{"id":394988,"date":"2022-01-17T00:12:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-16T21:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-admits-hes-had-a-challenging-2-weeks\/"},"modified":"2022-01-17T00:12:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T21:12:30","slug":"manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-admits-hes-had-a-challenging-2-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-admits-hes-had-a-challenging-2-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"#Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg admits he&#8217;s had a &#8216;challenging 2 weeks&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg admits he&#8217;s had a &#8216;challenging 2 weeks&#8217;<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>New Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg admitted Sunday that his first two weeks in office have been \u201cchallenging\u201d \u2014 amid backlash over his progressive prosecutorial policies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been a challenging two weeks, church family. Challenging,\u201d he told congregants during morning service at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.<\/p>\n<p>But still, Bragg, a former federal prosecutor, insisted he was the right man for the job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of the discussion that\u2019s been so frustrating the last couple weeks is the suggestion that \u2026 I don\u2019t know public safety,\u201d he told the crowd. \u201cThe reality is \u2026 before I turned 21, I had a semi-automatic weapon pointed at my head, I had a knife to my throat, a homicide victim at my doorstep, and was shot at. I know public safety.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be clear and unequivocal that public safety is paramount,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Bragg also acknowledged missteps in his \u201cDay One\u201d memo to staff detailing his objectives.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Simon-Martial.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Simon Martial was taken into custody after pushing a woman onto the train tracks.\" class=\"wp-image-20855071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Simon-Martial.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Simon-Martial.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/Simon-Martial.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A man was taken into custody after pushing a woman onto the train tracks.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">J.C.Rice<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/nyc-subway-push.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A woman was shoved in front of an incoming R Train on west 42nd Street and killed.\" class=\"wp-image-20855067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/nyc-subway-push.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/nyc-subway-push.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/nyc-subway-push.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A woman was shoved in front of an incoming R Train on west 42nd Street and killed.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">BRIGITTE STELZER<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou know what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens when you provide housing and employment to those returning from incarceration? Recidivism goes down. So, we started\u00a0the conversation,\u201d he said. \u201cMaybe I had a comma out of place, maybe I didn\u2019t use the exact right words, but the urgency of now didn\u2019t start the conversation, so we started it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd it may be a long conversation. [I\u2019m] harboring no illusions that the storm will end soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bragg\u2019s crime-fighting tactics \u2014 which include downgrading certain felonies like armed robberies of commercial businesses and no longer seeking prison sentences in some cases \u2014 have been panned by critics as too lax in a time when the city is seeing an uptick in nearly every category of major crime.<\/p>\n<p>New NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell has said she fears Bragg\u2019s policies put cops and the public at risk, while local Republicans have backed an online campaign to oust the top prosecutor from office.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Bragg, Manhattan\u2019s\u00a0first black DA, said his strategy of restorative justice and diversion programs would help \u201cmake us safer.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/rolon-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682\" alt=\"William Rolon\" class=\"wp-image-20855069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/rolon-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/rolon-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/rolon-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/rolon-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>William Rolon was arrested for threatening a drug store employee with a knife; Rolon\u2019s charges were downgraded to misdemeanors in line with Bragg\u2019s criminal justice reforms. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe make these investments, we will reap the fruits of safety,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bragg also briefly mentioned the fatal Saturday morning subway shove in Times Square.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have safety on the trains we need to secure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Bragg\u2019s comments to the pulpit come a day after The Post reported that at least nine prosecutors have quit his office amid a \u201cradical shift in policy.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> of the departures came after\u00a0The Post reported last week\u00a0that William\u00a0Rolon, an ex-con accused of\u00a0threatening a drug store worker\u00a0with a knife, was told\u00a0by Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Jay Weiner that he should \u201cfeel lucky\u201d he got nabbed after the new, lefty DA took charge. <\/p>\n<p>Rolon\u2019s armed robbery charges\u00a0were downgraded to misdemeanors\u00a0in line with\u00a0Bragg\u2019s criminal justice reforms.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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