Democratic officials in the Bronx are furious at the failure of criminal justice reforms that enabled Ramon Rivera, 51, to become a serial offender.
Congressman Ritchie Torres is speaking out against New York state leaders Gov. Cathy Hochul (D) and New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) regarding the horrific murder of three people allegedly by a mentally ill man who was released early. ) was criticized. fox news reported on monday.
“The DOC bureaucrats [Department of Correction] “The person who authorized Ramon's early release should be fired,” Torres said in the letter, adding, “Anyone who cannot be entrusted with public safety should no longer be employed by New Yorkers.”
Rivera has a long criminal history, and Fox said he spent some time in prison before being transferred to the psychiatric ward at Bellevue Hospital. He is said to have attacked a correctional officer inside the facility.
“When government fails and innocent New Yorkers lose their lives, there must be consequences. I live in the states. Enough is enough.'' Torres. I wrote In a social media post on Monday:
A homeless suspect was recently arrested for stabbing three people to death on November 18th. The first victim was a construction worker, the second was a fisherman, and the third was a woman who was sitting quietly on a park bench, CNN reported. reported on sunday.
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Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler, who represents the area where the stabbing occurred, said Thursday that Rivera was “exposed to the public without due consideration or oversight,” along with nearly a dozen city and state elected officials. and demanded accountability.
“Mr. Rivera's case is a damning indictment of the failures of New York City's criminal justice and mental health systems,” Nadler and others echoed the mayor's sentiments in a letter Thursday. The three deaths “could have been prevented,” the letter said.
Rivera is accused According to Fox 5, he allegedly stabbed the victim with a large kitchen knife.
The video shows Rivera wearing a sweatshirt, hat and gloves just before the attack began. He then took what appeared to be a knife from his backpack and slipped it into his pocket.
“These tragedies are preventable, but neither the city nor the state seem to have the political will to do so, despite having the tools to do so,” Torres continued in the letter. Ta.
The state refuses to give mayors the legal powers they need to prevent dangerous people from roaming the streets. The city refuses to hold DOC accountable for the early release of a clearly dangerous criminal who committed a stabbing. The result is an incompetence that is not only destructive but deadly to New Yorkers.
Three families left behind as a result of stabbing lament their loved ones:
Relatives of the slain construction worker told CBS New York. “He was like a father to me. Why would he choose me out of hundreds of thousands of people in Manhattan?”
