Local legacy media dare to question soft-on-crime prosecutor for not charging Tesla vandal. No, really.
Last night I compiled the immediate and negative reaction of national media (at least the non-liberal outlets) to the decision of Hennepin County (MN) Attorney Mary Moriarty to not charge the local six-time Tesla vandal.
For the moment, it looks like state employee Dylan Adams of Minneapolis, age 33, is going to skate rather than face a half-dozen felony charges for vandalizing six Teslas, over the course of two weeks, to the tune of $21,000 in damages.
But local media are using the national outrage as a springboard for questioning Moriarty’s questionable decision. The Minnesota Star Tribune writes,
In diverting Tesla vandalism charges, Mary Moriarty again finds herself at the center of a firestorm.
They continue,
The Daily Mail called Moriarty “America’s wokest” county attorney. The New York Post said Moriarty let a “thug” walk and it was “open season on Team Trump.”
By coincidence, Moriarty was out in the community today at a previously scheduled event to distribute free gun locks. Local reporters used the occasion to buttonhole Moriarty and ask about the Adams charging decision.
Local affiliate Fox-9 TV posted a video of the 7-minute encounter, with Moriarty trying to explain herself. She argues that “diversion” reduces “recidivism.” In Moriarty’s view, charging a first-time felon merely produces a life-long felon without improving “public safety.” Also, she thinks that property crimes are not “real” crimes. At the 5:05 mark of the video, Moriarty has had enough and starts lashing out at the reporters for daring to ask questions.
The Star Tribune, to its credit, immediately found a counter example from this Monday,
A 19-year-old Robbinsdale woman with no criminal record was charged with first-degree felony property damage on Monday after she allegedly keyed her coworker’s car at the White Castle in Brooklyn Park. The damage to the car was estimated at $7,000.
To be clear, Robbinsdale and Brooklyn Park are both located in Hennepin County and the case was charged by Moriarty this week.
To put a finer point on it, Moriarty won’t charge a teen with murder in her district.
Who is a more likely candidate for recidivism, a first-time defendant who is a teenaged fast-food worker, or a 33-year-old adult in a union-protected, state government job-for-life?
When asked about the White Castle case, the Star Tribune reports that Moriarty wouldn’t respond.
The Star Tribune digs up other examples from just last week, but Monday’s case of our gal from Robbinsdale proves Moriarty to be a liar. The lesson learned by the Robbinsdale teen is to pick a target hated by Minnesota progressives, next time.
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So much drama, so close to home.
