Hmmmmmm
Posted on 05/02/2021 3:38:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A Bronx judge went rogue on Sunday and set $30,000 bail for the alleged vandal charged with terrorizing Riverdale’s Jewish community — even though the man was set to be sprung under the state’s new bail reform laws.
Jordan Burnette, 29, was hit with 42 charges, including a number of hate crime-related offenses for smashing windows at various synagogues. But none of them are on the so-called “bail eligible” list, prosecutors noted at his arraignment in Bronx Criminal Court.
“Given the number of attacks, we probably would have asked for substantial bail before January of 2020,” Assistant District Attorney Theresa Gottlieb told Judge Louis Nock.
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The “long arm” should set an example with this one.
Hmmmmmm
They voted for these Democrats. They support them. Live with it. It’s the law they asked for. They thrust Cuomo on the rest of the state.
Good and hard.
The judge seems oddly sane. What’s he doing in NY?
One thing NYC understands is identity politics. This judge takes note of the fact there are lots of Jewish votes in the city and that is the only reason he went vs state law and required bail. Although his motivation may have been political, I’ll take it and praise him for setting high bail on this creep.
Just enforce the laws you want depending on identity politics.
In fairness the orthodox Jews and the Haredi Jews vote Republican.
Image from a security camera.
https://nypost.com/2021/05/01/police-arrest-suspect-in-riverdale-synagogue-vandalism-spree/
They don’t live in Riverdale.
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