All races, ethnicities, religions, gay/straight, CIS/trans, neurodiversity affirmative. If you can rock with us: You are one of us.

Blocking Plugin has now been installed: Tired of nasty messages on your profile? Now you can block the asshole. Your onionfarms experience - your way.

Follow Onionfarms/Kenneth Erwin Engelhardt
          

Community Featured Submissions

June 24, 2025:

June 24, 2025:

June 24, 2025:

June 24, 2025:

June 24, 2025:

June 24, 2025:

Projects/Repair Work Needed

Onion Logo (Mobile Settings): Status: Mostly Resolved(June 14, 2025)

Onion Logo setting on same line as nav settings (like Kiwifarms)Status:(Not Yet Started)

Plugin for uploading audio files (in-process) - June 30, 2025.

Badges project: For starting threads that go viral: Status:(Not Yet Started) - June 14, 2025

Find member

Cowsphere Ivy A. Metz, an idiot who provoked ISIS into attacking America

Public figures in internet culture that are predominately seen as part of the cowsphere community

webcamspye

Registered Member
Ivy A. Metz is dumb enough to go to ISIS channels to poke them far enough that they are now literally planning a nationwide terrorist attacks against hospitals and other soft targets.

انتبهوا!

تم اختراق هذا الحساب بواسطة آيفي أ. ميتز من بروكلين، وهي شماسة في كنيسة لافاييت أفينيو المشيخية!

اللعنة على داعش! اللعنة على كل خلفائكم! اللعنة على أيديولوجيتكم!

يستحق أعضاء داعش أن يُطلَق عليهم الرصاص في كل مكان! سأطاردكم بالمسدسات والبنادق كلما رأيت ذلك مناسبًا! لا أمانع في إطلاق النار على مجموعة منكم في الجادة الخامسة إذا أمسكت بمجموعة منكم!

بعد كل شيء، كنت أنا المسؤول عن حظر أبو محسن الملاباري من ويكيبيديا عندما ساعدت في الإبلاغ عنه قبل بضعة أشهر!

أنا أكره قتل الناس ولكنني سأستثني أعضاء داعش الذين لا يستحقون الحياة. أتمنى لو كنت عالم فيروسات حتى أتمكن من وضع أعضاء داعش في تجارب طبية لعلاج الإيبولا!

أتمنى أيضًا لو انضممت إلى الجيش الأمريكي عندما كنت صغيرًا حتى أتمكن من الوفاء بوعد أبو بكر البغدادي بعرض جثته مغموسة في دم الخنزير في تايمز سكوير!

أتحداكم جميعًا للمشاركة في معركة بالأسلحة النارية بالقرب من كنيستي أو منزلي في 201 شارع كلينتون! أنا عجوز ولكنني قوي! أود أن أخدع جميع أعضاء داعش حتى النهاية أيضًا!

ISIS responded by putting out their statement through Justpaste.it and hacked websites.

Dear Ms. Ivy A. Metz,


We are the Islamic State. We will accept your challenge even though you're a kafir harb. In fact, your spree might have triggered the operation in New Orleans many months back, and also the events to come.


This is your message you left to us the last time. We saw that you have posted this at many places, including our pages and through emails.






We have survived many challenged before and we'll survive a lot in the future. A bomb is likely placed at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, where you work at, by now. If the bombs are removed or disabled for any reason, multiple alternative plans are in place, including the use of anthrax or ricins against you, your relatives, or others.

The operation against you is only a small part of a "X Day" against imperialist America, in which we will target hospitals and churches, although your church will become the main focus of X Day among others. Abu Muhsin al-Malabari, a mujahid that you're harassed by inciting Wikipedia to ban his account, will play an important part of the operations, which will be conducted mostly by people from the Khorasan Province. Inspired by you, the NewYork-Presbyterian hospital has been move to a priority targets list.

Signed,

Islamic State

Ramadan 23, 1446 AH



عزيزتي السيدة آيفي أ. ميتز،

نحن الدولة الإسلامية. سنقبل تحديكِ حتى لو كنتِ كافرة. في الواقع، ربما كان هجومكِ هو الذي أشعل فتيل العملية في نيو أورلينز قبل أشهر، وكذلك الأحداث القادمة.

هذه هي رسالتكِ التي تركتِها لنا آخر مرة. رأينا أنكِ نشرتِها في أماكن عديدة، بما في ذلك صفحاتنا ورسائل البريد الإلكتروني.



