New York Mayor Says His State Should Rethink Bad Bail Reform

Let’s have a look at crime and punishment. Most of us know that crimes have changed over the years. So have enforcement, the criminal justice system and our prisons.

There seems to be more and more lawlessness reported every day. I know some say that communication and reporting techniques have made it simply look like there’s more crime, and we all know that statistics can be presented in such a way to favor one side of an argument or another. We hear that crime is up in one area, down in another; higher in cities; better or worse than last year.

I’m not talking about a poor family that desperately shoplifted food to try to survive, or the youngster who lifts a pack of gum. This is more directed to the “smash and grab” gangsters who are destroying the fabric of our neighborhoods. I dislike going to my local drug and convenience stores, because I have to summon a clerk several times just to unlock shaving cream or aspirin. I find it very hard to believe that everything needs to be locked up: Not just the pharmaceuticals, but shampoo, deodorant and candy bars.

It seems to me that the solution is simple. If you commit a crime, you will be punished. Deterrence is key.

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Current bail reform laws have left our law-enforcement professionals with an impossible task: trying to keep the peace while often finding themselves powerless to actually do anything about rising criminality. A high percentage of repeat offenders end up being rearrested, but quickly released, many before the charges of their first arrest are even settled.

This revolving-door justice has to end. It has empowered criminals and sparked fear among citizens just going about their lives. So the criminals win. Meanwhile, we’ve seen shopkeepers arrested and charged while defending their stores, property, merchandise and, sometimes, their lives. Criminals have made a mockery of our justice system, and continue to roam free. They will continue to wreak havoc in our communities unless something changes.

So, what do we do? 

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