Did They Expect Crime to Go Down?

Things fall apart... Summer 2022 crime surged in nearly every major category: NYPD

With a revolving door on the court house, even violent, repeat offenders are routinely let go. "What could possibly go wrong."

Official statistics show the NYPD tracked weekly spikes in almost every category of major crime except murders and rapes in June, July and August, compared with last year.

The only exceptions were felony assaults, which declined twice, and auto thefts, which dipped once.

As of last week, the rate of serious crimes was up 35.6% over 2021, with robberies, burglaries, grand larcenies and auto thefts rising between 32.6% and 46.6% each.

When even a Democratic mayor of NYC is calling on that state to change its "No Bail" law, you know things are out of control. But "No Bail" sounds good. And Progressives love to replace what works, with what sounds good, even in the face of evidence that, although it may sound good to Progressives, it doesn't actually work in the real world.

And the actions of the District  Attorneys are not helping.

Jesus Cortes, 52, was standing outside the Fuego Tipico Restaurant, minding his own business, when a surveillance camera allegedly recorded convicted sex offender Van Phu Bui, 55, as he pulled on work gloves and decked Flores from behind with a vicious roundhouse punch to the head.

As if the incident weren’t outrageous enough, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark downgraded an attempted murder charge filed by cops to misdemeanor assault, allowing Bui to be released under terms of the state’s controversial bail-reform law following his Aug. 17 arrest.

So a guy ends up in a coma from an unprovoked attack and the DA sets him free. Yeah, I'm sure that will alter his behavior in some way. Or maybe not. (Gov. Hochul took some action and ordered his arrest, but she won't change the bail laws.)

There is a selection of the victims of crime from the city over the summer, and descriptions of the crimes. It is not exhaustive, since they go into detail.

And then there is the prosecution of the innocent for having the audacity to defend themselves.

A July 1 attack on a bodega worker in Upper Manhattan sparked widespread outrage after a 61-year-old immigrant wound up charged with murder for stabbing the ex-con who stormed behind the counter, pushed him against a wall of merchandise and tried to lead him away.

Jose Alba spent nearly a week locked up on Rikers Island following his fatal encounter with Austin Simon, 35, inside the Blue Moon convenience store in Washington Heights shortly after 11 p.m.

Only after a lot of bad press, and outcry from the public did Alvin Bragg - the Progressive DA in Manhattan - dismiss the charges against Alba.

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