This May 2019 Russia Today news report explains recently established “Muslim Community Patrols” in New York City.  The report says, “They are not cops, and they are not a private army either.  They say that they are just a ‘community watch,’ keeping an eye on the neighborhood and helping law enforcement.  But here’s the catch— they’re Muslims.”

The video says, “Some in Brooklyn say the Muslim patrols are a good thing— after all, hate crimes and attacks on Muslims have certainly escalated.  However other voices are saying this could be a gateway for Sharia law and extremism.”  The video shows a graphic saying the program is “Protecting Muslims from attack.”

The reporter speaks with a Muslim Community patrol member who (falsely) claims that there is an increased rate in hate crimes, where he uses the claim as a rationale to justify the existence of the patrols.  He later says, “.. we’re here to help bridge the community together.  And at the same time we are offering counseling, therapy, as well as feeding the homeless, and many other services as well.  We are the ears and the eyes for the community, so we take in reports of whatever might be happening in the community— local issues for the NYPD, to help go around back and fourth to the blocks to see what we can help with.”

The reporter asks the community patrol agent, “You all don’t carry guns, do you?”  And he answers, “No, of course not!”  The reporter then asks, “If you see an incident happening, how do you intervene?” and he answers, “We use the lights, we use the siren, we speak to the radio to try to prevent it, but before all of that we call the 911, we call the authorities and let them know and get them on the way.”

The video says Asians and Hasidic Jews have also set up similar programs.

The reporter ends by saying, “So, could something like this be coming to your residential neighborhood?— It’s probably only a matter of time.”