BROOKLYN (VINnews/Sandy Eller) – During an arraignment today in Brooklyn Criminal Court, the lawyer for the man accused of cold-heartedly stealing an electric scooter out from under a young Chasidic boy displayed her own shocking depth of character in an offhanded comment.
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According to the New York Post (https://bit.ly/2ToTYPb) Sarah Burleson, a senior trial attorney with Brooklyn Public Services which represents needy clients, allegedly made a snide remark about the victim in her defense of 59 year old Daniel Ufares.
“I don’t know why a seven year old is on an electric scooter,” grumbled Burleson, a graduate of the New York University School of Law who also has a masters in public policy from Harvard Kennedy School.
The boy, Simcha Rothenberg, had been riding a scooter belonging to his older brother who has special needs. As previously reported on VIN News, the incident left Rothenberg, who was just days shy of his seventh birthday, traumatized.
Ufares was out on parole and under supervised released for a 2010 robbery in Queens at the time of the July 9th incident and according to prosecutor Wilfred Cotto, his checkered history includes two parole violations and a pair of violent felonies, including a 1991 manslaughter case. While seemingly displaying no compassion for Rothenberg, Burleson appeared to have considerable sympathy for Ufares, attempting to paint him as a victim of mental health issues.
“He is not doing harm to anyone but himself, your honor,” said Burleson. “Mr. Ufares has addiction issues which need to be addressed. He needs greater assistance.”
Just one day earlier, reporters who gathered outside the 66th Precinct Monday night as Ufares was led away in handcuffs showed far more empathy than Burleson, with one asking “What were you thinking Daniel? Come on. A six year old kid?”
Ufares was charged with second degree attempted robbery, third degree robbery, fourth degree grand larceny, petty larceny and menacing. Judge Quynda Santacroce set his bail at $50,000 and issued an order of protection that would keep Ufares away from Rothenberg.
Not related to the theft- Parents should be fined for allowing their child to ride without a helmet.
She’s right the kid should have been arrested for white privalge
I feel bad for the kid not for this sodom community.
I personally think that the reason everyone is so riled up is because people just want a korbon to vent at.
This culture has made you all degenerates. What would your opinions be if it was any other child – but because this child is Jewish you find it no problem that a 59 year old man who has been in and out of jail for years for various VIOLENT offenses – would steal an expensive scooter from a 6 year old.
How depraved you all are
I hereby sentence Ufares and his lawyer to a 10 day diet of antisemetic Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. No other food or drink allowed during that period.
BLM
Uh why are adults riding scooters? And uh why are pedestrians being killed by illegal motorcycle s e bikes and dirt bikes and the nypd looking away
To my dear brethren,
You cant keep pretending that your community isn’t one of abhorrent racism, albeit mostly behind closed doors, where you talk disparagingly about all gentiles whom you think dont deserve the God given right to walk the same earth as you do. Just remember that what goes around comes around. Goyim aren’t stupid, it’s in the air, they know what this community thinks of them.
What do you expect a defense attorney to do? It’s her job to try to defend her client.
its not like this kid was punched in the face and ended up in the hospital and is now on life support. Please dont treat this guy like he’s a rapist or murderer.
It’s a scooter, people are acting like he did some kind of perverse action on the 6 year old. I went to chasidisha yeshiva’s in this neighborhood and was treated worse then this as a 6 year old.
This community is so opportunistic, always playing the victim card.