{"id":9964,"date":"2020-01-30T14:54:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T22:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagewww.aiasurety.com\/bail\/?p=9964"},"modified":"2020-12-03T09:18:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T17:18:45","slug":"a-tree-just-fell-in-new-york-and-its-sound-is-resounding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aiasurety.com\/bail\/a-tree-just-fell-in-new-york-and-its-sound-is-resounding\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tree Just Fell in New York and it\u2019s Sound is Resounding"},"content":{"rendered":"BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF<\/p>\n
\nIf a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound? Well a big ole tree, called bail reform, just landed in New York and the sound it is making is enormous. The problem is, no matter how loud the noise is or becomes, I\u2019m not sure the legislature wants to hear it. Since being implemented on January 1st, New York\u2019s new bail reform law has been a complete and utter disaster. No longer do criminals fear the repercussions of committing crimes. No longer do criminals fear law enforcement. No longer do criminals respect our communities. Since January first, bank robbers continue to rob banks even after being caught. Why? Because New York\u2019s bail reform law allows it to happen. Since January 1st, racists and anti-Semites are free to terrorize the public. Why? Because New York\u2019s bail reform law allows them too.<\/p>\n
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So, you are probably wondering what the New York legislature\u2019s response to all this noise (aka crime) has been. Well the answer is not very assuring\u2026it has been deathly quiet. Oh, don\u2019t get me wrong, many legislators are publicly saying that the law isn\u2019t working, and it needs to be fixed, but privately being closed doors, nothing is being done. In fact, there have already been several proposals to roll this dangerous and irresponsible legislation back, but every person that voted for it, voted down the proposals. Once again, right after they publicly claim the law is not working. I am no political science expert, but I am pretty sure that is not how government and policy making are supposed to work. The people elect representatives. Those representatives have ONE JOB\u2026to represent the people that voted for them. Unfortunately, that simple concept has gotten lost somewhere. No longer do our elected officials do what the voters want, they instead follow the direction of big money donors and influencers. Today, instead of doing what is fair and right for the people they represent, they do what is demanded of them by the groups that fund their campaigns and help them get elected. How do I know this is the case in New York? Well if it wasn\u2019t this complete and utter failure of a policy, New York\u2019s bail reform, would have already been fixed\u2026and it hasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
It is truly a sad day in our country when our elected officials are willing to sell the public out. The very people that they have made an oath to protect and represent are not just being ignored but being put in literal harms way. The public\u2019s rights are being violated and people are getting hurt. It didn\u2019t take long for a criminal to be released who then went out and killed someone. And if something isn\u2019t done soon, this will happen again and again.<\/p>\n
It is time to put partisan politics aside and do what is best for New Yorkers. It is time to stand up to special interests and do what is best for public safety. It is time for other states who are even contemplating bail reform policies to learn from New York\u2019s colossal mistakes and repeat them. It is time for legislators all over the country to take a moment and listen\u2026listen to the sound of the really big tree that just fell in New York and do something about it.<\/p>\n
Eric Granof<\/a> is the Vice President of Corporate Communications for AIA Surety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BEHIND THE PAPER WITH ERIC GRANOF If a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound? Well a big ole tree, called bail reform, just landed in New York and the sound it is making is enormous. The problem is, no matter how… <\/p>\n