Posts Tagged ‘Criminal Tourists’

HNewsWire-On January 1st, Alvin Bragg assumed the office of Manhattan district attorney. One of the new class of “progressive prosecutors” – criminal justice reformers who aim to reduce the number of people in prison – Mr. Bragg launched a spate of policy changes. Offenses like burglary and possession of certain weapons would be downgraded; other crimes like prostitution and resisting arrest would no longer be prosecuted at all. Weeks later, New York City witnessed a sudden surge in violent crime. Two police officers were killed on the job. Mr. Bragg had to announce a U-turn. America has seen an explosion in violence since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The national murder rate increased by 29% between 2019 and 2020 – the largest single-year jump since 1905. That wiped out 20 years of progress on homicide. Data for violence in…