Liberal NY Times RIPS Competitor New York Post for Actually Reporting on Street Crime
By Clay Waters | January 17, 2020 10:27 AM EST
Wednesday’s signed lead editorial by Mara Gay of the New York Times editorial board attacked a conservative news rival while demanding New York Democrats buck up newly instigated "bail reform," despite the street violence that has already resulted from the policy: “Democrats Run From Their Own Shadows.â€
For years, thousands of people who hadn’t been convicted of a crime languished in New York jails because they could not afford bail. New Yorkers were locked away for months, even years, not because they were dangerous, but because they were poor.
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Finally last year, the State Legislature banned bail for defendants charged with most misdemeanor and nonviolent offenses. New York’s top Democrats preened and crowed, congratulating themselves as progressive champions.
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