The Issue: A suspect freed without bail after allegedly trying to shove an Asian cop onto the subway tracks.
Every state legislator who supported the lame-brained bail-reform laws should note the insanity of their handiwork, knowing that a racist who allegedly targeted and tried to kill an Asian man in the subway is walking away scot-free (“Forced To Free ‘Subway Shover,’ ” April 19).
Judge Louis Nock lamented that he could do nothing but sit by and let an attempted murderer walk out his courtroom.
If this criminal doesn’t deserve to be held without bail, I really don’t know who does.
This is another disgusting example of how the incompetents in office, who are not qualified to sit on the bench, have hamstrung the judiciary.
Kathryn Donnelly
Queens
I used to enjoy taking the train into the city with family or friends to see a show, visit the sights or a museum and have dinner or shop.
However, with the high crime plaguing the city, especially the subway attacks, as that was our means of traversing, I have no desire to visit again. Law and order are no longer the norm.
I cannot fathom how the no-bail law came to be. Any idiot would see that this is an open door to greater violence and an increase in crime.
Over and over, I read about individuals who have committed multiple offenses and have not gone to jail but who are allowed to continue their illegal behavior on the streets or in the subways of New York. I am appalled, sickened and disheartened.
Sandy Stetson
North Haven, Conn.
A perpetrator allegedly shoves a person off a train platform and gets to walk free as a bird. And the judge’s hands are tied because of a state mandate.
Committing a crime in New York has no consequences. Hopefully, when we get a Republican in office, we can start arresting people and locking them up.
Vincent Conti
Staten Island
Simple solution for ending violent crime on subways: Add the same number of NYPD officers to subway stations as we have enforcing traffic laws in Midtown (every other corner), and viola — problem solved!
Maria Musolino
Staten Island
How pathetic is it when a judge bemoans the fact that his hands are tied regarding his judicial discretion in imposing the appropriate bail for a recidivist criminal.
The adverse ramifications of this lunacy have far-reaching, devastating consequences. The criminals are emboldened, which allows these lowlifes to perpetrate criminal acts with impunity.
The incredibly burdensome job of our police officers becomes more treacherous with the potential for bodily harm a near certainty. The likelihood of a citizen becoming the victim of a crime increases exponentially.
What is truly bewildering is how these loser politicians are not held accountable and voted out of office.
As long as these insane no-bail measures remain intact, the average city dweller is a prospective crime statistic waiting to happen, while these profoundly inept politicians remain secure in their bunkers.
Denis David
East Rockaway
The politicians who made it impossible for the judge to hold Ricardo Hernandez in jail after being arrested for trying to push an Asian onto the subway tracks need to be forced to ride the subways everyday without security.
And they must send their moms, sisters, wives and kids to also ride alone without bodyguards. I bet laws would quickly change.
Right now, the laws are insane and making the greatest city in the world unlivable. And I don’t see tourists returning either if they can’t get around safely.
Carol Meltzer
Manhattan
