{"id":230956,"date":"2026-05-14T03:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/230956\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T03:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T03:05:22","slug":"nycs-justice-system-failure-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/230956\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC\u2019s justice system failure: Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Issue: New York City\u2019s justice system\u2019s failure to keep repeat offender Rhamell Burke off the streets.<\/p>\n<p>The miscreant Rhamell Burke should never have been on the street to allegedly murder 76-year-old Ross Falzone. People like Burke should have been involuntarily committed ages ago (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/12\/opinion\/nyc-failed-elderly-teacher-pushed-to-his-death-by-subway-madman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNYC failed shove vic,\u201d<\/a> Frank Conti, May 13).<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, our criminal-justice system is also to blame. Apparently Burke had been charged many times. Anyone who is rearrested while out on a pending charge should have a significant bail set.<\/p>\n<p>Kenneth Fitzgerald<\/p>\n<p>Hicksville<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Mamdani needs to do more for our homeless and mentally ill. Rhamell Burke should not have been released.<\/p>\n<p>I am also 76 and walk with a cane. I worry about being assaulted and even killed like Ross Falzone, who did nothing wrong to anyone.<\/p>\n<p>Frederick Bedell Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Bellerose<\/p>\n<p>I get very angry when I see The Post give prominence to killers and hate-mongers. You printed a large front-page color photo of a benignly smiling Rhamell Burke, who shoved a retired schoolteacher down a flight of stairs, killing him.<\/p>\n<p>People like him are scum who should be hidden away in some dark corner. Instead you help elevate them. You\u2019re part of the problem, not the solution.<\/p>\n<p>Max Wisotsky<\/p>\n<p>Highland Park, NJ<\/p>\n<p>The tragic, yet totally preventable, murder of Ross Falzone by a grinning lunatic is positive proof that the \u201cwoke\u201d disease that has infected New York\u2019s political and criminal-justice systems kills innocent people.<\/p>\n<p>How could an emotionally disturbed person like Rhamell Burke be evaluated and released by medical professionals in an hour? Shame on them and the woke hospital system that enables it to happen.<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Scro<\/p>\n<p>Whitestone<\/p>\n<p>I read the New York Post every day, and it seems there is not a single day when I don\u2019t read about a violent crime committed by some disturbed individual.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats do not solve problems \u2014 they create them, and it is costing New Yorkers taxpayer dollars in a big way. These crimes are the result of the gross negligence by New York politicians.<\/p>\n<p>This violence will not stop until elected officials are held accountable.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Millar<\/p>\n<p>Fitzwilliam, NH<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet opinions and commentary from our columnists\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Issue: The Administration for Children\u2019s Services withholding records of reported child abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The vile behavior of and tolerated stonewalling by the Administration for Children\u2019s Services must be stopped (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/11\/opinion\/why-nyers-may-never-know-of-child-welfare-workers-fatal-mistakes-and-misconduct\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cDeadly Child Abuse: Why Not Investigate?\u201d<\/a> Naomi Schaefer Riley, Post\u00adOpinion, May 11).<\/p>\n<p>The story of 4-year-old Jahmeik Moldin\u2019s murder by starvation has never left me, and it is appalling that it hasn\u2019t broken the heart of anyone with the power to stop the insanity of ACS\u2019 racist administrators.<\/p>\n<p>There must be someone left in this government who has an iota of decency left in their hearts and has the power to remove the lunatics running the ACS nuthouse.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up the pressure, New York Post. No one else seems to give a damn about these children.<\/p>\n<p>Joanne Urban<\/p>\n<p>Wantagh<\/p>\n<p>ACS staff are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to protecting non-Caucasian children. Removal from homes smacks of \u201csystemic racism\u201d in today\u2019s politically correct environment. Then, when a tragedy happens and a child is abused, not fed properly and tragically dies, the family is not to blame; it\u2019s ACS.<\/p>\n<p>Why anyone in their right mind would become an ACS worker or superviser is beyond me \u2014 and this is from someone who was one for over 32 years.<\/p>\n<p>Zachary Margolies<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia, Pa.<\/p>\n<p>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy, and style.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Issue: New York City\u2019s justice system\u2019s failure to keep repeat offender Rhamell Burke off the streets. 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