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TheSixpencer t1_jb1emz6 wrote

But people here downvoting when you point out that fact. He will 100% be released on his own recognizance with apologies for the inconvenience. What a fucked up society we live in that we can't all agree this person deserves to rot in prison, at the very least. What he did was despicable.

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FragrantQueef t1_jb1gkgz wrote

What the fuck am I reading, are there actually examples of rapists just being let go? It's a genuine question

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TheSixpencer t1_jb1kg0a wrote

Yep, just this week in Westchester county. 3 counts of rape, suspect ROR'd. Happens all the time.

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Pennwisedom t1_jb1mqb9 wrote

Do you have a link? I can't find anything from a quick Google search.

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nycdataviz t1_jb1orlp wrote

Literally 2 days ago. This situation involved a state employee raping a woman being held in STATE CUSTODY.

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Pennwisedom t1_jb1pa59 wrote

Looks like I couldn't find it because I was looking for "three counts of rape"

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nycdataviz t1_jb1psid wrote

If you search "released on recognizance" and set the criteria to [within last month] you will get hits - to be clear this is not cherry picking this is a normal part of the weekly NYS courts blotter.

I'm not familiar with the case mentioned above. Here's a near-confirmed child molestor/rapist:

>In count one, Clark allegedly engaged in two or more acts of sexual conduct with a child less than eleven years old on or about and after Labor Day 2014 to mid-June, 2015 in the City of Batavia over a period of time less than three months in duration. In count two, Clark allegedly engaged in two or more acts of sexual conduct with a child less than eleven years old on or about and after Labor Day 2015 to mid-June, 2016 in the City of Batavia. Clark was released on recognizance.

https://videonewsservice.net/index.php/2023/01/30/genesee-county-unsealed-indictment-reveals-acts-of-sexual-conduct-against-a-child/

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nycdataviz t1_jb1rr1d wrote

Hey, be civil. People are in rightful disbelief, but the court receipts speak for themselves. This information rarely reaches the main CBS/NYT/NBC headlines so people on average are not aware that it's happening, share objective info and leave it at that.

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TheSixpencer t1_jb1sdlp wrote

Nah, that was a "gotcha" request. It wasn't about curiosity/disbelief. This was "you're making it up" ... "See? It wasn't three counts, your argument is invalid." It's the laziest form of debate, not to mention logically flawed like nothing else.

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FragrantQueef t1_jb1mc12 wrote

That does sound like dog shit. I'm not really familiar with the law or anything, but that's basically left up to the judge to decide right?

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NetQuarterLatte OP t1_jb1itrf wrote

A better question would be: what are the odds that this individual was arrested and released for some other offense, and was only able to victimize the woman yesterday because of that?

Personally, I believe that keeping someone in jail pre-trial as punishment is not defensible, but keeping someone in jail to prevent further crimes (and to ensure the criminal doesn't skip court) is something I can get behind.

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