[NYPOST] New York City council members from both sides of the aisle blamed "lack of enforcement" after a CVS worker stabbed to death a serial shoplifter in Manhattan — a less than subtle dig at Manhattan’s liberal District Attorney Alvin Bragg.My solution would be to appoint justices of the peace to handle petty crime like this. The JP hears the case, imposes a fine, keeps half for his income. New York's got enough lawyers to have a JP on every block, or maybe in every store.
The furor erupted in the hours after Scotty Enoe, 46, fatally knifed serial thief Charles Brito, 50, after being punched early Thursday, making it the latest in a disturbing string of self-defense killings in recent months.
As ‘tis said, the purpose of effective law enforcement is to protect criminals from angry citizens.
"I’m sorry the man died.Why?
But I cannot exist in a world where we pretend that endemic theft without consequence can continue in perpetuity," fumed Minority Leader Joe Borelli on Friday."Can Alvin Bragg maybe help with that? These aren’t exactly capers, he just chooses not to prosecute and we end up with vigilante justice."
New York’s lax laws eliminated bail for most crimes, including petit larceny.
Brito, who had 16 prior arrests mostly for petit larceny, had been out free to continue his shoplifting spree when he was killed.