{"id":2524,"date":"2023-04-03T19:53:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T00:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=2524"},"modified":"2023-04-03T19:54:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T00:54:25","slug":"sick-footage-captures-the-moment-50-thugs-on-bikes-attack-a-family-in-an-suv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/?p=2524","title":{"rendered":"SICK Footage Captures The Moment 50 Thugs On Bikes Attack A Family In An SUV\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the middle of Manhattan in broad daylight, a family driving an expensive<strong>&nbsp;BMW SUV<\/strong>&nbsp;was suddenly attacked by a group of about fifty teenagers along Fifth Avenue and 21st Street. Now, the driver of the&nbsp;<strong>SUV<\/strong>&nbsp;and his mom claim that they feared for their lives while the teenagers smashed their car and swarmed the vehicle on a sunny day in the heart of the&nbsp;<strong>Big Apple<\/strong>. Across the country, violent crimes have skyrocketed, including in places like New York, largely because poverty rates have skyrocketed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, 36-year-old&nbsp;<strong>Max Torgovnick<\/strong>&nbsp;had come forward to share his experience while driving his mom through Manhattan last week when the group of teens descended upon his vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/static.awm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/random-attack-by-teens-1-388x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-196382\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.awm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/random-attack-by-teens-1-388x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196382\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Eyewitnesses caught the rampage on video. They said that the teens blocked traffic and then began attacking the luxury SUV. Footage shows the youngsters jumping on the hood of the\u00a0<strong>BMW<\/strong>\u00a0as well as drop-kicking the windshield to crack it to bits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bystanders were so overwhelmed by the scene that they claimed there were fifty teens attacking the\u00a0<strong>BMW<\/strong>. The teens seemed excited by the damage they were causing to the luxury vehicle that allegedly belonged to\u00a0<strong>Torgovnick<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When pedestrians confronted the teenagers, the people fled the scene on their bicycles.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/static.awm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/random-attack-by-teens-2-376x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-196383\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.awm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/random-attack-by-teens-2-376x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196383\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Another person who happened to be at the scene \u2013 an example of being at the wrong place at the wrong time \u2013 said that members of the group of teenagers spat on her vehicle and caused some damage to her vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cThey spat on the car, slammed a bike onto the windshield, then a guy jumped on it, and they broke the handle, trying to open the door from the outside. Woman was shaking and in tears, \u2018We were trapped, there was so much violence, I thought I was going to die.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Another witness claimed that Max Torgovnick\u2019s mom was<strong>&nbsp;\u201cshaking and in tears\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;following the random attack by a group of teenagers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><em>\u201cWe were trapped, there was so much violence, I thought I was going to die,\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;<\/strong>she reportedly said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-2527\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-6.png 634w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-6-260x300.png 260w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-6-293x338.png 293w, https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-6-390x450.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Torgovnick<\/strong>&nbsp;is a New York native. He spent his whole life in the city and was shocked that such violence would occur on the streets of his home city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cThat\u2019s something like you would see on the streets of a war zone. I never thought New York would get this bad,\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><strong>he told The New York Post.<\/strong><em>&nbsp;\u201cI was afraid that they were going to break the window, get in the car, reach in, and pull us out. My only thoughts at that moment were self-defense, [that] I wanted to protect my mother, and I also didn\u2019t want to hurt anyone.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Violent crime has been on the rise across the United States largely due to the economic fallout in response to the coronavirus pandemic. However, NYPD Police Commissioner&nbsp;<strong>Dermot Shea<\/strong>&nbsp;believes that a change to New York\u2019s bail laws also contributed to the rise in violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cUntil we come to that realization as a society \u2014 is this what we want?\u201d&nbsp;<\/em><strong>Shea said.&nbsp;<\/strong><em>\u201cIt\u2019s good to have philosophical discussions about \u2018end mass incarceration\u2019 and \u2018end incarceration,\u2019 but you don\u2019t want to do it by turning the innocent public into jails in their own apartments and houses.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Group Of Teenage Cyclists Accused Of Assaulting Cab Driver Before Attacking SUV In Manhattan\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bog3sLiD7G8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Group Of Teenage Cyclists Accused Of Assaulting Cab Driver Before Attacking SUV In Manhattan\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bog3sLiD7G8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/patriotnationpress.com\/sick-footage-captures-the-moment-50-thugs-on-bikes-attack-a-family-in-an-suv\/\">https:\/\/patriotnationpress.com\/sick-footage-captures-the-moment-50-thugs-on-bikes-attack-a-family-in-an-suv\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the middle of Manhattan in broad daylight, a family driving an expensive&nbsp;BMW SUV&nbsp;was suddenly attacked by a group of about fifty teenagers along Fifth Avenue and 21st Street. Now, the driver of the&nbsp;SUV&nbsp;and his mom claim that they feared for their lives while the teenagers smashed their car and swarmed the vehicle on a sunny day in the heart of the&nbsp;Big Apple. Across the country, violent crimes have skyrocketed, including in places like New York, largely because poverty rates [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2524"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2529,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2524\/revisions\/2529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nakedpolitics.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}