Manhattan DA downgrading armed robbery to misdemeanor
https://nypost.com/2022/01/04/manhattan-da-alvin-…
"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. Armed robbery, a class B felony, would typically be punishable by a maximum of 25 years in prison, while petty larceny subjects offenders to up to 364 days in jail and a $1,000 fine."
Thoughts on this? Any chance its overblown and the guidelines will likely not be used to keep armed robbers and assaulters on the streets of New York or is this lunacy the new normal?
this line is ridiculous. This post reminds me of the recent post of that HF dude that got robbed for the first time after living in the city for 10+ years and said he was gonna move to some remote village in Switzerland. Sort of sad to see stuff like this happening...
Even worse when nyc only issues concealed carry permits to celebs and the sort. Carrying a gun without a permit is supposed to be a felony which usually results in prison. I assume they’ll still charge robbers on that, but this is still such fucking bullshit.
edit: yeah gun possession is still felony
So as long as they carry a legal gun to rob a store it’s a misdemeanor? That does seem to be a slim use case then
As long as they don’t carry a gun
On a side note, he’s also said he won’t prosecute turnstile jumping. Might as well do it then.
That's where they get you - nobody with anything to lose would risk getting booked (and made an example of as a preppy white boy banker) for something as dumb as turnstile jumping. The only people who are going to (continue to) do that with impunity are the losers of society, coincidentally the ones who make public transportation unbearable by being absolute nuisances. Not only do they ruin these services, we're effectively subsidizing the ruiners to ruin them.
One of the many reasons why Long Island as a whole has gone from lean moderate left politicians --> moderate right politicians.
He’s also going to consider race as a factor in sentencing
https://mobile.twitter.com/GraduatedBen/status/1478485077982076933?t=dN…
Damn affirmative action really getting out of hand
How the fuck are they going to deem if there was or was not any risk of physical harm? If I have a gun pointed at me I’m sure as hell going to feel genuine risk…
Seems like Chicago was already ahead of the curve on this though lol.
Instead o reforming the justice and prison system they do stupid shit to make it worse. Its like these people like to do nothing but make stupid decisions on important things.
This is nonsensical.
This guy is joke, and NYC residents are going to be the ones directly effected. Just look at CA and the rampant criminal class there. Chicago as well. I would expect to see more higher earning professionals who are already WFH/mobile due to Covid relocate to other locations. Eric Adams is going to have his work cut out for him.
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