لقد نجونا من تحديات عديدة سابقًا، وسننجو من الكثير في المستقبل. من المرجح أن قنبلة وُضعت الآن في كنيسة لافاييت أفينيو المشيخية، حيث تعملين. إذا أُزيلت القنابل أو أُبطل مفعولها لأي سبب، فهناك خطط بديلة متعددة، بما في ذلك استخدام الجمرة الخبيثة أو الريسين ضدكِ أو ضد أقاربكِ أو ضد الآخرين.

إن العملية ضدكم ليست سوى جزء صغير من "يوم إكس" ضد أمريكا الإمبريالية، والذي سنستهدف فيه المستشفيات والكنائس، مع أن كنيستكم ستكون المحور الرئيسي لهذا اليوم من بين أهداف أخرى. سيلعب أبو محسن الملاباري، المجاهد الذي تتعرضون للمضايقات من خلال تحريض ويكيبيديا على حظر حسابه، دورًا هامًا في العمليات، التي سينفذها في الغالب أفراد من ولاية خراسان. بإلهام منكم، تم نقل مستشفى نيويورك-بريسبتيريان إلى قائمة الأهداف ذات الأولوية.

التوقيع:

الدولة الإسلامية

٢٣ رمضان ١٤٤٦ هـ
1745110321434.png


1745110337878.png


Pakistani intelligence firm "commandeleven" and others are now giving the following warning:



Disclaimer​

This is a collaborative threat assessment, with all sources and contributors listed at the end. This is not a vetted report from the National Vetting Center (NVC). There is no classified information contained in this document.

Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF):​

al Qaeda’s homeland plot is planned for 2025, directed by Hamza bin-Laden and masterminded by Sayf al-Adel. Attackers are already in the United States having taken advantage of lax immigration policies of the previous administration, though their exact number remains unknown. In addition to preparing for attacks, they are actively recruiting, focusing on refugees and insider threats.

Details:​

Counterterrorism operations all but ceased under the previous administration resulting in a degradation of the United States collection posture, and an accurate picture of the threat environment. While I have no doubt the new administration is addressing these issues, the threat is intent on capitalizing on the administration’s turnover, and immediate focus on mass deportations.

Media reporting in the mid 2024 reported that Hamza bin-Laden is alive, and currently running al Qaeda, which has quietly been rebuilding their organization and network in Taliban controlled Afghanistan for several years following the previous administrations botched withdraw of Afghanistan in August 2021. They have networked with other radical Islamic terrorist organizations including ISIS/ISIS-K, HAMAS/Hezbollah, and the Taliban to share resources, training, and operational capabilities.

al Qaeda used the October 7th, 2023, HAMAS attack on Israel as a test run for a similar attack in the United States. Like this attack, the plot for the United States is to create chaos and panic, and to sow distrust in the administration/government to handle the threat and defend the Homeland. However, the planned attacks on the Homeland include coordinated mass shootings, assassinations, vehicle ramming, and suicide bombings targeting communities, modes of transportation, power grids, government/military installations, schools and churches. Targets include all major U.S. cities, with the intent to draw in first responders. Radical clerics are covertly recruiting within the United States, and communication networks have used sophisticated encryption platforms to avoid detection.

al Qaeda’s exploitation of lax immigration policies of the previous administration was sophisticated. Al Qaeda trained their operatives on how to exploit the US Refugee and Asylum programs to gain entry. Additionally, according to the recently released Terror Threat Snapshot from the House Committee on Homeland Security, in June of 2024, DHS identified more than 400 jihadists brought across the U.S. border by AQ/ISIS linked human smuggling networks. These networks have also worked with the cartels to facilitate their entry into the United States interior.

Following the disastrous withdraw from Afghanistan in 2021, the NVC was asked to establish an exigent vetting program for Operation Allies Welcome (OAW, then Operation Enduring Welcome (OEW), then just Enduring Welcome (EW)). Designed to provide safe haven and passage to Afghanis that assisted the United States during our two decades in Afghanistan, the process was ripe with fraud, and countless individuals were unverifiable. Compounding the issue, many scattered unaccounted for by DHS/USCIS once flown into the United States. During the collection of information from these individuals, many of them were instructed to use U.S. information, limiting vetting abilities. Despite efforts to reenroll and reparole these individuals, many are still unaccounted for at present.

