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Includes turnstile jumping (who needs to pay anymore?), trespass, driving with a suspended license, disorderly conduct, prostitution, resisting arrest, obstructing government administration.
In all honesty, Alvin Bragg is right.
There are much worse things needing prosecution fast than stealing $2.75 from the MTA - costs more to prosecute, clogging up the court system.
Some countries have the so called transportation police - which deals with misdemeanors on mass transit- which can issue a fine/throw you out on the spot- maybe NYC could consider it.
It could end up actually being tougher on real violent crimes as they could be prosecuted swiftly?
Just read his program. It makes sense.
If it doesn’t work- he can always admit that and re-group.
I just don’t see everyone using the subway all of a sudden stop paying by jumping over the turnstiles- in other cities they installed different gate types which you can’t jump over - a simpler solution
during his campaign, bragg clearly stated his priorities which included those stated in the OP. he won his DA election with 80% of the vote from the voters who showed up at the polls.
we can assume, based on his overwhelming win, that bragg's stated policies were what the citizens wanted for their city. fine by me. i don't live in manhattan anymore.
Remove the drug offenders from jail and house real, actual criminals. Seems simple enough
FYI many if not most of those serving sentences for drug use pleaded down from much more serious offenses like armed robbery and other violent offenses
New York Post - Her efforts coupled with Soros’ largesse have played an outsize role in some of the most controversial district attorney campaigns in the US, including George Gascon in Los Angeles as well as Larry Krasner in Philadelphia and Kim Foxx in Chicago, among others. Soros also donated $1 million to Alvin Bragg’s successful DA campaign in Manhattan, funneling the cash through the Color of Change political action committee, according to public filings.
Politico - Soros paid several million dollars to Win Justice and groups that partner with it in late March, and he committed to give more in the coming months.
“The focus of Win Justice is helping to engage and mobilize irregular voters, to work to expand the base of people participating, and that’s what democracy should be about whether we’re in the midst of a crisis or not,” said Rashad Robinson, a civil rights activist and spokesman for Color of Change, which is a member of Win Justice alongside groups like Planned Parenthood's political arm and the SEIU.
Washington Free Beacon - Soros sent McAuliffe a quarter of a million dollars on Aug. 17, the former governor's latest campaign finance report shows. Just months earlier, the progressive billionaire gave $1 million to Color Of Change PAC,"
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Remove the drug offenders from jail and house real, actual criminals. Seems simple enough
Drug offenders shoplift, assault, mug, rob, and commit other violent crimes in order to pay for the drugs they use too.
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