{"id":36749,"date":"2023-01-30T02:36:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T02:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/?p=36749"},"modified":"2023-01-30T02:36:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T02:36:44","slug":"democrats-ignore-crime-at-their-peril-as-well-as-new-yorks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/30\/democrats-ignore-crime-at-their-peril-as-well-as-new-yorks\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats ignore crime at their peril \u2014 as well as New York&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The unlikely underperformance of <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/11\/09\/republicans-win-at-least-10-ny-seats-in-bid-to-retake-control-of-house\/\" rel=\"noopener\">several Democratic congressional candidates in deep-blue New York <\/a>in November cost the party control of the US House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s not the opinion of conservative analysts or partisan ideologues. Rather, it\u2019s the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/22\/pelosi-faults-hochul-ny-pols-downplaying-of-crime-for-democrats-house-loss\/\" rel=\"noopener\">position of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi<\/a>, who recently blamed Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York Democrats for the midterm loss.<\/p>\n<p>Republican victories in a handful of critical New York races \u2014 mostly in moderate suburban areas \u2014 did indeed propel the GOP to a House majority, including a striking upset that saw Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Sean Patrick Maloney unseated.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul won reelection by fewer than six points against a Trumpian Republican, Lee Zeldin, in the state\u2019s closest gubernatorial contest in decades. Despite Democrats\u2019 statewide registration advantage of 3.6 million voters, Hochul won just 325,395 more votes than Zeldin out of the 5.7 million cast.<\/p>\n<p>Pelosi pinpoints Hochul\u2019s and Democrats\u2019 failure to address one topic in particular \u2014 public safety \u2014 as the root cause of this red ripple in a solidly blue state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Crime] is an issue that had to be dealt with early on, not 10 days before the election,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/01\/21\/opinion\/nancy-pelosi-maureen-dowd-interview.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pelosi told New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd<\/a>. \u201cThe governor didn\u2019t realize soon enough where the trouble was.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000002157769.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25554270\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25554270\" width=\"1024\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000002157769.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Former GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin and other New York Republicans outperformed expectations on Election Day because they focused on surging crime in the state.\" class=\"wp-image-25554270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000002157769.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 3000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000002157769.jpg?resize=300,205&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 300w, 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Crime was one of New York voters\u2019 top issues, especially for Zeldin backers, per post-election polling. Zeldin and other Republicans worked systematically and successfully to exploit voters\u2019 concerns, tying the uptick in crime to Democrats\u2019 irresponsible criminal-justice policies.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic pols failed to recognize the issue\u2019s potency and largely neglected it throughout the campaign, notwithstanding Hochul\u2019s 11th-hour pivot to public safety, which likely didn\u2019t move the needle.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>Regrettably, there\u2019s no indication New York Democrats have learned from their miscalculation. Neither Hochul nor Albany leaders have made any meaningful effort to advance major criminal-justice and policing reforms; thus, New York\u2019s criminal-justice system remains bankrupt.<\/p>\n<p>Several laws passed in 2019, including <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/02\/05\/new-discovery-reform-law-costing-ny-taxpayers-mayors-say\/\" rel=\"noopener\">discovery and \u201cspeedy trial\u201d rules <\/a>in the larger bail-reform package, are correlated with an increase in crime and a decline in arrests. A new Manhattan Institute study, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/19\/new-study-shows-how-ny-law-puts-bad-guys-back-on-streets\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Post revealed<\/a>, found these laws impose enormous clerical burdens on prosecutors, which have ultimately allowed many dangerous criminals to go free.<\/p>\n<p>In New York City, the case-dismissal rate rose from 44% in 2019 to 69% by mid-October 2021. For misdemeanor cases, the uptick was even more considerable, from 49% to 82%.<\/p>\n<p>The Post also reports felony arrests dropped by 14% between 2019 and 2021, while shootings rose by 102% and murders by more than 51%.<\/p>\n<p>This evidence is compelling \u2014 yet Democrats remain intransigent on the issue.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000005837271.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger \" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"25554276\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"25554276\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" 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https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/NYPICHPDPICT000005837271.jpg?resize=50,33&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/a><figcaption>NYPD at the scene of a subway shooting in Manhattan on January 28, 2023.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Christopher Sadowski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Hochul\u2019s recent announcement her administration intends to triple state funding for local prosecutors and expand recruitment for police-academy candidates is ostensibly a step in the right direction, it\u2019s a Band-Aid for a bullet wound.<\/p>\n<p>While 2023 is not a big election year, there are local races where Republicans can be anticipated to make pickups \u2014 including a handful of City Council contests in the outer boroughs \u2014 due in large part to voters\u2019 disillusionment with Democrats\u2019 crime and policing positions.<\/p>\n<p>Absent New York Democrats embarking on a broad course-correction before 2024 \u2014 which should involve reversing their disastrous 2019 reforms \u2014 the party will be at risk of a wholesale rebellion even greater than what it faced last year.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>For the sake of our city and state, and for the party we remain proud members of, New York Democrats and the party as a whole need to embrace rational and reasonable enforcement reforms:<\/p>\n<p>First, repeal cashless-bail laws. These are indefensible statutes that have caused extraordinary actual harm to local communities as well as political harm to the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Second, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/19\/new-yorks-discovery-laws-are-designed-to-let-criminals-go-free\/\" rel=\"noopener\">revisit discovery and \u201cspeedy trial\u201d laws<\/a>. These policies have allowed offenders to return to the streets without facing any real penalties for the crimes they commit.<\/p>\n<p>Third, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/23\/as-teen-violence-surges-hochul-fails-to-address-a-key-cause-nys-disastrous-raise-the-age-law\/\" rel=\"noopener\">reverse Raise the Age<\/a>, which bars charging 16- and 17-year-olds as adults. Since it took effect in 2019, there\u2019s been a massive 258% hike in the number of minor shooters. The law\u2019s absurdity was illustrated this month with the immediate release of three under-18 teens who brutally assaulted Fox News meteorologist Adam Klotz.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, police budgets need to be increased, not defunded, to bolster officer-training programs and ensure local police departments have a presence where they are needed. At the same time, prominent Democrats must explicitly reject the \u201cDefund the Police\u201d movement and anti-criminal-justice initiatives that progressives continue to advocate in New York and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>This approach is necessary for Democrats to win back the House and have a fighting chance of holding onto their Senate majority in 2024 and to keep New York blue.<\/p>\n<p>Anything less will lead to the continuance of rampant crime as well as disillusionment with the Democratic Party and could turn New York\u2019s 2020 red ripple into a 2024 red wave.<\/p>\n<p><em>Douglas Schoen was a senior adviser to Bill Clinton\u2019s 1996 campaign, a White House adviser (1994-2000) and an adviser to Hillary Clinton\u2019s 2000 US Senate campaign. 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