As Twitchy reported earlier, newly sworn-in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Monday that his office will NOT bring charges against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his handling of nursing homes in the opening months of the pandemic. It seems that Bragg is planning to go easy on a lot of criminals; in a new memo, he notes that his office will not seek incarceration for anything but homicide, some violent felonies, and some white-collar crimes.
Manahttan DA Alvin Bragg, the elected prosecutor, delivers as promised. The promise: "These policy changes … will, in and of themselves, make us safer." This is what the people voted for, whether they knew it or not. Here are Bragg's Day One Policies and Procedures. 1/
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) January 4, 2022
Decriminalization/non prosecution for marijuana, turnstile jumping, trespass, driving without a license, traffic violation, resisting arrest, interfering with an arrest (unless "significantly physically"), prostitution, all desk appearance tickets (non assault crimes) 3/ pic.twitter.com/P08luCmZRb
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) January 4, 2022
Non-incarceration. "The Office will not seek carceral sentence other than for homicide" or "class B violent felony in which a deadly weapon causes serious injury, domestic violence felonies," and some others.
"The rule may be excepted only in extraordinary circumstances." 6/ pic.twitter.com/oAoVPK5cSI— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) January 4, 2022
https://twitter.com/PeterMoskos/status/1478456322483961857
The New York Post reports:
Who needs soft-on-crime judges when the district attorney doesn’t even want to lock up the bad guys?
Manhattan’s new DA has ordered his prosecutors to stop seeking prison sentences for hordes of criminals and to downgrade felony charges in cases including armed robberies and drug dealing, according to a set of progressive policies made public Tuesday.
In his first memo to staff on Monday, Alvin Bragg said his office “will not seek a carceral sentence” except with homicides and a handful of other cases, including domestic violence felonies, some sex crimes and public corruption.
The Post includes this excerpt from his memo as an example:
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.
So as long as you don’t shoot anyone while robbing their store, it’s all good.
In plain English, does this mean that other crimes like armed robberies, burglaries of homes, assaults without deadly weapons, and smash and grab looting sprees in Manhattan now categorically will not lead to prison time? Or that the DA won't argue for prison?
— Enrique in the BK 🦞 (@enrique_pause) January 4, 2022
The latter.
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) January 4, 2022
Oh
— Alex Joffe (@DrAlexJoffe) January 4, 2022
So no jail/prison time for attempted murder, kidnapping, residential burglary, arson, assault, assault with a deadly weapon, stalking, etc unless "serious Physical injury" occurs.
Am I reading the memo correctly?
— Consigliere (@Consigliere187) January 4, 2022
Someone call Snake Plissken, because NYC is going to need him.
— LoneStarAvenger (@LoneStarAvenge1) January 4, 2022
— Wiley Thruster (@WileyThruster) January 4, 2022
So why bother making arrests?
— Stop Uyghur Genocide (@FJnyc) January 4, 2022
If you thought crime was bad before, it's only going to get worse. how will the new mayor deal with this? He promised to be tougher on crime.
— Steve S. (@stevedoc22) January 4, 2022
Moving out of NYC in 2003 was one of the best decision of our lives.
— Zevi Fischer (@ZeviFischer) January 4, 2022
This DA is committing a crime against humanity by offering this level of protection to human garbage. If you blast one of the bad guys while he tries to carjack you you’ll be prosecuted though, right? Can’t have citizens disrupting active crime sprees.
— Schnrub (@Schnrub1) January 4, 2022
Absolutely idiotic
— Patrick Triola (@Therealptriola) January 4, 2022
NY voters wanted this and they elected people to make this happen… it’s 100% on them.
— Bryan McNally (@BryanDMcNally) January 4, 2022
— Captain James Heise (@OvertempMarine) January 4, 2022
Manhattan deserves what it gets.
— Mark (@mark_patriot77) January 4, 2022
— Rebel in PHX 🇺🇸 (@Rebel_Mike) January 4, 2022
This will go well. Get out of NYC while you can.
— SloaneRanger (@SloaneRanger10) January 4, 2022
I would use the word "leftist" in lieu of "progressive." This is not progress. It is pandering to one demographic to the extreme detriment of the remaining members of society.
— Juan Angel Posada 🇺🇸 🇨🇴 (@JuanAngelPosad4) January 4, 2022
You’ve got to be a sucker (or just out of shape) to pay to ride the subway now when you can just jump the turnstile.
What is Eric Adams going to do?
— Big Ike (@BigIke1313) January 4, 2022
This is what the voters asked for.
Let their city rot into oblivion until they realize that virtue signaling is suicidal and change their vote.
— Henry Rogers (@PLEASANTBANTER) January 4, 2022
“Assistant district attorneys must also now keep in mind the ‘impacts of incarceration,’ including whether it really does increase public safety, potential future barriers to convicts involving housing and employment, the financial cost of prison and the racial disparities over who gets time, Bragg instructed.”
So there are racial quotas now.
Related:
'It all makes sense now': Janice Dean SLAMS the Manhattan DA's office for dropping investigation of Andrew Cuomo over nursing home deaths https://t.co/uFXy5sAVhB
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) January 4, 2022
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