It’s been a week since Mohammed, one of the guys at Deli Cup (773 Washington, the deli that does sell beer), was assaulted by several people who were upset (apparently) about the outcome of a lottery ticket: “He was beaten so bad that his teeth were falling out of his mouth as he was covered in blood and drifting in and out of consciousness after the attack,” says resident “sensationalist” LeeHo, who decries the lack of media attention, and charges that cops from the 77th Precinct “would rather look the other way” on this assault.
That charge is not at all true, as further discussion on the Prospect Heights Message Board reveals (UPDATE: according to ParadeRest, the perp has now turned himself in at the precinct and was charged with attempted murder). But let’s face it - an assault in the Heights is not newsworthy, is it… unless that assault happens to somebody you and everybody else in the neighborhood knows:
“Mo has always been one of my favorite people,” newbie UrJustADayLate wrote yesterday in this ongoing discussion. “He knows me and my roommates’ names, and makes sure to ask us how we are all doing. At Christmas time, he gives us all presents and wishes us the best of holidays.”
“I have been unfortunate enough to experience hostility towards Mo on many occasions over nothing in particular. People are rude to Mo just to be rude… Young kids kicking Mo’s cat when it was just a tiny kitten in front of their blind mothers, men screaming at Mo for not getting the Tylenol right (the patron was the one who had been wrong), and women cursing him for not producing their change quick enough are all incidents I’ve witnessed in that deli.” “I am sick and tired of this neighborhood falling victim to absolute ignorance… Those people need to be caught and put away for a VERY long time.”
Will it happen? Looks like they nabbed two (potential) perps. Read more on the Prospect Heights Message Board
