The New York Post covered this brutal story of a teen in New York City who got into a violent fistfight with a police officer after jumping a turnstile.
Here's part of the video (violence warning):
And the story:
You might think this is just run-of-the-mill criminal activity for NYC, and in a way you'd be right. But this fight turns out to be the perfect example of how a "compassionate," soft-on-crime DA can create more crime.
You see, this isn't the first time this punk had a run-in with police. This young dude who grappled with the police officer leaving him injured and bloodied had actually just been let out of jail without bail just a few days earlier.
The 16-year-old boy who allegedly punched a cop in a Manhattan subway station was free to strike after being sprung without bail in a violent robbery case just a few days earlier.
The boy — who is not being identified because he's a minor — was freed on his own recognizance following his bust on Wednesday on allegations he and three others jumped a 49-year-old man on a Midtown street, punching the victim and running off with his cellphone.
Prosecutors with the Manhattan District Attorney's Office requested he be released with "intensive community monitoring" at his arraignment, though they could have requested bail on the top robbery charge.
"Intensive community monitoring" must be code for "free to do whatever he wants, but we'll keep an eye on him."
A 16-year-old boy who violently jumped a man and robbed him was let back on the street without bail.
So, he's let out on Wednesday, is arrested on Saturday for attacking this cop, and what do you think happened next?
A few days later on Saturday, the boy was arrested for the subway incident, in which he was caught on camera violently attacking a Manhattan cop after allegedly jumping a turnstile at the 125th Street-Lexington Avenue station in East Harlem.
The teen was again released without bail Sunday and the case was transferred to Family Court, where proceedings are hidden from public view. Under the state's "Raise the Age" law enacted in 2017, the majority of cases involving 16 and 17-year-olds are now diverted directly to Family Court.
They let him go, without bail, AGAIN!
How many people does he have to violently attack before we put him behind bars!?
During a hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors said they hoped the robbery case would also be moving to family court.
At their request, a judge sent the teen to St. John's, a "non-secure detention facility" in Queens, where he'll have a 6 p.m. curfew and be subject to monitoring as the case plays out.
They're sending him to a "non-secure" facility. Meaning he can roam the streets with his criminal buddies as long as he's back for supper.
What an absolute joke. The prosecutors, the judges, and the entire city of New York are out of their gourds.
And guess what? This teen thinks he's the victim!!
At the end of the hearing, the boy asked the court, "Am I allowed to press charges?"
"Press charges against who?" Drysdale replied.
The teen did not give a clear answer.
He probably thinks he's a victim of systemic racism.
And the soft-on-crime New York system is standing by their no-bail insanity.
A spokesperson for the Manhattan DA's office insisted that "intensive community monitoring was the appropriate pre-trial determination" in the robbery case, citing the teen's age, which was 15 at the time, and saying that he had no previous arrests they knew of.
These are all codes for "we're going to do nothing to stop this guy from committing more crimes."
What a tragedy that this has happened to New York City.
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