• News & Analysis
    • All News & Analysis
    • American Values & Politics
    • Sharia Governance & Values
    • US Hate Groups & Crimes
    • Overseas Extremism
    • US Islamist Activity
    • Fact Sheets & Special Reports
    • Subscribe
  • Intelligence Network
  • Films
  • Activism
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • What We Do
    • Contact Us
Menu
  • News & Analysis
    • All News & Analysis
    • American Values & Politics
    • Sharia Governance & Values
    • US Hate Groups & Crimes
    • Overseas Extremism
    • US Islamist Activity
    • Fact Sheets & Special Reports
    • Subscribe
  • Intelligence Network
  • Films
  • Activism
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • What We Do
    • Contact Us
Search
Close
Donate
Menu
Home Sharia Governance & Values

Muslim Community Patrol Opens in NYC — Good Idea?

by Clarion Project
January 2, 2019
Reading Time: 3min read
(Photo; Flickr-Your Best Digs/Creative Commons 2.0)
(Photo; Flickr-Your Best Digs/Creative Commons 2.0 – https://www.yourbestdigs.com/reviews/the-best-walkie-talkie/)

New York’s Muslim community has joined the ranks of minority groups who have organized their own security-based patrols.

Decked out with insignia identical to that of New York City police patrol cars (except for the name), the Muslim Community Patrol (MCP) is watching over parts of Staten Island and Brooklyn that have large Muslim communities.

The idea of minorities groups guarding their own began in New York’s pre-Mayor Rudy Giuliani crime-ridden days when Jewish communities found themselves at the brunt of many muggings, robberies, assaults and anti-Semitic incidents with inadequate police protection.

Communities in Brooklyn formed a citizen’s patrol at the time called “Shomrim,” or guards. Since that time, Shromrim branched out to other cities, including Baltimore, and even to Jewish communities in the UK.

In 2014, a group of Asian-Americans opened a similar patrol in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park, complete with walkie-talkies, uniforms and NYPD-style patrol cars.

The Asian group received training from New York’s police department, as well as support from Shomrim and the Brooklyn Community Improvement Association.

The group garnered praise at the time by NYPD Deputy Inspector James Grant, who helped start the program when he headed up the local 72nd Precinct.

“They are our eyes and ears,” Grant said. “Language is a big barrier in the Asian community.”

The citizen’s patrols do not have the authority to detain people, rather they are to call 911 if they see anything suspicious. They also serve as a deterrent as well as providing extra eyes and ears to an often over-stretched police department.

Yet, the idea of citizen patrols does not come without up and downs, with incidences reported over the years where members have overstepped their authority.

And certainly, a patrol whose purpose is neighborhood safety is a far cry from sharia patrols in Germany, the UK and Austria that Clarion Project has reported on in the past. Or Antifa patrols, which have violently taken over parts of U.S. cities and harassed the public.

While violent crime in New York City has been steadily declining since 1991, other cities have not experienced such dips.

In addition, with police continually stretched, an increasingly polarized society and hate crime statistics ever-rising, specialized security groups like the new Muslim Community Patrol will most likely become part of more U.S. inner-city landscapes in the future.

We’d like to hear what you think about citizen patrols. Please take a moment and answer out poll below:

Are organized citizen patrols a good idea?
Vote

 

RELATED STORIES

Court Overturns ‘Sharia Patrol’ Acquittal

Muslim Morality Patrols Operating in British Schools

Teen Sharia Patrol Behind Savage Beatings in Austria

 

Tags: Anti-Muslim BigotryUS
Share317TweetSendSend

Related Posts

Maulana Muhammad Khan Sherani, head of the Council of Islamic Ideology, was also in the spotlight in 2016 when a religious body ruled that men should be allowed to 'lightly beat' their wives in the context of a draft of a women's protection bill. (Photo: FAROOQ NAEEM/AFP via Getty Images)
Islamist Regimes

Pakistan: Top Cleric Says Israel Belongs to Jews

December 29, 2020
Members of an Israeli tech delegation meet with their UAE counterparts at a hotel in Dubai in October 2020.(Photo: KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images)
Sharia Governance & Values

UAE: Sweeping Developments Spotlight Muslim Reform

November 22, 2020
Pope Francis with Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb in the UAE in February 2019 (Photo: Francois Nel/Getty Images)
Sharia Governance & Values

Pope’s New Vision of Fraternity Inspired by Grand Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb

October 11, 2020
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Nin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the State Department in April 2019 (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Islamist and Jihadi

Qataris Seal Agreements with US Military, NASA & Other Top Institutions

October 7, 2020
‘The FBI Saved Me’– How an ISIS Militant Was Deradicalized
Human Rights Activists

‘The FBI Saved Me’– How an ISIS Militant Was Deradicalized

June 28, 2020
Muslims For Abolition Forget Islam Allows Slavery
Human Rights Activists

Muslims For Abolition Forget Islam Allows Slavery

June 25, 2020

Most Read

From Street Thugs to the High-Brow Salon Circles, the Right to Free Speech Is Increasingly Under Attack

3 months ago

Islamic State’s (ISIS, ISIL) Horrific Magazine

6 years ago

Dark Days for America? Big Tech Wields Cudgel on Conservative Voices

2 weeks ago

A Look at What’s Ahead for 2021

3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Top Cleric Says Israel Belongs to Jews

4 weeks ago

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

By entering your email, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

contact us

[email protected]
1-888-610-2221

locate us

2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 395, Washington, DC 20006

follow us

Youtube
Facebook-f
Twitter

News & Analysis

  • American Values & Politics
  • Sharia Governance & Values
  • US Hate Groups & Crimes
  • US Islamist Activity
  • Overseas Extremism
  • Fact Sheets & Special Reports
  • Subscribe

Intelligence Network

  • About Clarion Intel Network
  • Fuqra Files
  • US Extremists Map

Films

  • Iranium
  • Honor Diaries
  • Faithkeepers
  • Kids
  • Short Films

Activism

  • Preventing Violent Extremism
  • Exposing Foreign Funding
  • Our Speakers

about us

  • Who We Are
  • What We Do
  • Advisory Board
  • Partnerships
  • Donate
  • Contact Us
  • Donor Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
© Clarion Project Inc. 2020 — All Rights Reserved
501(c)(3) EIN #20-5845679
Menu
  • News & Analysis
    • All News & Analysis
    • American Values & Politics
    • Sharia Governance & Values
    • US Hate Groups & Crimes
    • Overseas Extremism
    • US Islamist Activity
    • Fact Sheets & Special Reports
    • Subscribe
  • Intelligence Network
  • Films
  • Activism
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • What We Do
    • Contact Us
Search
Donate