One of the requirements to live in NYC is... you must be an asshole.
First they put bat shit crazy AOC in the House of Representatives and now Alvin Bragg for DA.
This was one of his first official duties…
Armed robbery is now petty larceny?!?
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1. 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 the fact they are pointing a loaded gun at someone doesn't pass muster for “genuine risk of physical harm”?
2. Convicted criminals caught with weapons other than guns will have those felony charges downgraded to misdemeanors unless they’re also charged with more serious offenses. Criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, a class D felony, is punishable by up to 7 years behind bars.
3. Burglars who steal from residential storage areas, parts of homes that aren’t “accessible to a living area” and businesses located in mixed-use buildings will be prosecuted for a low-level class D felony that only covers break-ins instead of for more serious crimes. Those more serious crimes, class B and class C felonies, would be punishable by up to 25 and up to 15 years in prison respectively.
4. Drug dealers believed to be “acting as a low-level agent of a seller” will be prosecuted only for misdemeanor possession. Also, suspected dealers will only be prosecuted on felony charges if they’re also accused of more serious crimes or are actually caught in the act of selling drugs. That felony would mean facing up to seven years behind bars.
Criminals have new theme song:
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Look how crime has skyrocketed in New York City since Giuliani left. And they just keep voting Democrat!
The headlines coming down the pike:
ARMED BLACK TEEN COMMITTING PETTY LARCENY SHOT DEAD BY WHITE POLICE OFFICER
BUSINESS OWNER WHO SHOT DEONTAY GREEN CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER ARMED TEEN TRIED TO ROB HIS STORE AT GUNPOINT
The assholes in New York elected Eric Adams for mayor, a retired cop no less, and now they will reap the reward.