Since then, both on the streets, there was a patrol car of the Muslim community around him do not cease the rumors and controversy. For example, a conservative group Ego Griseo accused patrol in the imposition of the Sharia, put machine photo in Twitter.
Sharia Law in Brooklyn, NY?
Muslim #Patrol Car has been
spotted. pic.twitter.com/D7IvuegNA8
— Ego Griseo (@EgoGriseo) December 29, 2018
Vice President of MCPS Nour Rabah has assured new Yorkers that we are talking not exactly about «Sharia law» and said that it’s for patrol and what he will do.
Like other patrols of the local community, members of MCPS do not have the authority to arrest people. It is solely preventative, but as I want to believe the organizers, an effective measure for the protection of public order. Now the patrol on a permanent basis involved 30 volunteers – and not just Muslims. Their task is to prevent violations of the order:
«If while on patrol see a guy attacking a woman, we do not ask: «What is your religion? What do you believe? Who is God?» For us it does not matter who is in front of us — white, black, orange, green, nun, a man in a hijab, we are here to help our community.»
«The goal is to their presence to stop a potential criminal, to make him abandon the idea. If we see perpetrated a crime or something suspicious, we will immediately call 911 and help the professionals.»
«Besides the fact that patrol is the «eyes and ears» for the police, members of the MCPS is already quite tied to their communities, to defuse the situation and help avoid possible cultural misunderstandings.»
30 patrol officers have been certified in the community emergency response CERT program and special audit. Plan additional training by experts from the NYPD.
The representative of the NYPD Jessica Mccorry, in an interview with PJ Media, speaking about the Muslim patrol car, said: «It’s not the NYPD. The NYPD is not equipped and is not marked this car. This group is not officially sanctioned by the NYPD, they obey the law like everyone else.» The NYPD insists on the lack of communication between the police of the Big Apple and MCPS.
At the same time the NYPD has approved another civilian patrol group, the Brooklyn Asian safety patrol (BASP), which allowed the use of the official logo. The city also has a Jewish patrol group Shomrim. Looks like MCPS do not have the same status.
Meanwhile, at the ceremony on 2 January 2019, the Brooklyn borough President Eric Adams and the district attorney of kings Eric Sanchez commented on the positive group BASP and Shomrim, noting MCPS in the same row with them.
