Posted on 08/01/2020 6:24:03 AM PDT by John Semmens
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) blamed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) for the crime wave inundating his city. Just this past week shootings were up by 176% over the same week in 2019. Cuomo called this "intolerable" and pointed to de Blasio's release of 1500 inmates from the Rikers Island jail as "the primary cause. Of those released, 13% were almost immediately re-arrested. This included seven people for gun charges and one for murder."
The Mayor stood by his decision to release the inmates, calling it "an act of mercy aiming at saving the lives of men who might otherwise have died from COVID." He went on to suggest that "it was the new state law requiring the release of those accused of crimes if they can't afford to pay bail. Many of these released suspects went on to immediately commit other crimes."
The Governor denied any responsibility and pointed out that "there's a very real difference here. The state's new no bail law merely frees persons accused, but not yet convicted of crimes. Under our system a person is innocent until proven guilty. It is unfair to let a person who can afford bail to go free, but not a person who can't afford it. What the Mayor has done is release persons already convicted of crimes. Clearly, these are worse people than those who are not yet proven guilty."
Both men agreed, though, that President Trump's offer to send law enforcement assistance is unacceptable. "Bill may be a fool, but he is a fellow New Yorker," Cuomo said. "And we New Yorkers stick together no matter what." De Blasio generally concurred with Cuomo, averring that "Andy has always been an ass, but he's a Democrat and I will stand by him rather than let Trump meddle in my City."
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I was driving around Staten island yesterday to do some errands and I noticed an incredible number of flags outside homes.
There is no spike in crime. There are no protests or riots and looting.
Just people enjoying the American dream. People whose ancestors came as recently as one or two generations ago.
the police are helpful but we are not the ones that need them most. And People being let out of jail who live in the Bronx and Brooklyn and Queens aren’t all of a sudden deciding to live on the South shore Staten island.
They will go back to their own neighborhoods and commit more crimes.
And these are the people who put both of these men in office.
Incredible
You know, “Dolts” would be a great team name for Wahington in place of The Redskins.
Except when you used the term “Washington Dolts” people would confuse the NFL team with Congress.
The New York Dolts...isn’t that some pro sports team?
SOOOOO__In New York City, it isn’t OK to die from the virus, but it IS OK to die from the crime of a former prisoner.
Gotta have standards, donchano?
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