He is a danger to himself and to others as he has very clearly shown.
The dismissive attitude in this topic: “he was drinking”, “no one was hurt”, etc. is just grossly irresponsible thinking.
He should be going to a psych ward where he can dry out and get some help. If his life was so messed up that it caused him to behave like this, what do you think having this hanging over his head is going to cause him to do?
But the government is under that obligation - which is why using bail to punish someone is unconstitutional.
This guy shouldn’t have even gotten bail. Let alone be released on his own recognizance.
one word
Denial…
Then he should have gone through a mental evaluation before being released.
And what about red flag laws? Did they check his home for any weapons of war?
No…nothing!!!
This is were libs expose their hypocrisy.
Let’s all ignore reality and pretend they would be saying any of this had someone on the right pulled the same thing with AOC.
Kinda like this guy huh?
That “keychain” is made to puncture flesh. Granted it’s a “defensive weapon” but a weapon nonetheless. If the assailant was successful in slicing the artery in Congressman Zeldin’s neck there’s a good chance he bleeds out unless a medically trained individual could administer the correct emergency treatment until Zeldin could be rushed to a trauma center.
Downplaying the kitty cat keychain is just being childish.
This isn’t a “scale” - that’s what I’m trying to say.
And you’re not in any position to say he should have been remanded. Your emotional investment in the case because it involves a Republican isn’t a legal justification for remand.
Zeldin is member of congress, so the attack should be a federal crime.
Where is the DOJ?
well not ‘everything’. See Jan 6 thread.
The OSS OGs had a technique during WWII with a plain matchbox…
Of course it is.
Well to be fair, if they shot him with a half plastic gun like a Glock, it wouldn’t be all that serious.
Would shooting him have been self-defense?
This is a weird detail:
In the case of Mr. Jakubonis, the Monroe County district attorney could have chosen to charge him with a violent felony, which would have qualified the case for potential bail, and pushed to keep him behind bars.
A spokeswoman for Sandra Doorley, the district attorney, declined to comment on whether bail would have been sought in a similar case under the law before 2020. The spokeswoman also said that Ms. Doorley, who is a co-chair of Mr. Zeldin’s campaign, would recuse herself from the case.
So the DA, who is a co-chair of Zeldin’s campaign chose to “undercharge” the guy?
Packaging over functionality, how very progressive. Kind of like a pink camo mini 14. It’s pink, so it can’t be functional.
And it was plastic…it can’t cut, stab etc.
Talk about ignorant statements I’ve seen so far.
Why do you think the DA didn’t charge him with a violent felony?
Ignorance.
