Shomrim vs. Shmira (and the NYPD)
The NYPD is trying to bring two rival Jewish security patrols in Brooklyn, the Shomrim and Shmira, under one roof, the New York Post reports:
The NYPD is trying to settle a long-running dispute between two rival Orthodox Jewish patrol groups - and keep them from taking the law into their own hands - by uniting them into one police-supervised unit, The Post has learned.The challenge is getting them to cooperate.
Shmira and Shomrim, private crime-patrol organizations in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, have been rivals since the late '90s, when they split.
Shmira has agreed to the merger, which was proposed in June. Shomrim has refused.
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Marc
09/24/08 03:19 PM
What about the Reform movements guardian society. Its called the pachadiim