Ex-NYPD commissioner criticizes Alvin Bragg's "radical" policies following a career criminal's stabbing spree.

During an interview on 'Fox & Friends,' former NYC Police Commissioner Ray Kelly stated that Alvin Bragg, the current Manhattan District Attorney, is not a "reasonable" individual.

Ex-NYPD commissioner criticizes Alvin Bragg's "radical" policies following a career criminal's stabbing spree.
Ex-NYPD commissioner criticizes Alvin Bragg's "radical" policies following a career criminal's stabbing spree.

The former New York City police commissioner criticized District Attorney Alvin Bragg for his "radical" approach to crime in the city, specifically referring to his handling of a recent serial stabbing that resulted in the deaths of three innocent bystanders.

Ray Kelly, CEO of The Guardian Group, stated that Bragg is the "most radical" district attorney the city has ever seen, as he made his soft-on-crime approach clear from the moment he was elected.

On Wednesday, Kelly informed "Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade that Mr. Bragg is not a reasonable person.

"He is a radical believer who gave us a manifesto on his first day in office, stating that he would not arrest people for fare-beating, despite the MTA losing three quarters of $1 billion a year on this issue. This is why we have congestion pricing, as District Attorney Bragg implemented it."

Earlier this week, a 51-year-old man named Ramon Rivera, who is a career criminal, was arrested by the police after he allegedly went on a stabbing spree in the city, resulting in the death of three people.

Ramon Rivera in a police vehicle
Ramon Rivera, 51, is accused of killing two people and injuring another during a Manhattan stabbing spree on Monday.  (Planet Chronicle Digital)

A homeless man with eight prior arrests, Rivera, had been released from jail recently before committing the fatal knife-wielding attacks.

""Every day on the streets of New York, particularly in midtown Manhattan, people are out threatening those who are simply going about their business. This type of confrontation can result in assaults, but it is still a major problem," Kelly stated."

"Despite the need to remove these individuals from the streets, there is currently no viable action being taken," he stated.

Despite Bragg's efforts, records related to Jordan Neely's alleged drug abuse and mental illness have been considered in Daniel Penny's New York City manslaughter trial.

On the witness stand on Tuesday, Dr. Alexander "Sasha" Bardey, a forensic psychiatrist, disclosed that Neely had been admitted to the hospital over a dozen times due to psychotic episodes and had been using synthetic marijuana prior to his passing on a Manhattan train last year.

Bardey, after reviewing thousands of pages of Neely's medical records dating back to 2015, testified that Neely had a documented history of paranoid schizophrenia and considered his case to be among the most severe he has seen.

Key testimony in Daniel Penny manslaughter trial focuses on chokeholds

"Yesterday, in the Penny case, a medical examiner's office representative testified that they went through thousands of pages of Mr. Neely's psychiatric records. Kelly stated that this highlights the dichotomy and raises concerns about a possible racial component in the case."

"Mr. Penny was undoubtedly a hero, as anyone would define him. If any of us were in a similar situation with the man who clearly stated his intention to kill, we would want that type of intervention. Additionally, I believed that he kept Mr. Neely captive until the police arrived. Once the police arrived, he released him."

If convicted on the charge of manslaughter, Penny could face up to 15 years in prison, in addition to a lesser charge of criminally negligent homicide.

Planet Chronicle' Michael Ruiz and Grace Taggart contributed to this report.

by Bailee Hill

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