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El ayudante del fiscal de Alvin Bragg dice que los fiscales tienen "poder" para cambiar el sistema judicial al negarse a acusar a los delincuentes
Por Hannah Grossman
Publicado el 25 de abril de 2023
La fiscal jefe del fiscal del distrito de Manhattan , Alvin Bragg, Meg Reiss, ha dicho anteriormente que los fiscales pueden ignorar el imperio de la ley y suplantar su propia ideología en las decisiones de procesamiento.
Chief Assistant District Attorney Reiss said in 2017 that prosecutors can use their power to ignore mandatory minimum laws at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
"Nobody understands the amount of discretion that prosecutors have," Reiss said. She stressed the independent "power" they have to decline prosecution cases can effect systemic change in the criminal justice system, which she believes is racist.
Police officers can keep making… arrests but if the prosecutor decides not to prosecute that, then that's it. – Meg Reiss
El fiscal jefe (derecha) de la oficina del fiscal del distrito de Manhattan, Alvin Braggs (izquierda), se jactó de permitir que un asesino eludiera la cárcel. (Getty | Adobe Stock | Fiscal del distrito de Manhattan)
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"You know if [prosecutors] don't charge a crime, a judge can't sentence to that crime. If police officers make certain arrests, they [can] declin[e] to prosecute… And police officers can keep making… arrests but if the prosecutor decides not to prosecute that then that's it."
"At the federal level, talking about getting legislation passed in Congress to not have mandatory minimums or not… prosecutors unilaterally in each jurisdiction can do that on their own without any type of legislation statutorily not required. And they can choose what they want to charge and what not to charge, how they want to charge it, what to prosecute, what outcomes should be. They really have all of that power in their offices. But nobody understands that."
Reiss hizo estas declaraciones mientras dirigía el Instituto para la Innovación en la Fiscalía, una organización que fundó en 2016 y que colabora con fiscalías, incluida la de Manhattan, para llevar a cabo reformas de equidad racial.
The institute believes in an ideologically driven approach to prosecution that takes into account historical factors. For example, the Institute argued in a report, signed with Reiss' name, that prosecutors must focus on "acknowledging our nation’s shameful history of slavery and racism which continues to cloud the criminal justice system."
About criminals, she has consistently argued for leniency and more understanding, including for those harming victims with violent assaults.
"Así que una de las primeras cosas [que] hay que hacer es cambiar el lenguaje: 'el tipo malo'. ¿Qué significa eso? ¿Cuáles son las circunstancias por las que esa persona entra en el sistema de justicia penal en primer lugar? ¿Y cuáles son los antecedentes de esa persona?". dijo Reiss.
Sin embargo, Reiss ha tenido una opinión distinta de los policías acusados de mala conducta -como fuerza excesiva- en acto de servicio. Ha dicho que no merecen el "beneficio de la duda" por parte de los jurados.
BUSCADO por un Robo en un ascensor dentro de la estación de metro de la calle 125 y la avenida Lexington . #Manhattan @NYPD25pct el 11/1/21 @ 10:25 PM el individuo agredió a la víctima y luego le quitó por la fuerza sus pertenencias (NYPD Crime Stoper)
Furthermore, an IIP report under both Reiss' and Bragg's names stated there should be a special prosecution unit set up solely to focus on charging officers.
As part of its racial equity mission, Meg Reiss' Institute for Innovation on Prosecution suggested prosecutors should intentionally undermine the charges police officers bring forward.
"Your charging authority gives you the power to check and counterbalance some police actions," IIP said. "Recognize the systems that are upstream from your office that may perpetuate racial disparities in the justice system, and take steps in your own office to resist those trends."
Los propietarios de una bodega piden al fiscal de Manhattan Alvin Bragg que retire los cargos contra el trabajador de una bodega José Alba, acusado de matar a un atracador durante una pelea en la bodega donde trabajaba. (Luiz C. Ribeiro para NY Daily News vía Getty Images)
La jefa de Bragg ha dicho que cree que todos los fiscales tienen la "responsabilidad" de arreglar "encarcelamiento masivo", término con el que se designa lo que los críticos consideran un uso excesivo de los centros de detención que afecta desproporcionadamente a las minorías.
IIP, accordingly, said that prosecutors should only "use all available evidence to prove the case in criminal court" for "serious offenses," and should selectively choose not to enforce the law on particular crimes.
The policies advocated by prosecutors such as Reiss are believed by critics to be catastrophic to public safety. Reiss denies her policies to scale back on incarceration affect crime rates.
A spokesperson for Bragg's office previously released a statement to Fox News Digital, which said, "Reiss is a former homicide prosecutor who has worked collaboratively with all stakeholders throughout the criminal justice system and has been in public service for decades. She is a widely respected attorney who ensures every case is evaluated based on the facts and the law."
El fiscal del distrito de Nueva York, Alvin Bragg, había estado investigando al ex presidente Donald Trump por los presuntos pagos de dinero subrepticio a la actriz de cine para adultos Stormy Daniels. Shane Bevel/NCAA Photos vía Getty Images J. Bloomberg vía Getty Images)
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Bragg's office has been in the spotlight as it charged former President Trump for allegedly conducting a "catch and kill" scheme to suppress negative information about himself during the 2016 presidential election.
Trump's indictment marks the first time a U.S. president, former or current, had ever been charged with a crime. Trump has accused Bragg, a Democrat, of political bias against him.
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