Tata Say is accused of shooting a man multiple times, execution style, leaving the victim paralyzed and facing challenges for the rest of his life. And because of that, Say -- who WWL host Newell Normand describes as 'scum of the earth' -- needs to sit in jail until his day in court.
Instead, he was released to stay at home with an ankle monitor. And he escaped it.
Say's case drives home the point that New Orleans has become 'offender focused' instead of 'victim focused,' Normand said, and it's an embarrassment.
"But because we're reimagining our criminal justice system. Because the progressives are in control. Because they're telling us we're insensitive, heartless fools because we want to worry about the victim as opposed to the offender. How we get to a point that we allow this individual the type of bond that he had posted for him -- less than $200,000 -- and then to allow this individual to get out and be put on an electronic monitor. How anyone in their right mind can put their head on their pillow and say that this is, at this juncture in this criminal prosecution, is just. They are blind. They are blinded by their ideology."
For background, know that Say early Tuesday morning cut off his ankle monitor and managed to escape. He was later re-captured.
Say is one of two men accused of shooting and paralyzing Noah Hansard last year in an unprovoked attack with no known motive.
Elisabeth Hansard, the victim's mother, spoke to WDSU Monday about the manhunt.
"Every time this happens, they're out chasing the same person again. They're wasting their resources chasing a person that they've already chased two three four times, so were not helping the police force either by doing this," said Hansard.
Normand said someone needs to be held accountable for what looks like Say's shirking off of the criminal justice system. He needs to 'sit his ass in jail until trial,' Newell said, adding 'How many people do you have to shoot to not be considered for electronic monitoring?'
"Everyone should be angry, this community should be angry," Normand said. "We should be looking for the accountability from the officials who made these kinds of decisions ... To have this wiped in our face is a disaster. How do we convince anyone that this is the place you want to live when you have stuff like this going on?
