The Democrat difficult Nassau County Government Bruce Blakeman slammed the US money bail system in newly resurfaced social media posts – claiming the system inflames “racial inequality.”
Seth Koslow, a Nassau lawmaker, wrote on Fb on March 30, 2021, “America’s money bail system criminalizes poverty and exacerbates racial inequality” — two years after the state Legislature and then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo authorised New York’s controversial legislation eliminating money bail for a slew of crimes.
He additionally posted to Fb, on Dec. 3, 2019, in a response to an ACLU article in regards to the jail industrial complicated that “ending mass incarceration would require modifications to tons of of legal guidelines and practices in all states.”
The posts have since been scrubbed from Koslow’s web page.
Koslow is trying to unseat Blakeman, a Republican, in November. And bail reform and public security have emerged as hot-button points within the contentious race.
Blakeman, searching for a second time period, pounced on the chance to blast his opponent.
“Seth Koslow is a pro-criminal candidate who helps cashless bail, and needs to water down protections that ladies who’ve been raped have, even claiming that ladies fantasize and want to be raped,” a Blakeman rep, referencing prior statements Koslow made in a column about alleged victims fabricating or fantasizing about rape, informed The Submit.
“County Government Bruce Blakeman has made Nassau County the most secure county in America and employed 600 new Legislation Enforcement officers all with out elevating taxes one penny within the final 4 years,” the rep added.
Koslow, a prison protection legal professional and former prosecutor, shot again that crime has really gone up in sure classes in Nassau — rated the most secure county in America by US Information & World Report final yr– below Blakeman.
“Crime is up below Blakeman.” Koslow stated. “I’m a former prosecutor. I’m dedicated to public security. I help the cops and imagine that criminals have to be punished.
“Bruce Blakeman is a liar. He’s good on sound bites, however is absolutely the identical outdated inside machine politician that’s bankrupting Nassau and making us much less secure.”
