Even before the state’s bail-reform law takes effect Jan. 1, ending bail and pre-trial detention for most non-violent felonies and for all misdemeanors including robberies, where violence or its threat is an element of the crime, there’s reason for concern that the pendulum may be swinging too far against law-enforcement.
In some instances, the cause is inexplicable bail decisions by judges operating under the current law. Last month, a Bronx Criminal Court Judge released two men charged in separate shootings on their own recognizance even though they had a combined 21 arrests, many involving violence.
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