Scotty Enoe, a CVS worker, and Charles Brito, a homeless serial shoplifter, are the latest victims of New York’s disastrous criminal-justice reforms.
In 2023, Enoe found himself fighting for his life after Brito attacked him.
The employee fought back by fatally stabbing his attacker with a pocket knife.
Now Enoe’s on trial for manslaughter, facing up to 25 years in prison. And Brito is dead.
It’s tragic for both men.
And absolutely nuts.
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And it’s thanks, mostly, to New York’s refusal to slap meaningful consequences on shoplifters like Brito and get them off the streets — and to pro-criminal district attorneys, like Manhattan’s Alvin Bragg, who target victims while bending over backward to let perps slide.
Brito, after all, had been nabbed more than a dozen times and was a known drugstore thief in the area.