Horrific Stabbing Spree in Manhattan Shows How Politicians Still Won’t Lock Up the Dangerous Mentally Ill
Monday morning, after nearly two weeks of buzz about how the recent election heralded a new era in American politics, New Yorkers were treated to a painful reminder of how much life here hasn’t changed.
Three people were stabbed to death in separate incidents across Manhattan.
The perpetrator was a total stranger to each victim and the attacks unprovoked.
The man who has reportedly confessed to the murders is named Ramon Rivera, a resident of the Bellevue Men’s Shelter.
His history of arrests, incarceration and psychiatric hospitalization dates back two decades.
This was a “ticking time bomb” case, to borrow a phrase from our late colleague DJ Jaffe.
We have a perp whose advancing mental deterioration and participation in criminal activities of mounting seriousness all unfolded in full view of mental-health and criminal-justice professionals.
Continue reading the entire piece here at the New York Post
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Carolyn Gorman is a Paulson Policy Analyst at the Manhattan Institute. Stephen Eide is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. He is a 2024-25 public scholar at the City College of New York’s Moynihan Center.
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