Rep. Ritchie Torres criticizes Gov. Kathy Hochul for her delayed response to increasing violence perpetrated by mentally ill individuals in New York City. He argues that Hochul's 'mission accomplished' pronouncements on subway safety are premature and that the expansion of involuntary commitment is crucial to protect New Yorkers.
Gov. Kathy Hochul must do more to protect New Yorkers from violent mentally ill people on the streets, writes Rep. Ritchie Torres.finally expand involuntary commitmentin 27 years. Statistics only tell part of the story. No numbers can capture the gruesome act of setting a straphanger on fire and the sheer terror it strikes in the hearts of New Yorkers.
Governing is not about waiting years for more tragedies to happen. It’s about leadership, which is nowhere to be found in New York State.Joe Biden is using every trick in the book to wipe away the Big Stink from his tenure — but nothing is workingGov. Hochul must play hardball with lawmakers to protect NYers from madmenJust ignore your lying eyes. Except our lying eyes have not been the ones lying to us. It has been the Governor’s gaslighting and the broken system she leads.
The State of New York must retire the practice of releasing repeat offenders who go on to commit violent crimes against innocent New Yorkers. Most egregious of all, New York may be the only state — an outrageous outlier — that prohibits judges from considering public safety risk when setting bail.
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