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Rioters and looters in New York City caused tens of millions of dollars in property damage last June, and hundreds were arrested.<\/p>\n
Many were caught on video with faces visible, and others posted their exploits on social media.<\/p>\n
Most of the charges simply dismissed, while others were pled down to misdemeanors, which carry no jail time or restitution.<\/p>\n
David sends.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Dienst and Courtney Copenhagen<\/strong><\/p>\n In late May and early June 2020, looters smashed storefronts in the Bronx and Manhattan boroughs of New York City.<\/p>\n Many were caught on tape, some with their faces visible. Others even posted their own videos of their actions those nights on social media. Hundreds were arrested.<\/p>\n But a review of NYPD data by the investigative team at WNBC, the NBC owned station in New York, shows that a large percentage of the cases \u2014 particularly in the Bronx \u2014 were dismissed, and that many convictions were for counts like trespassing that carry no jail time.<\/p>\n “I was in total shock that everything is being brushed off to the side,” said Jessica Betancourt, who owns an eyeglass shop that was looted and destroyed along Burnside Avenue in the Bronx last June.<\/p>\n According to the data, 118 arrests were made in the Bronx during the worst of the looting in early June.<\/p>\n Since then, the NYPD says the Bronx district attorney and the courts have dismissed most of those cases \u2014 73 in all. Eighteen cases remain open and there have been 19 convictions for mostly lesser counts like trespassing, counts which carry no jail time.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Yahoo News<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks, David.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"