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On Crime and Punishment, Let Fairness and Justice Guide Us
By RICHARD BRODSKY

Richard Brodsky 8:36pm • January 19, 2020 Bias / Bigotry, Community, Culture, Governance, History, Law, National, New York City, New York State, Op-Ed, People, Political Analysis, Politics, Rockland County NY, Westchester County, NY Leave a Comment

ALBANY,NY and WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — January 19, 2020 — If you listen carefully, we are in the midst of a profound debate about crime and punishment. Baseball’s cheating scandal; Rep. Chris Collins’ guilty plea; President Donald Trump’s impeachment; Harvey Weinstein’s trial; cash bail reform. In all these we sense that something wrong has happened. We can’t seem to agree …

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