CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In the wake of resent attacks on our community, Officer Vinie Martinos of the 71st Precinct Community Policing Unit, turned to the Jewish community for their input in the Police Athletic League essay competition. The competition is open to all the public and private high schools around the entire New York City.
Entitled: if you were police commissioner for a day, what steps would you take to reduce violent crime and protect all new yorkers? Yosef Abrahamson a student at Darchai Menachem took on the challenge.
Yesterday, Tuesday, Yosef essay was one of the essays picked. We have obtained a copy of his Essay. It is a must read, even from the mouth of a 16 year old, his words and message is strong and clear.
What If You Were the Police Commissioner…
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — In the wake of resent attacks on our community, Officer Vinie Martinos of the 71st Precinct Community Policing Unit, turned to the Jewish community for their input in the Police Athletic League essay competition. The competition is open to all the public and private high schools around the entire New York City.
Entitled: if you were police commissioner for a day, what steps would you take to reduce violent crime and protect all new yorkers? Yosef Abrahamson a student at Darchai Menachem took on the challenge.
Yesterday, Tuesday, Yosef essay was one of the essays picked. We have obtained a copy of his Essay. It is a must read, even from the mouth of a 16 year old, his words and message is strong and clear.
If I Were Police Commissioner For A Day
By Yosef Abrahamson age 16To reduce crime and protect all New Yorkers if I were Police Commissioner for one day, I would take the approach of the Big Picture scheme, what policy I institute today will in the long run consistently applied is going to create a society free of crime.
Effective immediately I would put forth a statewide order to begin a policy of Pro-Active Policing, rather than Community Policing, Pro-Active Policing pays attention to the lesser crimes and makes them just as important as the more violent crimes, treating them as though they were the larger more serious, visible crimes, so that those who commit petty crime don’t get away with the small stuff – breaking and entering, car theft, petty robbery, loud car radios, rowdy disorderly teenagers, panhandling, loud mufflers, running yellow lights, etc. Ticket them, tow them, arrest them – – because if you ignore them in the name of spending all the resources fighting crime like murder, etc, the group of criminals gets bigger and better and moves from small, ignored crime to all the bigger and more serious crime. It is not mean spirited or harsh – – we need to pay more attention to the people who are law abiding and want to be safe and respectful, instead of coddling the law breakers, being community policers, saying to these petty law breakers that we want them to listen to us, behave and be nice and don’t do that again, and now run along, – – – and they keep breaking the law, because they feel that they can get away with it. Community Policing is the reason we have such an increase in violent crime, because we let the base of the number of petty criminals grow unchecked. Jail works. Law and Order must be firm, clear and the penalty for doing crime, swift and certain. Most crime is thought crime – – it is planned, so society must assert a planned penalty.
I would hold meetings with my Deputy Commissioners, Bureau Chiefs, Patrol Borough Commanders, and Precinct Commanders reviewing our selection, training and supervision of our officers, discussing ways of making sure they have a clear sense of their authority and that along with questioning, apprehending and arresting perpetrators it includes regulating behavior, protecting communities and individuals, pointing out a few bad incidents have happened , however reassuring them they ultimately are the keys to law and order, and in most cases their presence really gives a feeling of safety. On the agenda would be a review of the placements of high tech surveillance equipment in areas, making sure we have no gaps.
I would round up the day with a meeting with the press to release the events of the day, and to send a strong message assuring the citizens and visitors of New York we will live in a just, safe, and civilized community and to send an even stronger message to inform all those that break laws we will immediately began a motivated agenda and unless they correct their behavior they will definitely be going to jail.
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miri
Wow, this kid is amazing, and so on target. Mipi Ollilim – from the mouth of babes. Fabulously written and fabulous points. Wish the city and its’ protectors would all read this. It’s a winning solution. standing ovations!
shows to go ya
well, i guess i’m not smarter than a fifth grader.
Trouble
Good for you yoseph!!!
your ideas are great and hopefully some one will try them!
Teacher at YDM Rabbi Adelist
Great article.
Well written and strong clear message.
If only the NYPD administration would have your attitude, things would definitely be different.
Eat, shoots and leaves
Great Essay! Yosef, with writing skills like that, you can go far in life. Just learn how to punctuate properly.
Mendy and Brocha L
Finally a sane voice for the community!
Yosef for president!
Great job!
Nochum
Rabbi Bension, you’ve done some incredible work. This boy is just one example of the wonderful students you teach in DM.
abba
Is that Sandhaus teaching?
