by Long Island Attorney Paul A. Lauto, Esq.
I wish the title of this article referred to October 1, 1961, when Roger Maris hit his sixty first home run to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record without the assistance of steroids. Unfortunately, it references a dead serious topic that is significantly contributing to the demise and downfall of New York State.
Since Governor Cuomo implemented his recently passed into law "Bail Reform" program in New York State, approximately 600 inmates have been released form jail on Long Island alone. In Suffolk County 41 of those set free were known gang members and in Nassau County 20 were known gang members. Ostensibly, the people who are continuously being released are not first time offender types who have committed petty crimes. It seems that in New York State under the dominance of one political party, violating the law has become both commendable and rewardable with Mets tickets and gift cards.
Over the last ten years as New York State has arguably become more and more dangerous to live in, approximately 1.4 million New Yorkers have fled the state and moved out of New York permanently. This has earned New York the dubious distinction of surpassing even California, which has lost approximately one million residents over the past ten years. Common sense dictates that people will not remain living in a state where they feel like cinematic stars Mel Gibson in "Mad Max and the Thunderdome" or Kurt Russell in "Escape From New York."
The pressing question is, as people flee New York State like the proverbial rats on a sinking ship, will our duly elected politicians do anything to reverse course and solve the largely self-manufactured problem? Unfortunately, many New Yorkers believe that with the passage of laws such as those that set gang members free on our streets, reward criminals with gifts, make it legal for illegals to drive, create a catch and release state, make name calling illegal, fail to set gubernatorial term limits and make it illegal to cooperate with federal law agents, the answer to the question is a resounding NO. Accordingly, perhaps the real question is how long will the rest of the law abiding and tax paying good residents of New York hold on to living in New York before it sinks into the abyss?
Long Island Lawyer
Paul A. Lauto, Esq.
www.liattorney.com
I wish the title of this article referred to October 1, 1961, when Roger Maris hit his sixty first home run to break Babe Ruth's single season home run record without the assistance of steroids. Unfortunately, it references a dead serious topic that is significantly contributing to the demise and downfall of New York State.
Since Governor Cuomo implemented his recently passed into law "Bail Reform" program in New York State, approximately 600 inmates have been released form jail on Long Island alone. In Suffolk County 41 of those set free were known gang members and in Nassau County 20 were known gang members. Ostensibly, the people who are continuously being released are not first time offender types who have committed petty crimes. It seems that in New York State under the dominance of one political party, violating the law has become both commendable and rewardable with Mets tickets and gift cards.
Over the last ten years as New York State has arguably become more and more dangerous to live in, approximately 1.4 million New Yorkers have fled the state and moved out of New York permanently. This has earned New York the dubious distinction of surpassing even California, which has lost approximately one million residents over the past ten years. Common sense dictates that people will not remain living in a state where they feel like cinematic stars Mel Gibson in "Mad Max and the Thunderdome" or Kurt Russell in "Escape From New York."
The pressing question is, as people flee New York State like the proverbial rats on a sinking ship, will our duly elected politicians do anything to reverse course and solve the largely self-manufactured problem? Unfortunately, many New Yorkers believe that with the passage of laws such as those that set gang members free on our streets, reward criminals with gifts, make it legal for illegals to drive, create a catch and release state, make name calling illegal, fail to set gubernatorial term limits and make it illegal to cooperate with federal law agents, the answer to the question is a resounding NO. Accordingly, perhaps the real question is how long will the rest of the law abiding and tax paying good residents of New York hold on to living in New York before it sinks into the abyss?
Long Island Lawyer
Paul A. Lauto, Esq.
www.liattorney.com
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