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   From: getwhitey@atlantablackstar.com   
      
   A New York parks peace officers union is calling for stiffer   
   penalties for a white man accused of assaulting a Black peace   
   officer and insulting him and a Black security guard with an   
   onslaught of racist slurs.   
      
   Authorities say on Dec. 28, 2021, Jake Grogan, 21, who is white, was   
   speeding through a COVID-19 testing site above the 5 mph limit at   
   the Greenbelt Recreation Center on Staten Island, New York.   
      
   A Black licensed security officer working on behalf of the New York   
   City Parks Enforcement Patrol asked Grogan to slow down, but that   
   triggered a racist rant where the 21-year-old reportedly said, “I’ll   
   f–k you up” while rolling up his sleeves.   
      
   According to his report, Parks Enforcement Patrol Sgt. Dornell Grant   
   came over to deescalate Grogan, but Grogan then reportedly spit on   
   the Black security officer. Grant then placed Grogan under arrest,   
   to which Grogan “flailed his body and throwing punches and dirt in   
   [Sgt. Grant’s] face” the arrest statement said. Grogan then went on   
   a racist tirade which included, “You stupid Blackies, it’s not   
   illegal to be racist, you stupid n—–s.”   
      
   “We feel like this guy can be a potential ticking timebomb,” said   
   Joe Puleo, President of Local 983 union that represents PEP   
   officers.   
      
   While at a NYPD Staten Island police precinct, Sgt. Grant says   
   Grogan bragged about throwing dirt in his face. Video evidence to   
   back up this claim reportedly exists.   
      
   Grant says the NYPD desk sergeant on duty suggested Grogan be   
   summoned and released with misdemeanor charges, which did not sit   
   well with the Black security officer, Sgt. Grant nor the Local 983   
   Union.   
      
   “Here in New York, an assault charge is different on a Peace Officer   
   it’s different than an assault charge on an individual. If you have   
   an assault charge on an individual you must show some markings or   
   bruising, you don’t have to have those markings when it’s against a   
   police officer or a peace officer. … They treated basically Mr.   
   Grant as if he was a regular person, Mr. Grant was a symbol of   
   authority,” Puleo said.   
      
   Puleo says the union wants 21-year-old Grogan to face more serious   
   charges, including a hate crime charge and an assault charge which   
   carries stiffer penalties.   
      
   In New York, peace officers have most of the same powers as regular   
   police officers except they do not carry weapons like guns and   
   tasers. Any kind of assault on a public servant, including police   
   officers, while acting within their duties in New York is considered   
   a violent felony and usually carries a minimum two-year prison   
   sentence.   
      
   New York City’s Parks and Recreation Department called the incident,   
   “unacceptable” and said they are cooperating with the NYPD and State   
   Island District Attorney on the case.   
      
   The NYPD and the State Island District Attorney did not return   
   Atlanta Black Star’s request for more information at the time of   
   this report.   
      
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