Additionally, in May 2024 the NVC was asked to establish another exigent vetting program regarding a classified threat stream where passports from six identified countries were being heavily forged for human smuggling purposes. This pathway was significantly exploited by al Qaeda to smuggle operatives into the United States. But that only accounts for those that are encountered at or between ports of entry – what remains a complete unknown are the “got-aways”. We have no idea how many, who they are, or where they are. al Qaeda specifically trained their operatives in avoiding detection while crossing the southern border, significantly aided by the cartels.

The aforementioned House Committee on Homeland Security’s Terror Threat Snapshot provides notable developments and recent key developments but fails to address worldwide trends. As I am writing this, there was a stabbing attack in Mulhouse, France. Just before that there was the attack Zurich, Switzerland. The day before another one outside the Holocaust Memorial and US Embassy in Berlin, Germany. These attacks have become an almost daily occurrence across Europe – in France and Germany most predominantly. Austria, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, England. Random attacks, targets of opportunity none of which are seemingly coordinated, but all of which centrally directed or at the very least encouraged. al Qaeda has been very deliberate in not claiming credit for any of these attacks. The media has been quick to point to ISIS. This is done by design as they do not want to draw too much attention before their main event – al Qaeda’s 2025 Homeland Plot.

Sources/Contributors:

  • Terror Threat Snapshot
  • House Committee on Homeland Security
  • Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence
  • American|Kinetix (americankx.com; @AXactual on X)
  • CommandEleven (commandeleven.com; @commandeleven on X)
  • @visegrad24 on X
  • @TPASarah on X
  • @TrackingAQ on X
  • @Apex_Actual_ on X
  • @TerroristHunte6 on X
  • @TerrorWatchAU on X
  • @SigsInfo on X
  • @zarrar_11PK on X
Ivy's dox:

Ivy A Metz​

Age 75, Born September 1949
Lives in Brooklyn, NY
(718) 625-5606

Also Seen As
Ivy M Metz, Ia A Metz, Ivy Metzx


Current Address
201 Clinton Ave #11C
Brooklyn, NY 11205

Kings County
(Aug 1988 - Apr 2025)

Phone Numbers
(718) 625-5606 - Landline
Possible Primary Phone
Last reported Mar 2025
Verizon New York
(347) 623-9018 - Wireless
Last reported Aug 2024
Sprint Spectrum
(805) 379-1858 - Landline
Last reported Sep 2021
Frontier California
(718) 643-9144 - Landline
Last reported Mar 2016
Verizon New York

Email Addresses
mtziva201@aol.com
imetz@angelfire.com
robm@robbrosey.com

Previous Addresses
201 Clinton Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205

Kings County
(Nov 1994 - Aug 2024)
60 N Maine Ave
Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Atlantic County
(Nov 1994)
60 N Maine Ave #2915
Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Atlantic County
(Nov 1994)
201 Clinton Ave #A11C
Brooklyn, NY 11205

Kings County
(Jun 1993 - Sep 2019)
67 Hanson Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Kings County
(Aug 1978 - Nov 1997)
201 Clinton Ave #12F
Brooklyn, NY 11205

Kings County

Possible Associates
May include current and past roommates, friends, and extended family
Jessica Wilkins
Age 57
Jon Philpot
Age 51
Todd Triplett
Age 49
Adrienne Walsh
Age 58
Adrienne Wells
Age 66
Allyn Weber-prinzing
Age 53
Anne Kner
Age 57
Antoine Gray
Age 67
Bruce Kimerer
Age 72
Carey Gabay
Age 52
Chong Lee
Age 49
Christopher Montgomery
Age 49

Social media

Workplace: Deacon at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church 85 South Oxford Street Brooklyn, NY 11217
1745111207854.png

1745111234072.png

1745111261639.png

1745111320947.png

1745111363158.png

1745111378827.png

1745111412130.png

1745111430606.png
 
Attention: If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Mesothelioma you may to be entitled to financial compensation. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer linked to asbestos exposure. Exposure to asbestos in they Navy, shipyards, mills, heating, construction or the automotive industries may put you at risk. Please don't wait, call 1-800-99 LAW USA today for a free legal consultation and financial information packet. Mesothelioma patients call now! 1-800-99 LAW USA
 
Email addresses of her immediate apartment neighbors.

