The new Manhattan D.A. is a godsend to criminals. If they want to resist arrest, no problem. Interfere with an arrest, go for it. Trespass on private property, sure. And if you do get prosecuted don’t worry about much jail time.

While some of the proposed libertarian measures are smart, they send the wrong message during a crime wave. Thus, bad idea. Very bad idea.

Manhattan’s new Soros-funded DA just declared that armed robbery is now a misdemeanor

He argues that just because a criminal points a gun at your head, that doesn’t mean there was any “genuine risk of physical harm”

You have to be suicidal to continue living in a city like this pic.twitter.com/VzKq8JJ4LU

— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) January 5, 2022

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FNC: “Manhattan’s newly sworn-in district attorney reportedly told his staff he does not intend to prosecute several crimes, including resisting arrest. At the same time New York City’s newly sworn-in mayor is pledging to crack down on surging crime.

Alvin Bragg, a former federal prosecutor sworn in as Manhattan District Attorney on Jan. 1, sent guidance to his office calling for the ‘decriminalization/non prosecution’ for crimes including marijuana possession, turnstile jumping, trespassing, resisting arrest, interfering with an arrest and prostitution.  Additionally, the guidance says the DA’s office will ‘not seek carceral sentence other than for homicide’ or “class B violent felony in which a deadly weapon causes serious injury, domestic violence felonies” with some exceptions in ‘extraordinary circumstances.’ The memo argues that ‘reserving incarceration for matters involving significant harm will make us safer.’

Bragg’s office also says it will request a maximum of 20 years in prison for all crimes that don’t have a life-in-prison option and will never seek life without parole in any case regardless of how heinous.”

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“The data show that the overwhelming majority of those released pretrial do not commit a violent crime while at liberty,” the memo says. “Two studies show that even three days in jail can lead to a loss of housing, employment and strain family connections and increase the likelihood failure to appear in court.” Absolutely not true.

The New York Police Benevolent Association chief legitimately expressed alarm. “We continue to have serious concerns about the message these types of policies send to both police officers and criminals on the street,” PBA President Patrick J. Lynch said. “Police officers don’t want to be sent out to enforce laws that the district attorneys won’t prosecute. And there are already too many people who believe that they can commit crimes, resist arrest, interfere with police officers and face zero consequences.”