconian measures is smeared as a “racist” (!), neanderthal, would-be killer, etc.
But the left never considers the law of unintended consequences to their destructive policies.
The left co-opted the education system decades ago. The moronnial generation is sad proof of the intellectual bankruptcy produced by leftist inculcation and re-education.
Until now. We may be seeing a real break on the hold the left has on our young.
A recent national survey by Art & Science Group shows that the coronavirus pandemic is derailing the plans of many prospective college students. According to the data, 1 in 6 high school seniors are reconsidering attending college full-time in the fall. Of these, a third are considering a gap year, and another third might attend college part-time.
More students may take gap year in light of uncertainty caused by coronavirus pandemic
By Rick Ruggles World-Herald, May 3, 2020
Nora Stamp knew when she graduated from high school that she wanted to travel a bit, work a lot and move out of her parents’ house.
Stamp didn’t know where she wanted to go to college or what she might study.
She took time off — now popularly called a gap year — from school to grow up and become more focused.
That was four years ago. Now she is studying liberal arts at Metropolitan Community College and plans to go to the University of Nebraska at Omaha next year to study communications and property management.
“I enjoy school a lot more now that I want to do it,” she said. “I liked school, but not a lot” by the end of high school.
“I enjoy learning a lot more now,” said Stamp, 22, of Omaha.
Nora
Nora Stamp said she liked school, “but not a lot” by the end of high school. After taking a gap year, “I enjoy learning a lot more now,” said Stamp, who is a student at Metro Community College.
As the coronavirus has compelled schools to close classrooms and deliver programs online, some wonder how many high school graduates or college students might take a gap year, or a break from school. But the virus will most likely affect what can be done with a gap year, too.
Some schools, including those in the University of Nebraska system and the Nebraska State College System, have announced intentions to hold classes on campus in the fall. But many uncertainties involving the virus, schooling and large gatherings remain.
“The gap year world is humming,” said Holly Bull, head of a consulting firm in New Jersey that provides year-off advice. “Gap time is all about rolling with change anyway. How do I deal with the change that’s happening either inside me or outside me?”
Lina Stover, undergraduate admissions director at UNO, said some students might delay college to provide financial support to parents who have lost jobs during the pandemic.
Stover said the NU system and UNO are unveiling new scholarship programs this year, such as Nebraska Promise, to make the university more affordable. Nebraska Promise offers free tuition to in-state undergraduate students whose families earn less than $60,000 a year.
Stover said it’s a gamble to take time off between high school and college.
“We know that if a student takes a break, it is much harder to come back,” she said. “You lose momentum in terms of studying.”
Further, when people start earning nice paychecks, Stover said, they depend on them and make purchases, such as cars, that require them to keep working.
“I would argue that students would mature while in college,” she said. They can do internships and study-abroad programs through their university, Stover said.
There are many ways to take a gap year. They include working, volunteering, traveling abroad or domestically, joining AmeriCorps for public service opportunities, taking a class in art, discovering how to play the piano or learning a language.
Ethan Knight, executive director of the Oregon-based Gap Year Association, said 12 years of grade, middle and high school can leave a student’s mind in park. He took a gap year between his freshman and sophomore years in college, traveling to India and Nepal. He also sold Nike products for a while.
He called his gap year a way of “getting out and seeing new ways to do this thing called life.” His year off stimulated his curiosity, he said, and he returned to college with a stronger commitment to school.
Knight estimated that 40,000 American students annually take a gap year and that 90% return to college within a year of finishing their gap experiences.
The Baltimore-based Art & Science Group surveyed 487 high school seniors in March and found that 35% were considering taking a gap year. But in April, a survey of 1,171 showed a decline in that category to 16%, perhaps a result of colleges starting to announce their intentions to offer on-campus classes in the fall.
The Art & Science Group wrote of this period: “The only certainty is uncertainty.”
Jane Sarouhan, co-founder of Massachusetts gap-year counseling firm J2Guides, said students want to know what’s possible if they start a gap year in 2020.
“There will probably also be limitations on what they can do if they take a gap year,” she said. Gap years are linked by many to big trips, Sarouhan said, but the real aim is to pause to examine one’s interests.
She said that for some, a gap year in 2020 might involve doing research remotely, helping grassroots groups with fundraising and social media, learning a language from a teacher on the other side of the world, or assisting with COVID-19 analysis.
Nebraska universities expect drop in enrollment of international students this fall
Education
Nebraska universities expect drop in enrollment of international students this fall
By Rick Ruggles World-Herald staff writer
Families are assessing options and making contingency plans, Sarouhan said. Many families don’t want to pay full tuition, she said, if a semester of classes will be provided online, as most were this spring.
“Everyone’s trying to wait and see,” she said. “There’s so much uncertainty, and it’s quite overwhelming. … Nothing may look ideal this fall.”
Bull, whose late father started her consulting firm, the Center for Interim Programs, 40 years ago, said a year at college can be “an expensive party” if a student doesn’t know what he’s looking for.
She said she thought she was interested in marine biology until she took a gap year to do research in Hawaii. She discovered that she didn’t have the patience for it.
Elise
Elise Stouffer
In the Chicago suburb of Libertyville, high school junior Elise Stouffer intends to graduate early, in December, and take an 18-month break from school.
Stouffer said she has felt pressure to do well academically in Advanced Placement and honors courses. She said there is “no time to rest” while she and classmates compete to get into top colleges.
She is enthusiastic about college, she said, “but I don’t know if I could be successful going right back in” to school. She doesn’t know what she wants to study.
Working with Sarouhan, she has dabbled with the concept of “work exchanges,” in which she would work on an organic farm, or help a dog breeder or an art school, and be paid room and board in return.
Going abroad would be nice, she said, but working and gaining rich experiences are the key.
Omaha’s Nora Stamp has work experience as a barista, nanny, bartender, movie theater attendant and an apartment leasing specialist.
During her time off from school, she traveled to Florida and New York City. She took some online courses through Arizona State University. She said she was ready to experience life as an adult.
Stamp said she has learned a great deal through her experiences. Her parents tell her that she has grown up.