New York voters have swung strongly against a new law pushed through by the Democrats in Albany that gets rid of cash bail for those charged with misdemeanors. The accused now must be released on his or her own recognizance. The effect of this new law is that people charged with crimes are caught, brought before a judge and then released on their promise to show up again for their trial. The NY Dems have brought the catch and release policy championed by Dems for dealing with illegal aliens to criminal courts across the Empire State.
The results have been predictable even though the law has only been in place for three weeks. In case after case, people have been arrested and released under the new bail law only to commit another crime the next day. Some have then been arrested again and released again under the new law. The highest profile case came around New Year's Day when a woman in New York City was arrested after attacking a young mother and her child who were walking down the street. The perp yelled anti-Semitic insults at the victims who are Jewish. Since the mother and child did not require medical attention due to the attack, the perp was charged with misdemeanor assault. She was back on the street within a day. There was no bail. On the second day out, she struck again. The perp attacked another woman on the street. This time she injured the victim.
That catch/release got a lot of attention, but there have been many others with similar results spread across the news.
The reaction to the new law has been particularly strong in the New York City suburbs. the latest polling show that two-thirds of those questioned opposed the new no-bail law. That's landslide like numbers. Even in the city, support for the law has plummeted.
My prediction is that there will be a quick change to this law. If not, we may see it becoming a major issue in the November elections.
The results have been predictable even though the law has only been in place for three weeks. In case after case, people have been arrested and released under the new bail law only to commit another crime the next day. Some have then been arrested again and released again under the new law. The highest profile case came around New Year's Day when a woman in New York City was arrested after attacking a young mother and her child who were walking down the street. The perp yelled anti-Semitic insults at the victims who are Jewish. Since the mother and child did not require medical attention due to the attack, the perp was charged with misdemeanor assault. She was back on the street within a day. There was no bail. On the second day out, she struck again. The perp attacked another woman on the street. This time she injured the victim.
That catch/release got a lot of attention, but there have been many others with similar results spread across the news.
The reaction to the new law has been particularly strong in the New York City suburbs. the latest polling show that two-thirds of those questioned opposed the new no-bail law. That's landslide like numbers. Even in the city, support for the law has plummeted.
My prediction is that there will be a quick change to this law. If not, we may see it becoming a major issue in the November elections.
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