People loot a store during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on Jin New York. The community, the economy, the quality of life of the most vulnerable, these things begin to erode and disappear. When these crimes persist, cities change. Because the truth is, homicides don't happen in a vacuum. While violent crime should be our primary focus-ten of the country's most populous cities set homicide records last year-ignoring other crimes causes a decline in the quality of life of citizens. While many factors are to blame, the lack of accountability and refusal to charge perpetrators of crime is the primary reason the problem persists. In the last two years, we've seen cities across the nation devolve into chaos. We can believe DA Bragg's intentions are good while also not ignoring the truth: We know how this will end. How does this advance the public interest?
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"These policy changes not only will, in and of themselves, make us safer they also will free up prosecutorial resources to focus on violent crime," Bragg claims.Īnd yet, that is a baffling sentiment coming from someone tasked to uphold the law. Burglary, possession of a weapon (including by those with previous convictions), resisting arrest, and drug offenses should all be pursued with a charge reduction mentality. "Armed robbers who use guns or other deadly weapons to stick up stores and other businesses will be prosecuted only for petty larceny, a misdemeanor, provided no victims were seriously injured and there's no 'genuine risk of physical harm' to anyone," the memo reads. Not only is Bragg's plan to avoid prosecuting certain crimes, but he specifically instructs prosecutors to reduce charges. The DA's office "will not seek a carceral sentence" except in cases of homicide, domestic violence felonies, some sex crimes and public corruption. In a memo sent just days after being sworn in, Bragg made it clear how his office would-or would not, as the case may be-handle crime in New York City. This is the case with the direction Alvin Bragg, Manhattan's new district attorney, is taking in his approach to crime. We've all heard the saying: "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." But can we still call the intentions good when we've been down the road, seen where it leads, and continue to lay faulty paving?
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