New York Crime ‘Revolves’ Around Recidivists

Another New Yorker was made the victim of the city’s revolving-door criminal justice system last week.

Ross Falzone, 76, was entering a subway station in Chelsea when Rhamell Burke, 32, allegedly shoved him down a flight of stairs. Falzone later died from his injuries.

In spite of this, somehow Burke appeared in court on a completely different charge the next morning. Even more shockingly, he was allowed to walk free.

Burke had also been released from Bellevue just hours before he allegedly took Falzone’s life.

In addition to an indictment of the city’s mental health policies, Burke’s story is that of another frequent flyer released under New York’s lax bail laws.