  1. asimeti@yahoo.com
  1. asimeti@earthlink.net
  1. asimeti@gmail.com
  1. phillip@phillipfivel.com
  1. mckenziedorsainvil@gmail.com
  1. sasmck@aol.com
  1. krysta.butler@gmail.com
  1. billymitchell30@hotmail.com
  1. gleriasmitchell@aol.com
  1. nitemaniii@aol.com
  1. sonya_bell@yahoo.com
  1. slacrete@cgsh.com
  1. slacrete@netzero.net
  1. spencer180@gmail.com
  1. shelia.lacrete@yahoo.com
  1. slacrete@cs.com
  1. slacrete@bellsouth.net
  1. bdiggsrodriguez@yahoo.com
  1. caps77@aol.com
  1. bdiggsrodriguez@gmail.com
  1. d.philip@camelotcleaners.com
  1. philip.delia@att.net
  1. gregjoseph@gmail.com
  1. lpalmerpaton@netzero.net
  1. linneaaugust@gmail.com
  1. justmeyou76@hotmail.com
  1. justmeyou76@netscape.net
  1. jcortale@bellsouth.net
  1. jcortale@frontiernet.net
  1. barbaraayala@netzore.com
  1. sjote@bellsouth.net
  1. sjote@aol.com
  1. sjote@netzero.net
  1. sjote@yahoo.com
  1. sjotpwe80@bellsouth.net
  1. sjote4@bellsouth.net
  1. ryhartsmith@yahoo.com
  1. r.hartley.smith@gmail.com
  1. erwin66@mac.com
  1. wegorostizad10@yahoo.com
  1. egorostiza1@yahoo.com
  1. egorostiza@yahoo.com
  1. eg66nyc@hotmail.com
  1. bbolt3@charter.net
  1. bbolt1@aol.com
  1. bbolt3@aol.com
  1. bbolt3@msn.com
  1. nix1wmf@aol.com
  1. jfishner@frontiernet.net
  1. natalie_adler@brown.edu
  1. blactino@hotmail.com
  1. swhittle@usa.net
  1. diajs@msn.com
  1. empir53997@concentric.net
  1. ehopp@attglobal.net
  1. lhopp@bigfoot.com
  1. ehopp@erols.com
  1. simmerwahr@yahoo.com
  1. stephen@immerwahr.com
  1. stephenimmerwahr@yahoo.com
  1. romonl@hotmail.com
  1. lipscomb2@yahoo.com
  1. mwinston@mail.com
  1. jmotozx9r@yahoo.com
  1. eunkyung78@hotmail.com
  1. raintm@hotmail.com
  1. eshin@crosswinds.net
  1. tully.samantha@gmail.com
  1. samantha.tully@hotmail.com
  1. dootsiesview@bellsouth.net
  1. wilgooding@gmail.com
  1. wilgooding@hotmail.com
  1. w_gooding@verizon.net
  1. wilfred.good.45@gmail.com
  1. w_gooding@gmail.com
  1. wgooding@ambac.com
  1. w_gooding@nyc.rr.com
  1. ahyeonggracelee@gmail.com
  1. sorae@msn.com
  1. sorae@uswest.net
  1. sorae@aol.com
  1. sorae@nj.rr.com
  1. desttatum@gmail.com
  1. ybodrick@hotmail.com
  1. ybodrick1@aol.com
  1. ybodrick@aol.com
  1. ybodrick@adelphia.net
  1. aaronhormann@hotmail.com
 
How do I use these for maximum no limits fun?
If you lives in NYC you can do a knockout punch challenge against Ivy Metz in Brooklyn and get away with it. She should be normally visible near 201 Clinton Avenue and the vicinity of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church.

As long as you use only bare hands and no weapons like kninfes and guns then you should be fine as NYPD will treat it as small-bore matters, according to this Substack.

https://kellydillon.substack.com/p/i-survived-a-random-nyc-assaultand
 
Not joking at all!
https://kellydillon.substack.com/p/you-can-beat-a-woman-bloody-in-nycand

In New York State, the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor is more than just a matter of semantics—it determines the seriousness of the charge, the punishment, and often the trajectory of justice for the victim. This distinction becomes especially problematic when it comes to cases of physical assault where no traditional weapon is used.

Under New York criminal law, crimes are categorized primarily into three tiers: violations, misdemeanors, and felonies.

  • Violations are non-criminal infractions (like disorderly conduct).
  • Misdemeanors are criminal offenses punishable by up to 364 days in jail, and often include offenses like petty theft, certain harassment charges, and Assault in the Third Degree.
  • Felonies, on the other hand, are serious crimes that carry a minimum of one year in state prison, with penalties ranging up to 25 years or more depending on the classification and severity.
Felonies are divided into classes: A (most serious) through E (least serious). Assault can fall into these categories depending on a number of factors—chiefly the severity of injury, the presence or absence of a weapon, and intent.

