NEW YORK (PNN) - May 18, 2015 - Terrorist pig thug cop Commissioner Bill Bratton is behind a controversial proposal to grant amnesty to more than 1 million people with open warrants for low-level offenses.
First he called for reduced penalties for smoking marijuana. Now Bratton wants to explore granting amnesty to 1.2 million city residents with open warrants for low-level offenses, people who run the risk of being arrested for failing to resolve tickets for drinking in public, disorderly conduct and the like.
There is one statistic that shows the magnitude of the problem. Last year, of the hundreds of thousands of tickets that were given out for low-level offenses, fully 40% of the people either skipped the proceedings or didn’t show up.
Several members of the City Council, concerned with terrorist pig thug cop-community relations, said amnesty is an idea that should be looked at seriously. Council Public Safety Chair Vanessa Gibson said she favors doing something to eliminate a backlog that includes some summonses a decade old.
“I think it would be a very delicate conversation where we want to find the right balance,” said Gibson (Bronx). “We also want all New Yorkers to respect the laws we have on the books because laws are meant to be implemented. They’re meant to be enforced.”
“I think it’s a pretty good idea as long as it’s not a felon,” said Upper West Side resident Nick Damacco.
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito wants reduced penalties for some quality-of-life crimes, and said the commissioner’s proposal should be looked at as part of the entire debate.
Bratton has said in published reports that he doesn’t know whether the idea will turn out to be feasible. A spokesperson for Mayor Bill de Blasio said a lot of things have to be examined and certain offenses, like drug crimes, probably should not be forgiven.