New York City legal department exists to protect us, the taxpaying citizens that want to go about their normal challenge of living in the Big Apple. What happened to the old baseball proverb. Three strikes and you're out? It appears that In New York City, 3 strikes, 5 strikes, 10 strikes, 15 strikes, 17 strikes, and you're still not out. in parenthesis. Locked up, for the most part. The police department, they do their job, arrest those who break New York City laws. The next step in a legal process is a problem. (10:46–10:58)
CLAIM
Asserts that repeat offenders in New York City are not adequately penalized after multiple offenses.
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