Jailbreak: Hamstringing the Police
Leftist politicians and their laws and policies are guaranteeing a revolving-door “catch and release” justice system that rewards criminals and endangers the innocent.
A pattern of revolving-door injustice and public endangerment has been on display with regard to the riots in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle, and dozens of other Democrat-controlled cities. Although liberal-left, soft-on-crime politicians and judges in these jurisdictions have contributed greatly to the crime problems that have plagued our inner cities for decades, the recent addition of Soros-backed “social justice” prosecutors and “bail reform” laws sends disturbing signals that these areas are heading toward complete social disintegration.
New York City — On June 3, amid continued violence, rioting, and looting in New York City, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea denounced the state’s newly enacted “bail reform” law that eliminated cash bail for most crimes, putting thousands of rioters and looters back on the streets faster than the police could arrest and book them. “We cannot have people entering a system and being released before the police officers,” Shea said. On the same day, New York City District Attorney Cy Vance called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to use his emergency powers (which he has exercised mercilessly with his COVID lockdowns against law-abiding citizens) to give judges authority to set bail for those posing danger to society. “This is about people who are taking advantage of this moment when people want to come out and protest peacefully,” Vance said. “I’m calling for more judicial discretion.” Also on June 3, the Associated Press reported that “at least 9,300 people have been arrested since the protests over George Floyd’s killing began.”
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