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Eric Adams’s New York City

Note: when they say “burglary,” that means *shoplifting* (a crime of poverty), and when they say “charge” that means awaiting trial bc he couldn’t afford bail and had been CONVICTED OF NOTHING.

Yet he got a death sentence.
07:50 PM - Jul 04, 2023
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It’s amazing to me that everyone is ignoring this story today. But it just got worse. (I mean, it got more serious.)

Meanwhile jails commissioner Molina is suspending investigators and the FBI may be taking interest in an alleged DOC coverup of Rikers violence.
10:48 PM - Jul 04, 2023
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Wow, not even one Like.😬
I get that people disapprove of shoplifting, but it should not be punished w/a death sentence.

If people knew the actual cost to arrest, prosecute & jail someone, they might think differently about crime prevention. $1500 per person per night at Rikers jail. That’s insane.
11:01 PM - Jul 04, 2023
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I find it hard to like such an awful story. It is appalling.
11:38 PM - Jul 04, 2023
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It just seemed that people were ignoring it all day. I get that it’s a holiday. And not everyone is interested in NYC news. But Rikers is not an isolated situation; there are jails like it across the country. Incomprehensible conditions. And 85% of people in there have been convicted of no crime.
11:47 PM - Jul 04, 2023
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