The cruel consequence of a well-intentioned drug law overhaul
The shooting death of New York City police officer Randolph Holder is awakening New Yorkers to just how substantially the Legislature rewrote the state's drug laws in 2009, and even progressives like Mayor Bill de Blasio and Al Sharpton are expressing shock at the results.
And appalling it was to learn that the man accused of shooting Holder, 30-year-old Tyrone Howard, was a career criminal who could have been locked up earlier this year for dealing drugs. But thanks to Albany’s six-year-old reforms, Howard was given a humane second chance, qualifying for a stint in rehab instead of prison.
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