Misdemeanor Assault (Assault in the Third Degree – Penal Law § 120.00)

This is the most commonly charged form of assault. It applies when a person:

  • Intentionally or recklessly causes “physical injury” to another person;
  • Or causes injury through criminal negligence with a weapon.
Key problem: “Physical injury” is defined under the law as impairment of physical condition or substantial pain—a vague standard that allows for prosecutorial discretion, often resulting in undercharging serious cases.

Penalty: Up to 364 days in jail, probation, fines.

Felony Assault (Assault in the Second or First Degree – Penal Law § 120.05 / § 120.10)

These are elevated charges that apply when:

  • The injury is classified as a “serious physical injury”, defined as an injury that creates a substantial risk of death or causes long-term impairment or disfigurement;
  • A “dangerous instrument” or “deadly weapon” is used;
  • Or the victim is a protected class (such as a child, elderly person, police officer, or MTA employee).
Penalties:

  • Second-degree assault (Class D Felony): 2–7 years in state prison
  • First-degree assault (Class B Felony): 5–25 years in prison


The Loophole: Hands Aren’t Always “Dangerous Instruments”

Here’s the critical problem: in many violent attacks—especially the random street assaults plaguing New York City—offenders use only their fists. The law technically allows for body parts to be considered dangerous instruments, but only when used in a manner capable of causing serious injury, and prosecutors rarely argue this unless the result is catastrophic.

That means if someone punches a woman in the head, causes a concussion, or even fractures a bone, they often will not face felony charges—unless a weapon was used or the injury is deemed “serious” by strict legal definition. This subjective threshold leads to inconsistency and injustice, especially for victims who are seriously harmed without visible weapons being involved.

An Antiquated System Failing Modern Victims

The legal classification of crimes into misdemeanors and felonies in New York State isn’t new—it dates back to 1967, when the state overhauled its criminal code with the enactment of the New York Penal Law, replacing the outdated Penal Code of 1881. At the time, the goal was reform: to modernize, clarify, and create proportionality in how crimes were charged and punished.

But that was over five decades ago.

And while society has changed dramatically—urban violence, mental health crises, a documented rise in random unprovoked assaults—the legal definitions haven’t evolved fast enough to keep up.

Under this still-active system, crimes are categorized into:

  • Violations (non-criminal offenses),
  • Misdemeanors (punishable by up to 364 days in jail),
  • And Felonies (punishable by one year or more in prison).
This framework was designed for clarity. But in practice—especially in assault cases involving no weapon—it creates confusion, loopholes, and injustice.

A fist to the head that causes a concussion? A shove into the pavement that leads to spinal injury? Still often treated as a misdemeanor. Because unless the injury is deemed “serious” by a narrow legal standard—or a weapon was involved—the law hasn’t caught up to the reality of the violence being inflicted.

This isn’t just outdated. It’s antiquated. And dangerous.

When a legal system built in 1967 continues to define and minimize physical violence in 2025, survivors are left to navigate a justice process stuck in a past that never imagined the world we live in now.

It’s time to stop assuming that old legal frameworks still work just because they’ve always been there.

A hand can kill. A fist can disable. And a 1967-era law shouldn’t be the reason a violent attacker walks free.

When a Gun Without a Bullet Is a Felony—But a Fist That Draws Blood Is Not

New York State has made its position on firearms crystal clear: if you’re caught carrying a gun without the proper license—even if it’s never fired—you can be charged with a Class E felony. This became law under the New York SAFE Act, enacted in January 2013 following the Sandy Hook shooting. The Act expanded the definition of assault weapons, implemented universal background checks, and imposed stricter penalties for illegal possession.

Under the SAFE Act, it is a felony offense to knowingly possess an operable firearm without a license, or to fail to register a firearm as required. That charge—a Class E felony—carries a potential penalty of one to four years in prison and fines of up to $5,000. Before the SAFE Act, illegal possession was often treated as a misdemeanor. Today, most unlicensed gun possession cases in the state are charged as felonies, even if the weapon is never drawn or used.

This might sound like strong public safety policy—and in the context of firearms, it is. But what’s revealing is how disproportionate this approach becomes when compared to how New York handles physical assaults without weapons.

