Charged with murder, stabbing? In NYC, you’re free to go

New York Post ^ | December 29, 2020 | Seth Barron

[karpov]

Criminal-justice “reform” in New York has turned our courts into a merry-go-round, with violent offenders free to jump off at will.

The latest outrage took place in The Bronx, where 16-year-old Jordon Benjamin allegedly stabbed Amya Hicks in mid-December. Arrested a few days later, he was charged with felony assault and assorted lesser charges. Amya Hicks needed surgery and spent several days in the hospital. Benjamin was less inconvenienced: He only spent a few hours in a holding cell before being released on his recognizance, without having to post bail.

It’s bad enough that an alleged knife-wielding thug who slashes neighborhood women got to gallivant out of jail. But the story becomes downright enraging when we learn that Benjamin was already facing manslaughter charges — and the same judge let him out twice.

On Christmas Eve 2019, young Benjamin and some of his mates allegedly took time out from their holiday festivities to assault Juan Fresnada, a 60-year-old Bronx man. They stomped on him and brained him with a garbage can. Fresnada died, and Benjamin and his crew got away with $1.

In his brief career, Benjamin is already the beneficiary of multiple aspects of New York state’s criminal-justice “reform” measures, which our progressive leaders and professional activist class have hailed as “monumental” steps to “create a fairer and more humane” system, in the words of Mayor de Blasio.

Benjamin was originally held in a youth correctional facility until he was released in March because of the pandemic. This was part of a massive drawdown in the city’s jail population, which dovetailed with the push to free as many inmates as possible in expectation of closing Rikers Island.

[cranked]

And folks wonder why the moving companies in and around NYC are backlogged...........

[Sacajaweau]

NYS Law...Bail was too hard to obtain for many so they did away with bail.

[chopperk]

Thank God that New Yorkers are keeping de Blasio as mayor....It provides murders and thugs a sanctuary and they remain there so other cities don’t have to tolerate them.

[HighSierra5]

Escape from New York.

[napscoordinator]

He’s done. Next year he is termed out. Oops this year. The primary will be a mess but funny.

[Sacajaweau]

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/new-yorks-latest-bail-law-changes-explained

[AppyPappy]

One of our handymen told me that he is getting calls from NYC to go to houses and make repairs. They bought the property sight unseen with no inspection and want repairs done before they get here. Appalachia is popular with the “sick of crime” crowd.
Our neighbor is from NYC and he wonders how they will deal with the slower paced life but says, for now, they will be happy with the lack of fear. We had a convenience store held up 21 years ago and people still talk about it. “I don’t think that 7-11 is safe. It got held up once”

[hal ogen]

Apparently, the majority of the nitwit voters there historically have supported election of lefties of all sorts who effect such policies. Enjoy the suck. More popcorn!

[CodeToad]

Liberalism is a cancer. It spreads.

[GOYAKLA]

I find that stopping at traffic lights and stop signs is difficult to me, so I will ignore them now!
“ Defund Traffic signals and signs”

[Gay State Conservative]

This is the same Rat Party DA who intends to jail the President for tax returns he filed 15 years ago.

[lurk]

Then it is time for people to assume their personal and property defense is up to them.

[Gay State Conservative]

I like to think that liberalism is more like syphilis.It spreads too.And in its final stages it turns your brain to mush.Al Capone died of it...he spent his last years soiling his underwear and dribbling oatmeal down his chin.IIRC he was in his 50s when he died.

Sounds a lot like what's happening to NYC,San Fransicko,Seattle,etc,etc.

[Feckless]

Time for friends and family to stand up. Meet the feral animal on the courthouse steps and put him DOWN. Hey, you won’t have to worry about making bail.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Next on Unexplained Mysteries

[SkyDancer]

Same here in Seattle; DA lets a known assaulter free(over 75 assaults) who goes out an hour later and almost beats to death a stranger.

[mewzilla]

Not just NYC...

Upstate has been depopulating for decades.

[karpov]

"Same here in Seattle; DA lets a known assaulter free(over 75 assaults) who goes out an hour later and almost beats to death a stranger."

Can you please provide a link? I may post it.

[GOPJ]

It’s bad enough that an alleged knife-wielding thug who slashes neighborhood women got to gallivant out of jail. But the story becomes downright enraging when we learn that Benjamin was already facing manslaughter charges — and the same judge let him out twice.

Psychopaths within the democrat party want us to 'feel sorry' for killers and thugs - and look down on decent citizens. Cultures lies are what WOKE cultures push... an alternative reality based on 'evil being good'.

To stop this filth we have to stand up to them... join our voices with men like Seth Barron of the New York Post.

YES WE KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG AND WE WILL CALL OUT EVIL JUDGES WITH THE SAME FORCE WE CALL OUT OTHER EVILS.