0:00.0 | From the smallest room in New York City comes a show that gives you a reason to live. |
0:07.0 | A gang-banging boogie D trigger man and a botched gang hit in Fortham Heights was sprung by a judge who tossed his indictment and released him that very day. |
0:23.6 | The Duggy B. DA's office, that's right. |
0:27.6 | The Duggy B. DA's office says 17-year-old Stephen Mendes, |
0:32.6 | plus two other reputed gangsters, |
0:34.6 | were out seeking revenge for a beat down on a member of their group and |
0:38.7 | somehow shot uninvolved 21-year-old psycho coma in the head, killing him stupidly with their gun. |
0:49.6 | A DA's office there had 45 days to present their case to a grand jury. |
0:55.8 | The Bronx DA's office had no comment on the killer's release and the office of court administration was likewise |
1:00.6 | silent it sounds as if this might have occurred due to a failure on the part of the law factor |
1:06.6 | in the law and order equation the New York Post stated the trigger puller's release was on a technicality, but further said, |
1:13.6 | it's not immediately clear what exactly turned the key. |
1:17.4 | Meanwhile, the young victim's upset mother, watching the proceedings on a private live stream, |
1:23.7 | was incredulous with the release of her son's killer, and she hit the nail on the head. |
1:33.3 | This is why they will keep killing because they know there are no consequences. Joining me now from the Patriarchy Show, Ian Erickson. |
1:36.3 | Hey, Ian. |
1:37.3 | It's going on, Pat. Thanks for having me on. |
1:39.3 | Though the Bronx DA's office had no comment, the victim's mother had plenty to say. |
1:42.3 | She mentioned that prior to the gunman's release, |
1:45.1 | the DA's office had been seeking the maximum penalty for the slaying, |
1:48.1 | which is life in prison. |
1:49.3 | But now the gang killer is free to do as he please, |
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