NYC (VINnews) — A man was arrested after refusing to stop destroying posters of kidnapped Israeli hostages, and assaulting police officers, after he was forced to stop. The angry and disturbed man was sent away, at which point he spit in the direction of the officers, who promptly arrested him.
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The incident was captured on video by October 7 massacre survivors and heroes Daniel and Neria Sharabi, who are visiting the U.S. trying to raise awareness about the Hamas attack.
Their best friend is still being held hostage.
NYC – man is arrested after refusing to stop destroying posters of kidnapped Israelis. After he finally does, he spits in the direction of the officers.
NYPD then arrests him. The man has been identified (photo in thread) as Instagram user ‘reliable accountant’.
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The Sharabi brothers heroically saved dozens of lives during the massacre by Hamas terrorists at the Supernova music festival on October 7 by providing fire cover for escapees with weapons they found in a tank, while receiving instructions over the phone from an IDF officer.
According to a Channel 12 news report, Daniel and Neria Sharabi fended off terrorists with firearms from the tank near the site of the massacre, also treating the wounded who were hiding with them.
The arrested man has been identified as Instagram user ‘reliable accountant’. He has been identified as Sam Robinson, and appears to be VP Of Product Development for the Araca Group
The Araca Group is one of New York’s leading entertainment merchandising and production companies.
Not in any way defending this nut job. But what’s illegal about ripping down posters?
Not a ridiculous question on Mike’s part. It is most certainly not “destroying someone else’s property” to tear down a flyer posted on a streetlight. And as long as he doesn’t throw it on the ground, it’s not “littering.”
What I imagine happened is that somebody said “Hey officers, this guy’s climbing up a light pole and tearing down these flyers.’ The cops probably said “quit doing that.” He probably said “No way, cops.” they pulled him down, and were letting him go (so no arrest for “destroying someone else’s property”), and then he turned back and spat in their general direction.
So at the end of the day, this will probably not result in an actual indictment.
He will be awarded by bragg
Some people in Israel are saying that giving too much publicity to the hostage situation makes the enemy put a higher ” price” on their release.