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Mayor gives DA Bragg a pass for bodega worker murder charge
2022-07-10
[NYPOST] Mayor Eric Adams says his "heart goes out" to Jose Alba, the bodega employee unjustly charged with murder for defending himself from a violent mostly peaceful attack. Yet he won’t condemn Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for bringing the charges against Alba and having him tossed in the slammer
Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
 on $500,000 bail.

What’s the mayor afraid of?

Adams says "we cannot dictate or mandate how [a DA] determines how he’s going to prosecute crimes," and he won’t "second-guess" Bragg "for his actions."

Hmm. The mayor had no problems "second-guessing" Staten Island DA Mike McMahon’s decision to hit a grocery-store worker with a 24-hour jail stay for seeming to strike former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Adams called that lockup "unfair" — and explicitly urged the DA to consider prosecuting Giuliani for filing a false police report.

Yes, the mayor’s heart is in the right place on crime. The police initiatives he’s put in place have started to drive down homicides and shootings somewhat — though other crimes continue to tick up. And he rightly blasts his fellow Dems’ disastrous criminal-justice "reforms."
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Posted by:Fred

#6  And speaking of long shots,,,

"As sobbing violins break the Island's
Respectful and dignified silence,
Let's all play our roles
In protecting the sole
Living witness of vile verbal violence!"
Posted by: Alistaire Poodle5338   2022-07-10 15:56  

#5  DiBlassio is worse, but that does not mean that Adams is acceptable. New York is now still headed down the toilet just half as fast.
Posted by: Super Hose   2022-07-10 11:26  

#4  Politician weasel words and that is an insult to weasels.
Posted by: magpie   2022-07-10 10:56  

#3  NYC voters managed to elect someone worse than DiBlasio.
Posted by: Too Old To Work   2022-07-10 08:41  

#2  Simon hasn't been charged because he's dead. Stone dead. Room temp. The bitch should be - she stabbed Alba.
Posted by: Frank G   2022-07-10 07:57  

#1  Yesterday bail was reduced to $50k and Alba's friends raised the $5k needed for the bail bond.

Also, Alba is 62 years old, not 51 as stated in many media reports. a

As far as I can tell, Austin Simon and his girl friend (who attacked Alba) have still not been charged (Bragg says he is investigating this).
Posted by: Lord Garth   2022-07-10 01:01  

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