Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions
This remark
“We cannot incarcerate our way out of violence . . . [Incarceration] is racist. It is immoral. It is unholy.” — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, Monday
We say: Johnson believes locking up criminals “is not the way to drive violence down.”
Sure, just let them roam free to pounce on innocent victims. Is this guy nuts?
No wonder Chicago has averaged more than a murder a day this year, four times New York’s per-capita rate.
This claim
“We don’t have cashless bail in the state of New York.” — Gov. Kathy Hochul, Tuesday
We say: Of course New York has cashless bail — just not for every case.
If defendants have no other open cases, judges must set them free with no cash required when they’re charged w