Students Must Speak Out Against NYPD Blues

Just recently, one of the most pressing issues to be addressed by The Commentator was that of the danger of the traffic which passes through Yeshiva University's uptown campus.

In an unfortunate turn of events, this problem has spawned a much graver circumstance. Law enforcement officers have been involved in a questionable incident of selective enforcement of a long-ignored statute.

Hundreds of automobiles that did not make any locals stops were permitted to travel the avenue unhindered on the same day that a YU student was ticketed for this long-forgotten regulation.

It has been suggested that a YU student was singled out for punishment, possibly as a result of his identity.

Even if the intentions of the officers were not as nefarious as many students believe them to be, we must be alert to the ever-present potential for abuse of power.

We call upon the New York City Police Department to explain their policy with regard to the closure of Amsterdam Avenue and we demand that they treat YU students in a fair and equitable manner.

As is often lamented, "It is difficult to police the police," however, their actions must not go unchecked. We must make ourselves heard in order to help the men in blue to realize that the slogan "to serve and protect" refers to the citizens of this great nation and not to the blue wall of silence.

To the administrators and students of this institution: Do not let the seeds of anti-Semitism be sown in the flowerbed of silence.

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