Among those in attendance was Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose lenient approach to criminal suspects has been denounced by police officers, police unions, and Republican politicians, although insufficient numbers of Democrats.
In what many believe to have been a direct criticism of Bragg, Luzuriaga told her late husband: “I know you were tired of these laws, especially of the ones from the new DA. I hope he’s watching you speak through me right now.”
How? He didn’t say.
What Bragg and other district attorneys, liberal Democratic mayors in big cities, and even President Joe Biden refuse to comprehend is their contribution to the violence and anarchy sweeping the land. They seem indifferent to the laws they took an oath to uphold. Whether it’s on urban streets, or at the southern border, where undocumented immigrants continue to pour into the country, laws are not being enforced.
Pictures of criminals looting high-end stores and shoplifting goods with impunity and video of cop killings should be used to awaken the public to what looks like spreading anarchy.
If the streets are not safe for police officers, they can’t be safe for average citizens.
What might help? One option should be the return of capital punishment for people out on bond (which needs to be raised) who kill again. No amount of “feel good” policies will restore order. Ridding the planet of evil killers would go far to protect the rest of us. In addition to the murder of cops, people are being pushed onto subway tracks and attacked on sidewalks as they go about their business. Why are these perpetrators treated like misbehaving children who get sent to their rooms without dinner, but are back at the breakfast table the next morning?
The tendency is to forget monstrous events as other stories take their place. Recent police killings in New York, Harris County, Texas, and elsewhere must not be forgotten, lest they become more common and public safety is further compromised. Ultimately, it’s up to voters to put people in office who will do more than offer “thoughts and prayers.”