A Criminally Bad Idea: RFK Charity's Mass Bailout
The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights foundation’s plan to bail out eligible women and 16- and 17year-old defendants from city jails has had an immediate consequence on Mary Griffin (“Jailhouse shock,” Sept. 20).
The district attorney office’s notification that Mary’s alleged assailant would be freed has her cowering in fear. If authorities felt that Abdoul Bah, age 16, was an imminent danger to Mary’s safety, she deserved safeguards beyond a phone call.
Relying on Mary, 76, to deal with the issue, considering her age and the haunting memories of the alleged assault, is a miscarriage of justice. John Gargiulo Queens The RFK Human Rights foundation — with a boost from a John Legend concert — plans to help accused criminals get out of jail on bail, with no regard to the victims whose lives they’re accused of altering through acts of crime and violence.
Judges set high bail for violent and repeat offenders for a reason. The foundation’s plan is misguided and should be reassessed.
The foundation may want to assist the victims of these criminals in getting their lives back in order. That would truly honor the memory of RFK. Mel Young Lawrence
I can’t believe Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights is contributing millions to bail out all kinds of animals from the city’s jails.
The Post front page showed a 76-year-old woman who was allegedly robbed at gunpoint by some miscreant and is terrified by the possibility of him getting out and seeking revenge. The lunatics have clearly taken over the asylum. Tom Stagg Brooklyn
The RFK organization wants to bail out quite a few detainees.
I say “fine,” but only as long as the organization accepts legal liability for the actions of those it sets free for as long as they remain out on bail. William Fisher, Suffern
First, the city’s district attorney offices wipe out hundreds of thousands of warrants for individuals who failed to appear in court.
Then, the Manhattan DA announces that its office will no longer prosecute marijuana arrests. Then the police commissioner tells officers not to arrest people who are smoking pot in public, just give them a summons.
The RFK charity is now posting bail for alleged criminals. What is happening to our society? Kim Cody Whitestone