>most of the time they would say hispanic, or even go into specific race, like mexican, or hondurian

No, they wouldn't, because they only have a grainy picture to go off of. And since when is Mexican or Honduran a race?

Needed repairs and renovations.

Depends on how much down time the vehicle needs to charge and how much max charge it will lose each year.

How can you know about the the members of his staff leaving, but not know the details. They quit in protest because Bragg did not feel the case was yet strong enough. They told anyone that would listen that Trump was a criminal and Bragg was wrong to DELAY indicting him.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/03/06/politics/trump-manhattan-district-attorney-investigation/index.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/looming-trump-charges-follow-criticism-ny-prosecutor-not-acting-sooner-2023-03-18/

By the way, this is exactly why Bragg’s office declined to immediately prosecute Trump when he first got into office and those 2 attorneys resigned in protest. With a case like this, you have to dot your i’s and cross your t’s before any indictment, as the wrath of MAGA world will immediately be on the office if the grand jury says there is enough for a trial.

Clearly he did not feel the case was ready back then.

As it should. The ridiculousness of congressmen asking a local prosecutor to testify about a possible indictment on an ongoing case before the grand jury has even handed down a decision is fucking asinine and I expect entirely unprecedented.

Tell me they’re not trying to influence a decision on a criminal matter.

Performance theater to make people “feel” safe costs money.

In a surprise to no one. . .

Then sell now and take that value instead of ranting on Reddit about denser housing “fundamentally altering” your community.

There is a housing crisis in NYC. You’re going to be affected. It sucks for you. It sucks even more for people that can’t find affordable housing in a city where their family lives and where they grew up. If there is one thing that is constant in this city, it’s change. Every neighborhood changes, and there will always be people that hate that happening.

Yeah, I’ve lived here just about all my life, with exceptions for college and the military. The only time I’ve felt comfortable falling asleep on a train is during rush hour when the train was packed. I promise you that a young woman taking the train at night in the 2010’s wasn’t going to be falling asleep. Shit happens. And I think people are more concerned with the perception of safety on the subway than actual safety.

> NYC has some of the most strict firearm regulations in the entire country.

And it's also one of the safest cities in the country. There will always be crime. I simply don't believe that more guns is going to be the solution to minimizing it. There are states with far less regulation on guns and their largest cities tend to be much more violent than NYC.

Edit: And by the way, I'm not anti-gun. Guns have their place. But I think if you live or visit a large city and it's suburbs, you should meet much greater scrutiny to have a gun on you than if you live, in say, rural West Virgnia.

Deadly force is a last resort where your life or the life of another is in danger of ending and you or they cannot get away. The problem with this is that people with guns get it in their head that anything can put their life danger - “that guy called me an asshole and is staring me down, what if he punches me and I hit my head on the pavement and die? Time to pull out the gun and start blasting!!!”

There is also the issue with population density and the fact that bullets don’t care about your intent. NYPD cops know this first hand as a number of police involved shootings have harmed innocent bystanders. More guns in this city, legal or otherwise, will result in more gun deaths.

When we’re you able to do that?

As shitty as this situation was, it doesn’t look like anyone ended up in the hospital. There were broken glasses, a bloody lip and probably a bruised ego. Those kids should absolutely be arrested. But introducing a gun in this situation may have put someone in the morgue. That would absolutely be a worse outcome even for assholes like these.

With a group of teenagers, call 911 or tell the conductor so they can call the police.

If it’s a station where police are stationed then I wish I could tell you to go get the police, but that usually ends with some smarmy comment from the cops about “so why didn’t you do something about it?” They’re more likely to respond through “official” channels.

What you don’t want to do is get involved on your own. If you’re in your 30s or older, the fact is that teenagers are often faster, stronger and have a lot less impulse control than you. They won’t mind beating the shit out of you and running away. If it’s you and a couple of other guys, then maybe you can intervene.

You see this as a step in the right direction. I look at this incident and unless corrected from on high, shows exactly why you have young kids solving disputes violently on city streets, because the cops cannot be trusted to protect them.

It’s property damage. It’s on camera. The police identified the kids. Sue them. What you don’t get to do (if you’re not a retired cop) is chase after them with a gun and scare them so much that 3 black kids in Brownsville call the cops. That ain’t a normal occurrence.

And now that the guy was released without consequences the same night as the arrest because he knew someone, what does that teach them about justice? Are they going to put their trust in the cops if someone wrongs them in the future? Or will it now make more sense to take care of justice themselves or with their friends?

That Sgt Hanisch did his job well and did the right thing. And now he’s in a position where he might fucked if he lies for the NYPD or fucked more if he tells the truth. I feel for him and it shows how even if you try to be a good cop all the rottens ones will make you rotten as well. Hence the full saying about bad apples.

That is true. Interest rates are pretty damn high relative to the last 20 years and only going to get higher until the fed sees higher unemployment and lower inflation.

Yeah, everyone has hard times. The question is how do you go from not being able to pay rent for years and being evicted from multiple apartments to lending your own campaign $700,000 in just a few years. It’s shady as fuck and might indicate criminal activity with regard to campaign financing.

>We are to look upon it as more beneficial, that many guilty persons should escape unpunished, than one innocent person should suffer. The reason is, because it’s of more importance to community, that innocence should be protected, than it is, that guilt should be punished; for guilt and crimes are so frequent in the world, that all of them cannot be punished; and many times they happen in such a manner, that it is not of much consequence to the public, whether they are punished or not. But when innocence itself, is brought to the bar and condemned, especially to die, the subject will exclaim, it is immaterial to me, whether I behave well or ill; for virtue itself, is no security. And if such a sentiment as this, should take place in the mind of the subject, there would be an end to all security what so ever.

-John Adams

I have no idea why this guy's crime hasn't been adjudicated. There is a lot of evidence that much of these delays in criminal court are the fault of the state more than the defendant. But we have a fundamental disagreement on civil and constitutional rights if you believe that achieving justice and defendant's rights are in opposition to each other.

You and I see the problem very differently. Correct me if I’m wrong, but you look at this incident and wonder why he was not remanded to jail until his trial. I look at this and wonder why he still hasn’t been tried after 4 years.

You look at this as advocating for constitutional rights of defendants. I look at this as advocating for everyone’s constitutional rights. Though I admit I’m biased because I’m black and far more likely to be wrongfully convicted of a crime. So I take those constitutional rights seriously. I don’t have the privilege to poo poo them in an effort to feel safe.

Even video evidence can be questionable. There was a black man arrested for robbing places because his own mother turned him in after thinking she recognized him in video footage on the news.

Turns out it was a white man in a realistic mask.

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/white-man-lifelike-black-mask-evade-arrest-robberies/story?id=12288529

And what’s the crime rate for the state compared to other states? It’s not like incarceration rate is inversely correlated with the crime rate - otherwise Nee Orleans would be one of the safest cities in the country instead of one of the most violent.