“We support the original impulse of bail reform, which is that poor people should not be in jail just because they're poor,” says attorney Chris Kowk. “But we think there's further conversations … Like, hate crimes maybe shouldn’t be eligible for bail.”
A mural on Mosco Street contains a plea to end anti-Asian hate crime. It also has become a memorial for Christina Yuna Lee, an Asian American woman who was murdered in her nearby apartment.A mural on Mosco Street contains a plea to end anti-Asian hate crime. It also has become a memorial for Christina Yuna Lee, an Asian American woman who was murdered in her nearby apartment.
We support the original impulse of bail reform, which is that poor people should not be in jail just because they're poor. But we think there's further conversations about that that can be had. Like, hate crimes maybe shouldn’t be eligible for bailThe changes to bail laws were part of a series of proposals made by AABANY, in addition to funding for diversion programs for defendants, increased cultural sensitivity training for law enforcement agencies and victims assistance programs.
“The AAPI community in the United States has been under siege since the onset of the global pandemic,” read the report, which listed a number of recent victims of Asian descent. These included Yao Pan Ma, who died on Dec. 31st, after an attack in Harlem; Michelle Go, who was pushed off a subway platform in Times Square; and GuiYing Ma, who died in Queens in February following a violent attack.-The STAATUS Index --found that 33% of adults in the U.S.
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