Posted on 01/22/2022 5:21:46 AM PST by Libloather
On January 1, Alvin Bragg was sworn in as the district attorney of Manhattan, and upon taking office, he implemented some of the most radical and dangerous policies in the country.
His strategy for "fighting crime" - in the city where violent offenses have skyrocketed - is to simply not fight it at all. From refusing to prosecute resisting arrest cases to downgrading felonies like armed robberies, it is clear that Bragg’s "restorative justice" is the last thing New York City needs.
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As a DA, I used my discretion to decide the crimes I charged and the plea deals I struck. I was able to offer second chances when appropriate and when warranted, put my whole effort into sending criminals to prison for a long time. I could have made a lot more money at a fancy law firm, but that paycheck could never compete with the pride and satisfaction I felt putting bad guys behind bars and keeping my community safe.
When I was a prosecutor 20 years ago, the profession attracted Republicans, Democrats and Independents dedicated to the mission of dispensing the law and willing to take a government salary for the privilege to serve and administer justice. That’s all changing with the help of early Obama campaign investor and billionaire left-wing activist, George Soros, a man determined to "fundamentally transform" America by electing men like Bragg.
Around 2015, Soros devised a plan to destabilize America through our criminal justice system. His plan was as devious as it was smart. Instead of working to "reform" the criminal justice system by changing the laws on the books through legislatures, Soros funded a campaign to just change the district attorneys.
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“As a DA, I used my discretion to decide the crimes I charged and the plea deals I struck. I was able to offer second chances when appropriate and when warranted, put my whole effort into sending criminals to prison for a long time.”
This is what’s absolutely wrong with the system. The idea that a single person gets to decide who to prosecute or not is utterly insane.
Who gave them such arbitrary powers?
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