Socialist New York Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher has argued that people who steal basic products such as toothpaste and soap are driven by “biological need” and should not be thrown in jail.
Gallagher, a Brooklyn Democrat and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, made the remarks Thursday during a press conference outside Manhattan Criminal Court.
The event was organized alongside Court Watch NYC, which said it had monitored 360 arraignments over four days and found that more than half involved misdemeanor offenses.
“Most of what we saw were crimes of poverty-people who are stealing things like toothpaste, people who were stealing…
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