The Lee Zeldin Attack And The Perils Of Bail Reform In America’s Big Cities

How bipartisan strides made in the criminal justice movement are being hijacked by radical bail and police reform policies in the states and cities with skyrocketing violent crime rates, and how moderate and conservative politicians can help “right the ship” during this year’s midterm election cycle.

In the last week, the suspects caught on video committing a brazen assault on a police officer and, in a separate incident, an assassination attempt on Republican New York gubernatorial nominee, Rep. Lee Zeldin – have both been released without bail less than 24 hours after being charged with their violent attacks on public officials. This is thanks to New York State’s radical bail reform law, passed in 2019, which ended cash bail in the Empire State, sharply limiting pretrial detention. As a result, suspects in the midst of a cycle of criminality are returned to the streets – and crime across New York and other cities nationwide that have adopted similar progressive…