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This is messed up y’all!

A New York City judge has released a man charged with murder from Rikers Island so that he does not contract coronavirus. This is outrageous and a total miscarriage of justice.

From The New York Post:

A Manhattan judge on Thursday ordered the release of a career criminal charged with stabbing his girlfriend to death out of concern he could contract coronavirus at Rikers, the Post has learned. State Supreme Court Justice Mark Dwyer freed Pedro Vinent-Barcia, 63, and 15 other inmates after the Legal Aid Society filed a petition arguing that their detention exposed them to serious medical harm in the midst of a pandemic sweeping through city jails. Prosecutors objected, citing the brutality of the crime and the defendant’s criminal record. … The gruesome attack was captured on surveillance video and witnessed by numerous bystanders, according to court papers.

Vinent-Barcia allegedly brutally murdered Bernice Rosado by stabbing her over and over. When the police apprehended him, he allegedly asked, “Is she dead? I hope so.”

The man is totally depraved and evil. And he has a history of violence against women. Vinent-Barcia had a prior arrest for stabbing a different girlfriend and biting off her ear!

But the judge, citing the Vinent-Barcia’s underlying medical conditions of cardiovascular disease, pulmonary disease, and diabetes, released him.

“As a result of his medical conditions and age, Mr. Vinent-Barcia is at high risk for severe illness or death if [he] contract[s] COVID-19.”

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So, he’s at high risk. Who cares? If he gets coronavirus and dies, oh well. The fact that he may be at higher risk in jail of contracting this disease is a consequence of his own alleged actions. He also seems to be “high risk” for any potential girlfriends he might make while on release.

Both the judge and The Legal Aid Society, which worked to free Vinent-Barcia, have totally jacked-up priorities and misplaced compassion. The judge is showing no concern for the general public and a total disregard for the victim’s family.

What do you think of this insanity?