California DA: ‘over 70 percent of the people released under mandated $0 bail policies go on to commit additional crime’
Allowing criminal suspects to be released pending trial with the payment of n cash bail has become a fad, allegedly as a reaction to “over-incarceration.” But the public is put at risk by them, as one California district attorney is willing to say out loud. Via the Epoch Times (no pay wall):
A Northern California district attorney revealed more than 70 percent of suspects who were released on $0 bail between 2020 and 2021 in his county went on to commit new crimes.
“When over 70 percent of the people released under mandated $0 bail policies go on to commit additional crime(s), including violent offenses such as robbery and murder, there is simply no rational public safety-related basis to continue such a practice post-pandemic, especially in light of the increasing violent crime rates across California,” Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig said in a Monday statement.
The California policy came without state legislation mandating it, and has since been reversed:
In April 2020, the California Judicial Council implemented the Emergency Bail Schedule which mandated $0 bail for most people accused of crimes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Yolo DA’s office tracked individuals who were released on $0 and who were rearrested.
The Judicial Council rescinded the order in June 2020, but several California countries kept the bail schedule in effect, including Yolo County. It wasn’t until June 1, 2021, that the county enacted a new bail schedule and ended the $0 bail protocol, according to Reisig’s office, which also released a report (pdf).
In other states such as New York and Illinois, no cash bail has been mandated by state law, and needs new legislation to reverse it. New Yorkers were appropriately appalled when the man caught on camera viciously sucker-punching a bystander, Van Phu Bui, was released with no bail shortly after his arrest.
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The NYPD had charged Bui with attempted murder, but Bronx prosecutors downgraded the rap to misdemeanor assault and harassment, no-bail violations, leading to his release Thursday.
Only the fact that he was on lifetime parole for a sex crime against a minor and had violated that parole led to his re-arrest, with Governor Kathy Hochul claiming credit:
“But I took action in my own hands,” Hochul boasted — taking a victory lap amid widespread criticism that she hasn’t done enough to correct mistakes in the 2019 bail-reform statute and her recent refusal to grant Mayor Eric Adams’ request to convene a related special session of the Legislature amid surging Big Apple crime.
Ending no cash bail will be a difficult job in blue states because its advocates claim that disproportionate numbers of Blacks remain in jail when cash bail is required. But when statistics such as those reported in Yolo County are taken into account, the public needs protection from those accused of violent felonies if they are released with the know,edge they can re-offend and get out without bail again.
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Watch: Man Brutally Sucker Punched from Behind at NYC Mall – No One Immediately Helps, Including Security Guard
A 36-year-old shopper was brutally sucker punched from behind at a mall in Brooklyn while no bystanders are seen immediately aiding the victim, including a security guard, in footage released by the New York Police Department (NYPD).
The assault happened at Kings Plaza Mall in the Mill Basin neighborhood of Brooklyn at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Watch:
As the footage begins, a 36-year-old man is seen standing by himself before being approached by another man from behind, who sucker punches him in an unprovoked manner.
The suspect is then seen walking away from the victim’s motionless body.
While multiple bystanders are visibly nearby the 36-year-old’s body, no one is seen aiding the victim for the rest of the footage — approximately 20 seconds.
During this time, a security guard can be seen walking by the victim’s motionless body but also does not attend to him as he walks away. He even appears to look at the victim while walking.
The 36-year-old was taken to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, where he was listed in stable condition, WABC reported.
The NYPD released additional footage of what appears to be the suspect exiting a black Honda Civic at a parking exit in the mall.
It is unknown why the attack occurred, as police continue to search for the suspect.
Anyone with information about the assault is asked to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS or send a tip on the Crime Stoppers website or their Twitter page.
This attack comes after a victim was sucker punched by another man outside in a similarly unprovoked manner on August 12, Breitbart News reported. Bui Van Phu, 55, was later identified as the alleged suspect and was charged with attempted murder.
Felony Assaults in the Big Apple are up by 18.8 percent from this time last year, NYPD crime data shows. Overall, crime across the city is up by 35.6 percent.
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