65 percent of New Yorkers want tougher bail laws. Well, this is indeed shocking. We can’t imagine why they don’t want repeat offenders being released on no bail 100 times.
New York State voters want to see the controversial bail law tightened amid concerns about a surge in violent crime, a new poll released Tuesday reveals.
The vast majority of those polled, or 91 percent, said crime was a very serious or somewhat serious problem, according to the Siena College survey.
Of that number, 60 percent said crime is a “very serious” problem while another 31 percent said it’s a “somewhat serious” problem.
The worries about crime cut across all regions and racial groups.
Two-thirds of Blacks and Hispanics and 53 percent of whites also said they were very or at least somewhat worried about being the victim of a crime.
