Cause of Central Park Attacks Goes Unreported The politically correct press has neglected a major cause of the shocking Puerto Rican Day attacks on dozens of women in New York City in June 2000 — huge numbers of young men from misogynist cultures. Perusal of local papers was revealing as the identities of the suspects came to light, many of whom were Hispanic or were named as the sons of immigrants. It was the Puerto Rican Day parade that precipitated the attacks, after all. On June 16, a press conference of “Latino leaders” denounced the attacks and said the crimes did not represent the Puerto Rican community. Women's safety will be even more compromised as the demands of “diversity” in immigration policy increase the numbers of violent, misogynous men in our midst. We knew that such concerns are of no consequence to the federal government; now we learn that local police will ignore violence against women if there is some touchy ethnic group involved. Women who live in states with right-to-carry laws should be grateful and take advantage of the opportunity. The thugs in Central Park had no concern that victims might be armed, since New York has extremely punitive laws against citizens who wish to observe the Second Amendment in an active fashion. (Read the interview with John Lott, the author of “More Guns, Less Crime.”) — by Brenda Walker FURTHER READING: Race and Silence in Central Park The conflicts between multiculturalism and feminism are examined. Suspect Just 'Having Fun' Some details about suspects from the Central Park attacks on women as part of Puerto Rican Day (New York Daily News, 6/17/00). “'He doesn't need to do any of that stuff. He has a girlfriend,' said [suspect's father] Andre Vargas, 44, a Dominican immigrant.”