Lewiston, ME: Somalis gone wild, by Ann
Cocoran, 5/31/18
Gang of Somali Kids Attack Park Goers in Lewiston
Maine First Media has
posted a video taken earlier this month in Kennedy Park in Lewiston, ME, the
Somali capital of New England.
No
time to do more than post the news, but here are some ‘highlights.’ Visit Maine First Media for the video.
(Go here for my huge archive on Lewiston.)
Thanks
to all my readers who sent me this story.
It
was an otherwise pleasant evening in Maine when two dozen Somali youth swarmed
and attacked two local residents in Kennedy Park last Thursday evening.
The
Somali mob attacked around 7:45 pm, just as the sun was setting on this
historic city park in the heart of Maine’s second largest city.
A local mother recorded as a mob of teens and children, boys and girls
as young as nine years old, brandishing wooden bats and other objects, along
with fists, feet and sheer numbers to attack the two non-Somali defenders. At
one point you can even here one of the hoodlums repeatedly daring the woman to,
“stop me, b**ch.”
Lewiston Police tell Maine First Media one of the victims was taken to
the hospital with minor injuries. However, no charges were filed.
Lewiston
Mayor, Shane Bouchard says these types of incidents are common at Kennedy Park,
but points to Lewiston’s low crime rate. Mayor Bouchard: We have this all the
time, but our crime rate is really low! (Could that be because people are
FEARFUL of pressing charges?)
“Kennedy
Park is a large common space in the middle of some of the poorest census tracts
in the Northeast,” Mayor Bouchard said. “When you have large, diverse groups of people in the same place you
are bound to have incidents. Lewiston is no different in that respect than any
other medium to large city, except that Lewiston’s violent crime rate is one of
the lowest in Maine.”
While
the Mayor brings up Lewiston’s violent crime statistics, it is important to
note, in this case, the victim didn’t press charges, meaning, statistically
there was no crime. Incidents like this often go unreported and are not
reflected in the numbers — something even Mayor Bouchard has to admit.
This
is far from the first incident of Somalian attacks at Kennedy Park. Recently, a
10-year-old girl was jumped and beaten by a Somali girl at the park. As such
occurrences become more common in Lewiston, many lifelong residents are now
afraid to bring their own children to play.
Some residents say police officers tell them the safest thing would be
not to
bring their kids to the park anymore.
However,
according to Lewiston Police Department Public Information Officer, Lieutenant
David St. Pierre, that is not the department’s stance.
On any given day, dozens if not hundreds of Somali youth can be found
occupying Kennedy Park and the violence is nothing new. Local
residents bearing the brunt of these violent mobs are growing frustrated. Maine
First Media was told it took police at least 7-8 minutes to arrive on the
scene, despite the police station being right across the street from the park.
Go here for
more from Maine First Media. By the way, the primary resettlement contractor in
Maine is Catholic Charities.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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