Alvin Bragg screwed up again — ‘Diaper Man’ snowball charges should’ve been decided by grand jury |
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Alvin Bragg screwed up again — ‘Diaper Man’ snowball charges should’ve been decided by grand jury
Let history remember when Alvin Bragg went soft on snowball-throwing Diaper Man and essentially endorsed the disrespect of the men and women in blue.
Our prosecution-averse Manhattan DA dropped the police-assault charges against Gusmane Coulibaly, who goes by Diaper Man on YouTube where he posts idiotic videos of himself interviewing couples about their trust levels and him brushing his face with a toothbrush. Scintillating stuff.
Coulibaly, 27, who was arrested earlier this month for attempted robbery (he claims it was a prank), was part of the mob that chased down NYPD officers at Washington Square Park Monday, launching icy snowballs at them. One officer reportedly sustained injuries to the left side of his face that included redness and pain near his eye.
The YouTuber was charged Thursday with assault on a police officer, obstruction and disorderly conduct.
But Bragg’s office said that, even though video showed Coulibaly throwing a snowball that struck the officer in the face, it would be difficult to prove “that the injury was obtained........