Residents flee New York due to tax burdens, immigration policy and bail reform

washingtontimes.com ^ | March 9, 2020 | Richard Berman

[lowbridge]

“Escape from New York” is a 1980s film that takes place in a dystopian world of crime and violence. The science fiction movie portrays crime running rampant across the country — forcing the island of Manhattan to be reconfigured into a maximum-security prison. When the president of the United States crash-lands on the island, forces are deployed to get him out.

Although the situation in present day New York has not devolved to that level, residents are becoming increasingly determined to leave. According to recent U.S. Census and IRS data, a net 180,000 people fled the state in 2018 — the largest migration out of any area in the country. Nearly 1.4 million residents have left New Yorksince 2010.

It’s not difficult to imagine why.

Recently-adopted statewide bail reform legislation has accompanied a surge of criminal activity. It’s particularly evident in the Big Apple. Under the new reform, pretrial detention and cash bail options are eliminated for many crimes. Criminal defendants who would otherwise be held in custody awaiting trial under the supervision of a judge are free to roam the streets.

Supporters argue the policy levels the playing field for those at all income levels. But there’s a catch. While it may take money out of the equation for people accused of crimes, it subjects everyone else to more criminal behavior. It’s especially concerning considering that many of the “non-violent” offenses included under the bail reform are not so “non-violent.” Vehicular manslaughter, third-degree assault and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon are among them.

New York City (NYC) is also failing to comply with federal immigration policy — subjecting its residents to even more danger. As a “sanctuary city,” NYC is protecting undocumented immigrants who are marked for deportation by the federal government. By refusing to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement

[Phillyred]

I guess we in PA can brace ourselves for the invasion.

[fwdude]

Bad news for everyone else. Rats fleeing a sinking ship need to be euthanized (figuratively speaking.)

[proust]

I can already hear the cheers and pats on the back when they turn Texas blue.

[Secret Agent Man]

NYC isna leading contender for the first us megacity to be fully taken over by fedgov under emergency conditions.

[proxy_user]

Well, do you want a job that pays $600K a year plus bonus or not? NYC is the place.

If you don’t have such a job, what the heck are you doing there?

[Theophilous Meatyard III]

Behold the legacy of the Rats.

[Shadow44]

It’s already ongoing in the Lehigh Valley.

[kaehurowing]

The homeless are going to spread the virus to everyone.

[inchworm]

And now you can add Corona to the list

[kaehurowing]

They’re super-spreaders.

[SuperLuminal]

"...Escape from New York..."

Sort of like saying stinking effluent now leaking into the nearest available low-tax states...

Going... Going...Gone...

[GOPJ]

The homeless are going to spread the virus to everyone.

The same groups that think 'the rules' don't apply to them will spread the virus. And you're right - that includes the homeless.

[lapsus calami]

 

 

Speaking of so-called bail reform, here is The List, courtesy of New York State assembly member Nicole Malliotakis from https://nicolemalliotakis.com /bail/-

 

 

As of January 1, those who commit hate crimes of various degrees including coercion, menacing, stalking, assault, aggravated harassment and even aggravated assault of a child are freed with no bail. other serious crimes include strangulation, nearly every type of drug dealing and criminally negligent homicide.

 

• Burglary in the second degree (residential burglary)

• Burglary in the third degree

• Robbery in the second degree (aided by another person)

• Robbery in the third degree

• Manslaughter in the second degree

• Criminally negligent homicide

• Aggravated vehicular homicide

• Vehicular manslaughter in the first and second degrees

• Assault in the third degree

• Aggravated vehicular assault

• Aggravated assault upon a person less than eleven years old

• Vehicular assault in the first and second degrees

• Criminal possession of a weapon on school grounds

• Criminal possession of a firearm

• Criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree

• Criminal sale of a firearm to a minor

• Criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first and second degrees

• Criminal sale of a controlled substance in the first and second degrees

• Criminal sale of a controlled substance in or near school grounds

• Use of a child to commit a controlled substance offense

• Criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child

• Patronizing a person for prostitution in a school zone

• Promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child

• Possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child

• Promoting a sexual performance by a child

• Failure to register as a sex offender

• Bribery in the first degree

• Bribe giving for public office

• Bribe receiving in the first degree

• Arson in the third and fourth degrees

• Grand larceny in the first, second, third, and fourth degrees

• Aggravated cruelty to animals

• Overdriving, torturing and injuring animals

• Failure to provide proper sustenance to animals

• Animal fighting

• Unlawful imprisonment in the first degree

• Coercion in the first degree

• Criminal solicitation in the first degree

• Criminal facilitation in the first degree

• Money laundering in support of terrorism in the third and fourth degrees

• Making a terroristic threat

• Obstructing governmental administration in the first and second degree

• Obstructing governmental administration by means of a self-defense spray device

• Promoting prison contraband in the first and second degrees

• Resisting arrest

• Hindering prosecution

• Tampering with a juror

• Tampering with physical evidence

• Aggravated harassment in the first degree

• Directing a laser at an aircraft in the first degree

• Enterprise corruption

• Money laundering in the first degree

 

Pretty well hit all the high spots in the penal code. In light of this, why have police? Why have courts? More evidence that the social contract between government and the citizens has been broken in NY state. Little wonder people are leaving.

 

 

[nutmeg]

ping

[stuckincali]

I’m always excited to see someone who makes a terroristic threat get bail.

[dfwgator]

Looking for new nests to foul.

[mewzilla]

Most of the folks we know who are bugging are fleeing further south than PA. They don’t trust your governor or your legislature.

[DeplorableGirl]

It would have been shorter to list what is NOT included. Lol
It’s broken everywhere. Politicians care more about criminals than victims. In Louisiana our governor released over 1000 criminals mostly violent offenders out of jail. No parole reviews, no feedback from prison officials or review of the cases. They promptly returned to their violent ways. Some have been reported-arrested. They call it “criminal justice reform”. I call it buying votes.

[mewzilla]

It’s less about vote buying than money.

Albany refuses to spend the money needed to incarcerate them.

Instead the money is going to the Education Industrial Complex, Medicaid, and public pensions.

Public safety ain’t even an afterthought.