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He’s up to 139 arrests — and he says he can’t be stopped.

Serial subway crook Charles Barry walked out of Manhattan Criminal Court early Saturday after his arraignment in his most recent arrest on Thursday afternoon.

He knew that except for having to spend about 36 hours in police custody, there were no immediate consequences to his alleged crimes, which include charges he snatched cash from people trying to use MetroCard machines.

“I’m famous! I take $200, $300 a day of your money, cracker! You can’t stop me!” Barry yelled to a Daily News reporter late Thursday night as police led him out of NYPD Transit District 1 headquarters in the Columbus Circle station.

“Bail reform, it’s lit!” Barry said. “It’s the Democrats! The Democrats know me and the Republicans fear me. You can’t touch me! I can’t be stopped!” link

WiseOne wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 9:02 am And I sincerely hope someone does.

It won't be long before more criminals like this guy realize they have free reign to do whatever they want, and the city's crime rate keeps increasing. 20% increase in January alone...and the pace may well pick up.

My neighborhood is still reasonably safe, but if that starts to change and if the city is really too liberal for serious grassroots opposition to form, then it may indeed be time to start planning an exit. On the plus side....a lot of people here are angry about this law. A LOT. I am hopeful that there are a lot of people out there who aren't willing to self-destruct in the name of liberal opinion.

WiseOne wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:41 am Good news - there are several challengers to AOC in the Democratic primary. All of whom are moderate/centrist Democrats who believe they represent the district much better than she does. Between the bail law and AOC's key role in driving away Amazon, her district is just about fed up. Also, she's done a lousy job of representing them, because she's spending much more time going after the national limelight. She doesn't even have an office in the district (just a shared desk) and has held no town meetings or anything of the sort.

Tech - you'll be glad to hear I just ordered a keychain pepper gel spray. It's often windy in my neighborhood so regular spray would probably not be such a good idea. Of course, I had to get it sent to a friend in another state because even though they're legal to carry in NY, you're not allowed to order them online. Naturally.

Simonjester wrote: para cord with a steel ball inside, a mini mace for you key chain..

You know New York has a problem when even Mayor Bill de Blasio admits it.

MangoMan wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:48 am

Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 17, 2020 7:45 am
LOL, the sober tone of the reporter and his quotes look like they're straight out of the Bee/Onion:

He’s up to 139 arrests — and he says he can’t be stopped.

Serial subway crook Charles Barry walked out of Manhattan Criminal Court early Saturday after his arraignment in his most recent arrest on Thursday afternoon.

He knew that except for having to spend about 36 hours in police custody, there were no immediate consequences to his alleged crimes, which include charges he snatched cash from people trying to use MetroCard machines.

“I’m famous! I take $200, $300 a day of your money, cracker! You can’t stop me!” Barry yelled to a Daily News reporter late Thursday night as police led him out of NYPD Transit District 1 headquarters in the Columbus Circle station.

“Bail reform, it’s lit!” Barry said. “It’s the Democrats! The Democrats know me and the Republicans fear me. You can’t touch me! I can’t be stopped!” link

If one was a Republican running in NYC, you could use video clips of this as a campaign ad.

WiseOne wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:41 am

Tech - you'll be glad to hear I just ordered a keychain pepper gel spray. It's often windy in my neighborhood so regular spray would probably not be such a good idea. Of course, I had to get it sent to a friend in another state because even though they're legal to carry in NY, you're not allowed to order them online. Naturally.

dualstow wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2020 8:36 am
I have that app, WiseOne, and it is evil. I would like to delete it but it has a hold on me like the Ring had a hold on Bilbo.
I am too weak to destroy it.

Seriously, the one benefit I got from it was to change a walking route to avoid a massive fire.
• Since the info is pulled from 911 calls and not uploaded by app users, there is a minimum of fake reports. However, this also means that it is too late to warn you if some guy is wielding a knife in a nearby alley.
• You might want to avoid the comments section. Not helpful and very racist. However, you might enjoy all the “F DiBlasio and his policies” posts. I can’t imagine you won’t see a few of those.
• Even if the calls aren’t fake, there are a lot of warnings that later turn out to be unfounded. It’s a kind of passive fear mongering. A few weeks with this app, and you’re going to feel like crime is happening all around you. Well, it kind of is, but the reports amplify everything. You’ll see. It might be better not to know, imo.

dualstow wrote: ↑Tue Oct 19, 2021 6:43 pm
Why do I keep falling for these thread resurrections.
Vinny, you owe each of us a fiver