The 16-year-old was launched with out bail following an alleged assault on a police officer within the subway over the weekend.
Steven Hirsch
The Subject: A 16-year-old who was freed with out bail after allegedly attacking a subway police officer.
I hesitate to name the 16-year-old turnstile-jumping boy who allegedly overtly pummeled and choked an NYPD cop a “thug” — solely as a result of he’d seemingly take into account it to be a praise (“Punk had simple move,” July 27).
So let’s do that on for measurement: He and his feminine teenage good friend, who additionally allegedly assaulted the officer, are fools.
I’m grateful that this incident was captured on video, nevertheless it’s additionally distressing that not a single citizen jumped in to help the cop, who I’m satisfied would have been shot if this punk had managed to wrest away management of his gun.
Charles Winokoor
Fall River, Mass.
In your “Punk had simple move” story: I've lived in New York Metropolis my total life. I used to be raised in a Democratic family and am a registered Democrat myself, and I’m having severe doubts concerning the path the Democratic Occasion goes in.
Our Democratic leaders are dragging our metropolis and state into complete chaos. The midterm elections are coming very quickly, and the present Democratic elected officers needs to be very involved about their jobs.
The residents of New York Metropolis and state are bored with the best way the present elected officers have deserted them. Get up, earlier than its too late.
Kim Cody
Whitestone
I don’t dwell in New York, however I’ve been going there yearly — generally twice a yr with my spouse to go to her household.
As a profession law-enforcement officer, all I can say is that New York has actually dropped the ball on the subject of criminals. I do know the cops are doing their jobs, however your elected officers usually are not.
I simply watched a video of the 16-year-old punk and his girlfriend get right into a combat with two cops. Positive, they had been arrested, however they had been out the subsequent day.
That will not occur in Polk County as a result of we now have a sheriff who has some guts. It’s time to get up, New York.
John Candler
Lake Wales, Fla.
Studying concerning the teen who allegedly jumped the turnstile and fought the police whereas being arrested — and the feminine teen who allegedly did the identical — ought to make us settle for that a worry of felony punishment must be instilled in our youth.
The specter of lengthy jail time reduces the temptation to commit against the law.
It’s time to interrupt the affect of the music and movies encouraging participation in crimes.
It’s time for folks to cease telling their kids to not obey the police. It’s time to start out holding the dad and mom answerable for these children, particularly these 16 and youthful.
Possibly we have to study the right way to hold our youth from being criminals as an alternative of softening the punishment.
Greg Raleigh
Washington, DC
As ill-conceived as “no-cash-bail” legal guidelines appear to be, worse has been the failure to prosecute and pretty incarcerate violent offenders.
We will and will attempt to proceed to cope with the “root causes” of violent crime, however clearly the steadiness between defending the law-abiding public from such violence and giving criminals repeated possibilities to behave civilly has been thrown off-kilter.
What number of extra harmless victims — and our beleaguered women and men in blue — must be terrorized, assaulted and murdered earlier than our political class severely prioritizes the security and welfare of our residents over the rights of violent lawbreakers?
David Bross
Cherry Hill, NJ
Just a few days in the past, NYPD officers had been assaulted in a subway station by two youths whereas making an attempt to cease them for fare evasion, and all the incident was caught on video. Later, each youths had been launched for a courtroom date.
Youths are handled with child gloves if underneath a sure age, and youths committing crimes get off simple, even when the crime is of a severe nature.
Isn’t it about time for our governor to evaluate the bail reform and juvenile legal guidelines, then go on to the state Legislature to get weak legal guidelines modified? Or is Gov. Hochul going to stay silent about out-of-control crime?
Joseph Comperchio
Brooklyn
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