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The homeless man was arrested thrice in a span of 36 hours
Agustin Garcia, 63, was sent for a psych evaluation following his arrest. He boasted to the cops that he'd be released again as he didn't have any priors

Ahomeless man in Brooklyn who was released without bail for robbing a subway rider at knifepoint was arrested again for robbing a straphanger's iPhone.

Augustin Garcia, 63, was arrested thrice last week for stealing a 12-pack Coors Light beer from a Bronx bodega, robbing two Manhattan straphangers--wielding a knife at one of them, Your Content reported.

The alleged crime spree started around Nov. 21 around 7:30 p.m. when he swiped a dozen cans of beer from a bodega in the Bronx. He was charged with petty larceny and released without bail. On Nov. 22 at around 3:00 a.m., Garcia was back at it--he allegedly robbed a woman at knifepoint at the Canal Street station and asked her to "stay back" when she pursued him, Latin Times reported.

Manhattan prosecutors demanded Garcia be held without bail for his crimes but the judge denied it. Following this, he again snatched another woman’s iPhone at the Lenox Street station. All three arrests occurred in a span of 36 hours, the report stated.

Garcia allegedly boasted to NYPD (New York Police Department) officials that he would be released again because he didn't have any prior convictions. However, he was charged with felony robbery this time.

The accused was sent to Bellevue Hospital for a psych evaluation following his third arrest. Prosecutors spoke in favor of Garcia being held $20,000 cash bail or a $60,000 bail bond but their plea was again turned down by Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Valentina Morales.

"We can arrest people, we can cut them loose, incarcerate them, but it’s not addressing the underlying problems," a law enforcement source told New York Post. "There are so many underlying issues when it comes to revolving-door criminal justice problems. But by far, the No. 1 issue we see in cases … is...

Bet He Arrives On Time Too...Despicable.

So much for the golden future, I can't even start

I've had every promise broken, there's anger in my heart

You don't know what it's like, you don't have a clue
If you did you'd find yourselves doing the same thing too

Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law
Breaking the law, breaking the law

Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #94

Quick Hits Of Wisdom, Knowledge And Snark #93

U.S. 'Deeply Concerned' Over Russian Military Moves As Kyiv Calls For NATO 'Deterrence Package'

When The United States Has Weak Leadership, Bad Things Happen.

Ukraine says it will ask NATO to boost military cooperation with Kyiv and prepare economic sanctions as part of a “deterrence package" to prevent Russia from attacking it as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington has serious concerns that Russia could be planning an invasion.

The comments came as the Western military alliance's foreign ministers met for a second day in Latvia amid growing concern over a Russian military buildup near the Ukrainian border.

We don't know

"We are confident that if we join efforts, if we act in a coordinated fashion, we will be able to deter President [Vladimir] Putin and to demotivate him from choosing the worst-case scenario, which is a military operation," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told reporters on December 1 as he arrived for talks with his NATO counterparts in the Latvian capital, Riga.

Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said that any military operation that would violate the sovereignty of Ukraine would be met with "severe consequences," and that his country was ready to engage with "heavy" sanctions.

Kofod's comments echoed stark warnings issued by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other foreign ministers of the 30-country defense bloc who on the first day of their meeting said Russia would pay a "heavy price" for any new military aggression against Ukraine, while Moscow cautioned the Western military alliance against crossing its "red lines."

Ukraine -- which aspires to become a member of NATO, a move strongly opposed by Moscow -- says Russia has kept tens of thousands of troops and heavy equipment near their common border following massive war games in western Russia earlier this year, raising fears of a possible invasion.

On December 1, Blinken said the United States has serious concerns over "evidence" that Russia could be planning an invasion of Ukraine and warned Moscow it will face drastic economic sanctions if such an attack occurred.

"We're deeply concerned by evidence that Russia has made plans for significant aggressive moves against Ukraine. Plans include efforts to destabilize Ukraine from within, as well as large scale military...

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Women’s Tennis Association Suspends Events in China Following Peng Shuai’s Disappearance

Tennis star disappeared after she accused a top Communist Party official of rape

The Women's Tennis Association announced that it will suspend all tournaments and other events in China, including in Hong Kong, in light of tennis star Peng Shuai's disappearance after she accused a Chinese Communist Party official of raping her.

WTA chairman and CEO Steve Simon said in a statement Wednesday that his organization cannot "ask our athletes to compete" in China when Peng "is not allowed to communicate freely."

"While we now know where Peng is, I have serious doubts that she is free, safe, and not subject to censorship, coercion, and intimidation," Simon wrote.

Peng, who in 2011 ranked as the 14th greatest female tennis player in the world, on Nov. 2 alleged that former Chinese vice premier Zhang Gaoli raped her. She disappeared after making the accusation. Chinese state media on Nov. 17 released an email they claimed was from Peng, recanting her accusations. Human rights organizations have said the statement is likely fabricated or forced.

Peng on Nov. 21 appeared on a video call with International Olympic Committee officials that did little to allay suspicions. Human rights lawyer and former Olympian Nikki Dryden called the "proof-of-life video" a Communist Party "publicity stunt."

Until Chinese officials "cease this censorship, verifiably prove that Peng is free and able to speak without interference or intimidation, and investigate the allegation of sexual assault in a full, fair, and transparent manner," Simon wrote, the WTA will not hold any events in China.

The WTA's decision to oppose Chinese oppression contrasts with decisions made by other American sports organizations. The National Basketball Association, for example, has long stayed quiet on human rights abuses in China, a market in which it has made billions of dollars. The NBA was equally silent on...