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DA: Robber, victim tumble onto Orange Line tracks at Downtown Crossing
By adamg on Fri, 12/31/2010 - 3:14pm
A Malden man with an extensive record of violent crimes was ordered held in lieu of $5,000 bail today following an incident that left both him and his alleged victim lying on the tracks at Downtown Crossing shortly before noon yesterday, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.
Joseph McCloskey reached into the jacket pocket of a 32-year-old Arlington man standing on the southbound platform, removed a handful of bills, then ran for an exit, the DA's office says, adding:
The victim pursued McCloskey, who allegedly turned, threw a punch at his face, and pushed him. Both McCloskey and the victim fell into the track area.
T officials shut power off on the track to let police remove the pair. McCloskey suffered superficial cuts and bruises; his victim declined medical attention.
McCloskey was arraigned this morning in Boston Municipal Court on charges of unarmed robbery, assault and battery, and obstructing a railway track. The DA's office had asked for bail of $25,000. Judge Eleanor Sinnott set a lower amount.
Innocent, etc.
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why was bail lowered? Still
why was bail lowered?
Still have to LOL @ obstructing a railway track. Suck it dik bag.
What does it take
To get these losers held until trial?
Or are people really going to have to just start shooting them to bring about a change in judicial attitudes?
Is it judicial attitudes, the law, or practical necessity?
Perhaps what you want is to suggest a bill that would mandate that every person accused of a violent crime be presumed guilty and held till officially convicted or proven innocent. We might have to increase funding for the jails to accomodate the increase in population, as most trials don't get started for months after the original alleged offense. A rash of vigilante murders would probably just m
inspire a crackdown on vigilantism.
Not saying that I would shoot anybody
However, anybody remember what happened in NYC when violent robbery attempts were ignored or the perpetrators went right back out on the street on a routine basis? It really did take a fed up citizen with a gun to touch off the dialogue that led to permanent change.
If that is what we want, well, just keep it up. The simple fact is that this guy is clearly not capable of personal recognizance as he has amply demonstrated. Why is the bail so low? And who is actually being held pending trial if there is no room for somebody with this sort of track record?
A Malden man with
Ahem.
Look, I get it Dan, but let's face the facts here.
This isn't some punk and his first fistfight. This guys dangerous, known to police, and has a history of violent crime, yet he's back out on the streets after posting a measly amount and most likely will skip bail. Why wouldn't he with only 5K on the line?
I'd say give him life in
I'd say give him life in prison, but we all know how that works out.
DOWNTOWN CROSSING
D0WNTOWN CROSSING SHOULD BE RENAMED TO ZOMBIELAND