Mayor Bloomberg lashed out today at the Brooklyn judge who freed accused cop killer Lamont Pride, saying she could have made one phone call that could have taken him off the streets.
“The reason he was not behind bars the last time is that a judge here in New York not only didn’t put him behind bars, she didn’t even think it was appropriate for bail. And he had a long history of not showing up. He had a long criminal record,” the mayor said, visibly upset.
He was referring to Judge Eveyln Laporte, who allowed Pride to go free in his own recognizance when he was arrested on a drug bust last month, ignoring a $2,500 bail request from the DA’s office and a warrant from North Carolina.
“If the judge didn’t understand the warrant from North Carolina, the judge could have picked up the phone,” said the mayor.
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what do you expect from our lovely legal system
Well, that is because he was not accused of child abuse and was not wearing a yarmalke. Otherwise they would have asked him to surrender his passport and post a $75,000 bail.
#1 the correct answer is …a lot more than we are getting. The judge here is a disgrace. Had she done the right things…maybe the horrible events of this past week could have been prevented.
It’s not so much the Liberal court, at least not in this case. Have you seen a picture of the “judge”?
There’s your answer.
the bigger problem is that it seems to only be a big deal when the person killed was a cop. when it happens to “ordinary people” then we are told to have faith in the legal system. police are here to protect us so it stands to reason that it should be a big deal when 1 of “us” get killed because of their idiocy. not only when it is a cop that gets killed
Mr Bloomberg why do you have double standards ? When the protesters occupied the park in New York and one judge said that have the right to be there. You removed th case from him and you gave the case to another judge that should rule like you wanted. Please explain why you didn’t do the same here. Unless because that case was publicized and you like publicity then I understand the difference, double standards.