Charges dropped for hundreds of
alleged looters in New York City
Posted By: NorthernDog, 6/19/2021 10:17:03 AM
In late May and early June 2020, looters smashed storefronts in the Bronx and Manhattan boroughs of New York City. 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. 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 — particularly in the Bronx — were dismissed, and that many convictions were for counts like trespassing that carry no jail time. ''I was in total shock that
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Loot is their middle name - Burn, Loot, Murder.