DA’s ‘Image Problem’: A Soft-on-Crime Fallout

THE ISSUE: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hiring of a public-relations consultant.

I’ll save Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg the time and money he’s going to use on a public-relations professional: Just prosecute criminals (“Scuffed Bragg tries to polish his image,” Jan. 18).

That’s what he was hired to do, not reinvent the justice system.

Most people want criminals — repeat offenders — locked up. If he is refusing to do his job, then he should be fired. If he’s having an image problem, it’s even clearer that the majority of New Yorkers don’t agree with him.

It is nice to see there are people left with enough sense to disagree with this moron.

Joe Micare

Malta

Instead of consulting a public-relations consultant to help his image, why not just put criminals in jail with lengthy sentences? That would greatly polish his image — plus, it’s the job he is paid to do.

All of the recent tragic murders have one thing in common: The killers all have long rap sheets and should have (and could have) been behind bars. Carol Meltzer

Manhattan

So DA Bragg admits his first two weeks were rough. Well, he brought it upon himself by swearing to go easy on crime.

Ask any decent, hardworking New York resident, and they’ll tell you we want law enforcement and prosecutors to go tough on crime.

Unless Bragg does a complete, 180-degree turnaround, his days as Manhattan DA are numbered. Bert Wedemeyer

Brooklyn

I find DA Bragg amusing, if not misinformed. His soliloquy about his first two weeks being challenging and his personal experiences with crime fail every test of common sense.

I’m so sorry he is misunderstood, but I am truly sorry for all the families and New York City residents who will be victims of violence as a result of his choice of dangerous and misguided policies. Michael O’Brien

Manhattan

Bragg has already shown his character. To back-pedal with PR is just to solidify that what he said he meant.

Bragg isn’t the smartest tool in the box. He needs to be removed immediately. Alfred Bonnabel

Manhattan