Gounardes Fingerpoints After Woman is Sexually Assaulted
The man who sexually assaulted a Bay Ridge woman at the 95th Street station was caught.
It turned out that the man had been in jail for awhile and was released due to the new bail reform law.
Andrew Gounardes and Mathylde Frontus voted for the bail reform bill. Neither seem to understand that their vote supported a criminal hurting someone in our community. We feel horrible for the woman whose life is changed because of this. We are disappointed that Gounardes doesn’t have the integrity to stand up for his community and change the working of the bill.
Gounardes wrote this loaded tweet:
The judge has to go by the law. The bail bill weakened the law and criminals are getting out.
Bay Ridge was changed by this event. I saw parents discussing giving their children pepper spray so they can fight off creeps on the train (yes it’s legal if it is sold in NY and in a small marked container).
While bail reform was necessary (Kalief Browder’s story is enough reason for bail reform), the NY Senate and Assembly’s went too far.
I’m surprised that Andrew Gounardes voted in favor of the bill as it allows people who commit hate crimes to get out of jail without bail. (THAT IS UNBELIEVEABLE) Gounardes’ district has two groups of people who have been affected by hate crimes in the past. No Bail for people who commit hate crimes tells young people in these communities that they don’t matter. (Ask them – they will tell you how they feel about it).
I hate that sexual assault is taken so lightly here, as if women don’t matter!
You know I don’t have any love for Nicole Malliotakis, but Malliotakis was the only politician who spoke appropriately about the sexual assault. It was especially surprising to see Gounardes did not speak up for the woman, especially since he is married and has a sister.
Jamie DeJesus wrote about the incident and didn’t even mention the sexual assault in the title:
Anyone reading the article’s title would think the crime was about a guy fighting in the subway and robbing people – NOT SEXUAL ASSAULT – ALMOST RAPE. The larceny and possession of stolen good aren’t important, but the woman is important.
Is the sexual assault minimized because the politicians asked for it to be? Why didn’t Jaime DeJesus check with the judge or even Eric Gonzalez to find out the truth? Brannan hailed DeJesus’ story because the politicians controlled the article and then no one has to take responsibility for a bill that became law and hurt a woman in our community.
I’ve tried discussing one-sided reporting with DeJesus before and he was unwilling to speak to me about it.
Hugs,
marlene
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