kanooker OP t1_iwlirvc wrote
Reply to comment by NetQuarterLatte in Eric Adams blames bail reform for everything—here are 4 cases where he was wrong or lied. by kanooker
That's why I said it needs fixing but there is a similar provision
>New York’s Criminal Procedure Law sets forth the laws on bail, and sections 530.20, 530.40, and 530.50 have revised sections. On May 9, 2022, the new laws go into effect.
>In short, the revisions give judges more discretion in deciding bail for qualifying offenses, particularly where a person has more than one case pending trial. Moving forward, a judge may consider an individual’s history of using a gun, whether they were charged with causing serious harm, and if they have violated an Order of Protection. Additionally, hate crimes and certain gun offenses are now qualifying offenses.
>Notably, however, lawmakers refused to introduce a “dangerousness” standard into bail considerations. Since 1971, New York’s bail laws have prohibited the consideration of dangerousness in setting bail.
https://pappalardolaw.com/2022/04/bail-laws-revised-ny-2022-2023-budget/
NetQuarterLatte t1_iwll98l wrote
That only addresses a fraction of repeat offenders, though.
It's a rather timid progress, but progress nonetheless.
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>Notably, however, lawmakers refused to introduce a “dangerousness” standard into bail considerations.
"Refused" is quite an understatement.
Stewart-Cousins threatened to hold climate change and gun control bills hostage in order to block adding a dangerousness standard.
>She urged advocates to send emails and push back against calls for changing the law, such as allowing judges to consider "dangerousness when determining whether a person accused of a crime should be remanded to a local jail.
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>Stewart-Cousins in her talk with the activist group warned issues like gun control, efforts to curtail climate change and further criminal justice law changes are at risk of not getting done if the opponents of the bail law are successful.
kanooker OP t1_iwllx0a wrote
Yeah I'm not gonna disagree if you all would concede some things maybe they would too because this is all a pissing contest that makes everything anyone wants on the other side of anything automatically wrong.
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