NYC shiv-aree

In New York, an event like this seems not to be considered a major news item:

Lawyer stabbed as murder defendant leaves B'klyn court:

A man on trial in the killing of a 21-year-old college student used a homemade weapon to stab his defense attorney while his co-defendant reached for a court officer's gun...

Yeah, the p.d. brethren in Brooklyn are tough.