F. Scott Fitzgerald once said there are no second acts in American lives...but there sure are for pot-smoking, egg-throwing Staten Island teens. After 14-year-old Rayshawn Moreno threw eggs at cars in Staten Island on Halloween night in 2007, the cops "taught him a lesson" by beating him, taking his clothes and leaving him out in a "swampy area" to fend for himself. That sort of tough love is illegal, and the officers involved pled guilty to "disorderly conduct" and were disciplined. Now 17, the Post reports that Moreno was busted with a bag of marijuana last night around Mariners Harbor.
Maybe it was for his PTSD after having to walk naked to a Burlington Coat Factory nary 4 years ago? Moreno, who the Post says is known as "Ray Ray" on the hard, yolk-covered streets, also allegedly stole $30 and a jacket from a 19-year-old victim back in January, but the details of that case have been sealed. His lawsuit against the city for millions of dollars in damages stemming from the egging incident is still pending. If successful, maybe Moreno should use the proceeds of his lawsuit to defend the other 50,383 people who were arrested for marijuana possession in New York City last year.