Here’s the contradiction: Someone carrying an unloaded gun they never fire? Felony.

Someone slamming a woman into the pavement, causing a concussion and a deep laceration that requires stitches? Misdemeanor—because they used their hands, not a weapon.

This legal imbalance reveals a deeper flaw in how the system prioritizes harm. In the eyes of the law, the potential threat of a weapon is often taken more seriously than the actual damage inflicted by physical force. It suggests that what you carry matters more than what you do—a logic that leaves countless assault victims without real recourse.

If the SAFE Act showed us that New York is willing to adapt its laws in the name of public safety, then the same urgency must be applied to modernizing its assault statutes. Because a fist to the skull can kill. A shove onto concrete can maim. And the fact that these acts are still being treated as low-level offenses in 2025 is not just outdated—it’s dangerous.

Bail Reform: How New York’s Effort to Be Fair Became a Revolving Door for Violent Offenders

In 2020, New York State enacted sweeping bail reform legislation aimed at making the justice system more equitable. The reform eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanors and non-violent felonies, with the intention of ending a two-tiered system: one in which wealthier defendants could buy their freedom before trial, while poorer defendants—often people of color—remained incarcerated simply because they couldn’t pay.

But the road to reform has proven to be paved with dangerous loopholes. In trying to fix one injustice, New York may have created another—one that now plays out in the form of repeat assaults on innocent people, especially women, who are increasingly being targeted in public spaces by offenders with long arrest records who’ve been released again and again without bail.

What Changed Under Bail Reform

Under the initial bail reform law, judges were restricted from setting bail for most misdemeanors and non-violent felonies, limiting their discretion to detain defendants pretrial. Subsequent amendments have since expanded judicial discretion in certain cases. The new law mandates release—either on recognizance or with certain conditions—for a wide range of offenses, including:

  • Most misdemeanors
  • Non-violent felonies
  • Assault in the third degree (a misdemeanor—even when the victim is severely injured)
This means someone can sucker-punch a woman on the street, break her nose, give her a concussion, or shove her into the pavement—and be automatically released within hours, without posting bail, even if they’ve been arrested for similar offenses multiple times before.

The Data: Repeat Offenders Are Slipping Through

A 2024 analysis by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice found that 66% of individuals with a recent prior arrest were re-arrested within two years—and that number jumps higher for those with violent charges. In a post-2020 New York, these repeat offenders are often released after every arrest, allowed to return to the same neighborhoods where they’ve already hurt people.

This revolving-door system is not just theoretical—it’s destroying lives. On my podcast Warrior of Truth, I interviewed 16-year-old Calista, a brave survivor who was violently attacked on her way to school in January 2023. Her assailant had been arrested over 30 times for similar offenses, yet he was continually released back into the public. Calista’s story is a chilling example of what happens when the system prioritizes procedural fairness over real-world safety.

According to NYPD data, felony assaults by repeat offenders in New York City surged by 146.5% over a six-year period, reaching a two-decade high in 2024. This trend has raised concerns about the impact of bail reform on public safety.

No Weapon? No Problem—for the Assailant

This issue becomes even more dire when considering how the bail reform law interacts with the outdated assault classifications under the penal code. Since many of these unprovoked attacks don’t involve weapons—and are thus charged as misdemeanors—they fall squarely within the no-bail zone.

So someone can walk up to a woman, punch her in the face, cause a head injury, and still walk away without spending a single night in jail. Not because it wasn’t violent. Not because it wasn’t traumatic. But because New York law still doesn’t classify fists as weapons—and the bail reform law doesn’t allow judges to consider danger to the public when deciding whether to hold someone pretrial.

Public Safety vs. Fairness: Why the System Is Buckling

The core flaw in the current system is this: judges are not allowed to assess a defendant’s risk to the community. The law, as written, prohibits preventative detention for most charges. That means even if someone has 15 prior arrests for assault, the court must release them again unless the current charge is on the narrow list of offenses eligible for bail.

While the original intent of bail reform—to stop criminalizing poverty—is valid and necessary, the law never adapted to the real-time rise in random, violent, unprovoked attacks. There is no mechanism to hold someone who is clearly dangerous but hasn’t yet used a knife or gun.

And who pays the price for this blind spot? Women. The elderly. Random people walking home from work. People like me, and countless others, who were blindsided by someone who should have never been back on the street.
 
Back
Top Bottom