#Letters to the Editor — Nov. 30, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Nov. 30, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Nov. 30, 2022” The Issue: Reports that conviction rates have dropped significantly under Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. District Attorneys Alvin Bragg, Larry Krasner and George Gascón are all known for gaslighting the public they were elected to protect [“The (Ugly) Bragg Difference,” Editorial, Nov. 28]. They deny crime has risen….

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#Prosecuting serial NYC shoplifter would’ve been ‘a waste of resources:’ Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

#Prosecuting serial NYC shoplifter would’ve been ‘a waste of resources:’ Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

“Prosecuting serial NYC shoplifter would’ve been ‘a waste of resources:’ Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg” The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office admitted Tuesday that it pursued just two of nearly two dozen separate cases against a serial shoplifter, because it would have been “a waste of resources” to hit him with all the charges. Ex-con Wilfredo Ocasio,…

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#Flawed discovery ‘reforms’ are still creating chaos at DA offices — adding to NY’s crime surge

#Flawed discovery ‘reforms’ are still creating chaos at DA offices — adding to NY’s crime surge

“Flawed discovery ‘reforms’ are still creating chaos at DA offices — adding to NY’s crime surge” Cashless bail isn’t the only Albany “reform” fueling New York crime and criminal-justice chaos; so, too, are the tougher new requirements for prosecutors. Indeed, the 2019 changes in the “discovery” laws are wreaking havoc across the state, to the…

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