Unity On Lockdown
Pictured below is Jewschool’s own Grubness standing next to one of the many SWAT officers who were patrolling the Unity Sessions last Thursday in Prospect Park.
Personally, I have been to countless Summerstage and Summerstage-like events such as this before in my life and have never seen SWAT guys hanging around with assault rifles before. I mean, everything was excellent that evening, except well, these guys, who kind of made the whole episode a bit unnerving. So what’s the deal? Was some threat made against the event, or did the NYPD decide that when Jews and Muslims get together in a show of solidarity, it’s a target for terror?
Oh, also, you can get a full recap of the event, with excellent photos, from Aaron Bisman himself right here.
wierd..always thought grubness was a chick.
I was just going for a beer on Hillel street in Jerusalem when I ran into this guy. I don’t know about Muslims, but Jews are always a target for terror. SWAT guys aside though, I miss living next to Prospect Park ….
Yeah, I think this kind of thing is standard when controversial issues are being played out in large group settings. I was in Cambridge at the city hall at midnight when they started handing out marriage liscences, and there were a couple dozen of these guys.
oh..by the way..no offense grubness.