Sgt. Duran’s unjust sentencing: Letters – Latest News
The Issue: A Bronx choose sending Sgt. Erik Duran to jail for killing a man fleeing from a 2023 drug bust.
Every time I believe New York can’t sink deeper, it does.
Thanks to Judge Guy Mitchell, hard-working, crime-fighting cops like ex-Sgt. Erik Duran are going to jail, whereas gang members and murderers are set free to prey upon law-abiding residents (“A Black Day for Blue,” April 10).
Congratulations, Attorney General Letitia James; you’ve got accomplished a fantastic job serving to add to the issues of the town.
Just one more cause why I fled to a state that also takes crime critically and prosecutes criminals, not hardworking cops.
Greg Cantiello
Parrish, Fla.
The largest risk to our democracy will not be President Trump or lefty communists.
The largest risk is the judges appointed by liberals.
One man alone ought to by no means have the ability to render such a horrible resolution as sentencing a hero cop to jail for doing his job, particularly when the identical choose gave solely 9 months to a punk who beat a homeless man to death.
There ought to at all times be at the very least a three-judge panel in such circumstances.
Daniel Hodge
Union, NJ
The prison right here is the choose who imposed this sentence on Duran.
It’s clear Duran didn’t need to kill Eric Duprey, however stop him from killing harmless pedestrians whereas escaping.
The complete police pressure ought to go on strike till this injustice is rectified.
Miriam Fiber
Teaneck, NJ
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, Mitchell signed a divisive New York State Judges Of Color assertion urging colleagues to “be mindful of the impact of systemic racism or bias in fulfilling the court’s responsibility to ensure equal justice to all under the law.”
Clearly, these judges imagine they’ve an obligation to behave as social-justice warriors and implement an excessive, anti-police, race-based ideology from the bench.
Duran wasn’t despatched to jail as a result of proof proved him guilty past cheap doubt, however as a result of the cop-hating Democratic Party demanded it.
Mitchell is just the stooge who delivered the sentence.
Charles Compton
The Bronx
Judge Mitchell mentioned, “They had enough to investigate and arrest him on a different day.” What if he ran then? I assume the choose is suggesting arrests “by appointment only.”
Mike Cavanaugh
Long Beach
Judges like Guy Mitchell are the explanation law-enforcement recruitment is critically low, and early retirement and retention are so high.
Duran confirmed regret and wishes retraining, not jail time.
How can these judges anticipate our streets to stay protected if there’s the concern of going to jail for arresting criminals?
I’m sure a civil swimsuit is on the way in which from this prison’s household.
Greg Raleigh
Washington, DC
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Mitchell truly had the nerve to deal with the filth bag as equal to the cop: each Hispanics from The Bronx with households.
Huh?
Duprey was a prison with no regard for the harmless people he was about to run over.
Duran was a cop risking his life daily to keep people protected.
Carol Meltzer
Manhattan
I do know many present NYPD officers and even more retired ones.
These women and men don’t do that job for glory and money.
They need to keep the public protected and secure.
How are police supposed to guard and serve the residents when profession criminals are allowed to run wild?
My prayers exit to Duran’s household, for they’re paying the price for the idiocy of the woke court docket system.
Jean Cole
Juno Beach, Fla.
Mitchell atrociously sentenced Duran to jail for doing his job.
This sends a clear message to our courageous policemen.
Why ought to they do their jobs and attempt to catch fleeing criminals after they might be despatched to jail?
In the tip, we the public will endure because of this choose.
Saul Mishaan
Brooklyn
This choose needs to be faraway from his place, however beneath Gov. Hochul that can by no means occur.
I say appeal — there’s no manner this could stand.
Philip Vallone
Ossining
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