Across America, organizations that care more about a criminal's rights than the rights of innocent victims are spewing propaganda to set people who commit misdemeanor crimes free without bail.

If you think misdemeanor crimes aren't so bad, here are some misdemeanors in NYS: assault, sexual abuse, endangering the welfare of a child, endangering the welfare of the physically or mentally disabled, menacing, reckless endangerment, stalking, strangling, forcible touching, unlawful imprisonment, arson, killing or injuring a police or service animal, aggravated assault and much more.

Domestic violence victims suffer many of the abuses listed above when their attacker decides to use them as a punching bag. Forcible touching is usually what pedophiles are charged with along with endangering the welfare of a child. Still think misdemeanors aren't so bad?

On January 24, 2017 Senator Michael Gianaris of Queens succumbed to the rhetoric being espoused by criminal rights activists and introduced S.B. 3579 – we call it the “No Bail = No Jail” bill because, if it passes, suspects of misdemeanor crimes won’t have to post surety bail to be set free. 

This year, New Jersey eliminated surety bail and it resulted in those accused of domestic violence and pedophiles such as Christopher Wilson being set free without surety bail to ensure he returns to court.

Governor Chris Christie is defending Bail Reform even though it is setting suspected child molesters free. He promised his constituents that it would save them money, but it didn't. Instead it became an unfunded mandat because now police officers who arrest suspects have to try to find them again when they don't return to court. When NJ had bail, private bounty hunters would find the suspect and return him or her to court at no cost to the taxpayer.  The added cost of bail reform has led to legislators considering property tax hikes to pay for it.

Don't believe the hype that poor, first time offenders are languishing in jail. Judges usually allow first time offenders to go free on their own recognizance as long as they are not dangerous and they aren't a flight risk. The people who can't make bail are most likely people who abused their friends and family to the point that they won't post bail for them any more.

Don't allow New York to suffer the same fate as New Jersey.  Sign the petition to ask the NYS Legislator to vote "no" on Gianaris Senate Bill 3579.

Sign the petition to protect victims rights.