Law on the abolition of liens: in New York, three and one days were arrested and released the same attacker
'20.02.2020'
Source: Korrespondent.net
New York police arrested the same attacker three times in one day. True, the officers were forced to release the detainee because of the new law on the abolition of bail. This publication writes "Correspondent».
What happened
The first time an American Scott Nolan was arrested at 9:00 on Monday, February 17, due to suspicions of theft in the store. Then he was released by writing a subpoena.
Already at 14:30 he was again detained - this time due to an attack. After the proceedings, the police were again forced to release the attacker.
Just a couple of hours later, a third arrest took place. Nolan hit someone with a brick, for which he received a third subpoena from the police and was released.
It is reported that the American, detained three times per day, has a rich criminal history - at least 50 episodes.
The New York City Police Union called the catch and release game the work of colleagues.
About the law on the abolition of bail
As part of the state budget for the fiscal year 2019-2020, adopted on April 1, 2019, a cash deposit for most offenses related to misconduct and non-violent crimes was canceled in New York. This category of crimes includes: harassment, assault without serious bodily harm, burglary, many drug-related offenses, even some types of arson and robbery. The law entered into force on January 1, 2020.
Under the new law, judges cannot charge bail for misconduct or non-violent crime, even if a hate crime is charged. Moreover, judges must release the accused, even if the latter have a criminal record.
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According to The New York Times, “while the state of New Jersey, California, Illinois and other states have limited the use of bail, New York is one of the few states that canceled bail for many crimes without providing state judges are free to decide when to keep a person in custody or whether they pose a threat to public safety. ”
As the date on which the law on reform of the bail system came into force was approaching, there was a surge in opposition from lawmakers, district attorneys, and law enforcement officials. They criticized the law for denying judges the ability to make critical decisions regarding certain categories of criminals. They also feared that "some defendants released under the new rules will continue to commit crimes, and some may try to intimidate potential witnesses."
Further criticism of the reform came after a wave of anti-Semitic and some other attacks throughout New York. These attacks raised concerns that the new law would endanger city residents.
As previously wrote ForumDaily New York:
- Armed machete the criminal attacked the guests in the house of the rabbi during the celebration of Hanukkah. All of them were taken to hospitals, two in critical condition.
- Just a day in New York happened 4 anti-Semitic attacks. The Anti-Defamation League, a US-Jewish organization opposing anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance towards Jews, offered $ 10 for information about a man who hit another in the back of the head.
- In January 2020, a man accused of four bank robberies in New York, was released by law of January 1, 2020.
- In February 2020, New York was thief arrested 139th time already released. He thanked the Democrats, as his immediate release was made possible precisely thanks to state law on pledge reform.
