Blue States and Their Crazy Crime

Whatever happened to “do the crime, do the time”? It seems that blue states enjoy a revolving door justice system where criminals commit a crime, get their wrists slapped, then are released back into neighborhoods to repeat the process – sometimes over and over before the law finally looks up and takes notice. But not until more victims are added to the criminal’s resume. Case in point: In Manhattan, a man punched a woman, then attacked two other women within five minutes. He was arrested, then released, then allegedly went on to hit an elderly man in the face just days later. Soft on crime is a practice that is becoming all too frequent, especially in Democrat-run states.

Crazy Crime

“This is the most insane story ever,” a woman who asked to remain anonymous out of fear for her safety told the New York Post in an exclusive. “I’m walking and I’m on my phone and then all of a sudden I hear this guy shout ‘Watch out!’”

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She looked up just in time to see a repeat-offender, later identified as Christopher Tarrant, about to punch her in the face. She was able to dodge the fist, but was still hit on the shoulder. She told The Post that she called the police while following Tarrant, “and allegedly saw him throw a glass bottle at an older woman then punch another woman walking near the South Street Seaport,” as the paper describes it. To her surprise, the 24-year-old criminal was only charged with misdemeanor assault. Since the other two women didn’t file complaints, police officers couldn’t take a crime complaint without a victim, an NYPD spokesperson told the outlet.

Retired NYPD Detective Michael Alcazar, an adjunct professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, disagreed. “Non-cooperative victims should not prevent police from charging the perp with additional charges because it was definitely a pattern assault crime,” he said. “They could have and should have charged multiple assaults based on this pattern.”

The very next day, a Manhattan judge released Tarrant because the charge wasn’t eligible for bail. A day later, Tarrant reportedly kicked an 85-year-old man until he fell, then punched him twice in the face. This time, he was charged with a felony assault because his victim was over 65. Tarrant got supervised release, over prosecutors' request for $25,000 bail.

“Dangerousness is the missing variable, and when judges ignore it the public pays the price,” Alcazar told The Post. “Judges should be held more accountable to make sure they too are doing their due diligence.”

Revolving Door Justice System

On Feb. 13, a man at Penn Station, grabbed a pigeon, ripped its head off, and tossed the head and body on the floor, then proceeded to stomp on it. This isn’t some prelude to a horror flick, but what actually happened in New York, and was not 23-year-old Jesse Daniels’ first crime. On July 31, 2025, the young man was arrested for allegedly punching a 64-year-old woman in the face in what was the first of several violent crimes.

On March 6, Daniels reportedly went up to a 7-year-old boy who was playing outside and delivered a kick to his left ear. He was arrested – weeks later – but then released on his own recognizance because the lax crime laws do not consider this an offense requiring bail.

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On March 12, Daniels was again arrested, this time for allegedly punching a 31-year-old woman in the face, also inside Penn Station. He was charged with a misdemeanor and was granted a supervised release, also without bail. On March 27, he was accused of punching two more women, ages 30 and 31.

Moving on to Charlotte, NC, another Democrat stronghold in what could be described as a “purple” state. In August, police arrested 32-year-old Di-Quan Hunt after videos showed him supposedly assaulting several people. According to FoxSA, “Jail records show a pattern of release for at least 9 previous offenses that range from probation violations to assault with a deadly weapon.”

Of course, who can forget the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska who had been aboard a Charlotte light-rail train. Decarlos Brown Jr. had a criminal history that spanned more than a decade and included 14 previous criminal cases and a five-year prison sentence for robbery with a dangerous weapon. Months earlier, he had been arrested and released without bail. A federal judge later ruled he was not competent to stand trial.

Democrat-run cities and states have spent years promoting criminal justice reforms in the name of fairness and rehabilitation, but where is the fairness for the victims who are left battered, traumatized, or, in some cases, dead? The revolving door policy is not compassionate when it repeatedly releases violent criminals while innocent people become victims.