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Jim Walden: “Violent people who pose a danger to the community should not…”

Featuring: Jim Walden, Attorney, Former Candidate, New York City Mayoral Election 2025

The Miller Report Interview with New York Mayoral Candidate Jim Walden

Published April 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 08:28

There's a Third Amendment now pending because it was bad policy when it was passed. So there. I'm going to break this down very simply into two categories. Violent people who pose a danger to the community should not get bail. Period, Full stop. I don't care if they're charged with fair beating today, they get arrested on fair beating. If they present a danger to the community, they should be in jail while their case is resolved. (08:28–08:33)

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