Sunday, May 17, 2020

17 May 2020: "Who Can We Prosecute For Those Deaths? Nobody."

Cuomo says "nobody" should be prosecuted in N.Y. for deaths caused by coronavirus

Here's the video from CBS News:

Perhaps by "nobody", he's referring to himself, his administration, and the state's public health officials, who he already effectively exempted from investigation back on 7 May 2020. On the other hand, if he's wondering what state law might apply to the people involved, we would suggest New York Penal Law Section 125.10, for criminally negligent homicide, might be somewhat relevant, if not Section 125.20 (manslaughter in the first degree).

A deadly coronavirus infestation of New York's nursing homes certainly wasn't "inevitable". Not until the Cuomo administration's policy went into effect.