YES @timesunion! Calls out fearmongering over NY bail reform: “To hear critics breathlessly describe it, society is on the verge of anarchy. Let's take a breath. Change can be scary, & those opposed are working mightily to scare the heck out of the public.”timesunion.com/opinion/articl…
Fire: Calls out those responsible & why: “The critics are primarily Republicans in the state Legislature who have long opposed these reforms, and district attorneys *who have benefited from the imbalance of power they wield in the criminal justice system.*” Truth!
More: “The hair-on-fire alarmism leaves no oxygen in Capitol for a reasonable discussion on how the law might be more nuanced. Nor does it take into account reality that even under the present system, a person can still go free pending trial if they have the means to post bail.”
“We should not delay justice, especially not for the sake of fears manufactured by those who make political careers out of them.” Wow.
