Robert Josman, president of the 24th Precinct Community Council in NYC's Jewish neighborhood, was filmed removing posters of Israeli hostages related to the recent Hamas attacks. Critics argue his actions demonstrate bias and have called for his resignation. Josman defended his actions by citing legality, although he has not removed other non-political signs. Community members accuse him of selective enforcement and fostering hatred against Jewish residents. They urge mandatory anti-discrimination training for public servants to combat such issues.
Mr. Josman - whose role is to foster community and police cooperation - has directly undermined his own role by demonstrating overt hatred toward an ethnic group within the city community.
This selective enforcement to address only the hostage posters while leaving other signage intact makes plain that Mr. Josman is not focused on protecting lampposts, but is instead determined to inflict hatred.
Collection
[
|
...
]