BREAKING: the DA in Staten Island just asked a judge to set $5,000 bail on a man who took a sandwich and juice because he was hungry, and couldn’t afford to eat. The DA recommended the man serve 6 months in jail. They did this in the name of the “People of New York.”
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And how many times has going to Rikers and through our criminal legal system failed to stop him from doing it again? Perhaps ensuring everyone, including this person, has their basic needs met would be a better way to prevent it?