Mendel
sounds like Giuliani
rach
he’s not a fifth grader.
yashar koach yossi! all the girls are so proud of you! (we still remember you by your bar mitzvah and pesach!)
sarah, may you and your mom have much much nachas!
proud bochur
great job yossi,
from your mouth, to g-d`s(& the 71st pct`s) ear`s.
Huge Darchai Menachem fan!
No wonder this fantastic young man is a student at Darchai Menachem…a school that is a beacon of light and excellence. I am so proud of this student and love this yeshiva so much! Congrats to both!
Mendy Hecht
Why is it that an ordinary 16-year-old knows what all the politicians, community leaders and police brass do not?
moshe
goodbye chanina, rubashkin, and the others who fight with eachother instead of doing their jobs…
I vote for Yosef Abrahamson as community council leader !
izzy
wow yosef you are so good. keep up the good work
Very Impressed!
our very own JEW-leeonee!! yosef for mayor!
Yossi
Great job Yosef
yosef fan
good on you officer Vinie Martinos you picked the right school… and the right student.
Yosef your words are very incoriging, like mayer juliani, when he was around crime was down. B/C everyone knew that he meant buissness and didnt stand up for any garbadge.
you would be a great police comisioner, you would attack the city by storm as you wrote you would get a news conferance and share it with the world.
everyone would know Yosefs around Dont mess
The Lewises
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, does it? Just look at your Mom!!
Mazel tov!
Rabbi Gershon Selinger
As a teacher of yours, I have seen how quickly you can achieve your goals. May you quickly be able to influence the police department to accept this attitude of protection for our community and we will feel safe to walk the streets any time of the day or night.
Zalman P.
Yosef Abramson is an amazing young man, who is achieveing great things due to the endless efforts of “Darchei Menachem”!
mendel
Yosef,
you are 1 smart young man!
CH Resident
Wow from the inosince and pureness of a young man,
may we all take an example.
cut the polotics and stupidity consentrate on the right course of action and follow through.
Yosef i dont know you, but from the way you pay attention to your teacher. and from the way you write, you show straighth corige and you may be the NEXT BEST THING. keep it up…
it is so good to see some one from our comunity get such a great recognition,
and i hope to see a follow up article after you come back from 1 police plaza.
Chaim Perl
Keep up the great work Yosef, look Fwd. to joining you @ 1 police plaza.
we are all proud of you.
A PROUD TEACHER
Hey Yosef.
Wow, what a great Essay you wrote, you continue to impress me with youre great maturity, I would just like everyone to know that yosef is an outstanding student here at Darchai Menachem and we are so proud of him.
Keep up the good work in Yeshiva and hopefully the police department will listen to youre voice.
Rabbi Cohen
Yasher Koach! Great work! You make us all very proud.
Rabbi Cohen.
meirs father
great job yosef, taking after your mother are you, lots of nachas
Minor to judge Minor fan
Hey yosef i’d love you to be the judge of the latest breaking news about the perps arrested, in the case of alon sherman.
hey your a youth, maybe you should be the youth judge of all minors.
from your essay i can tell you are very capable.
Grammar Teacher
Don’t criticize a 16 year old’s writing…just look at the grammatical inaccuracy in Ms. Cordova’s letter: “dressed appropriately” instead of “dress appropriately.”
As NYPD Director of Education, SHE should know better!
ceo
Darchei Menacham gives PERSONAL ATTENTION and LOVE and RESPECT to their children. Thats one of the reasons why this child was able to bring out his unique and best capabilities.
This is an institution that shines with the Rebbe’s true inyonim, and the Rebbe has NACHAS from this!
good freind
grate job Yossi can’t wait for the day you will run for office you have our vote
good freind
yossi i am proud of you i alwaynew you wher smart i just didint know how much waw this is amazing good luck!!!
Wolffs
love to Yossi, Sara, and Mom Abrahamson! what an essay, what a fam!
bocher
go eli sandhouse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A PARENT OF A SON THAT ATTENDS LUBAVITCH
THIS SHOWS THAT DARCHEI MENACHEM TEACHES ENGLISH ON A HIGHER LEVEL THAN ALL OTHER YESHIVOS IN CROWN HEIGHTS..
LUBAVICHTER YESHIVA AND OHELI TORAH SHOULD TAKE EXAMPLE…
YAHSER KOACH
hm
hmmm, really good essay!
way to go!!!!!!!!
yosef way to go bro!
all the best and lots of hatzlacha
cgi montreal in the past