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NYC failed elderly teacher pushed to his death by subway madman

Before Rhamell Burke allegedly threw Ross Falzone down subway steps, killing him in a shocking random attack, he allegedly assaulted three Port Authority police officers. Here, Frank Conti, president of the 1,800-member Port Authority Police Benevolent Association, writes that, far too often, criminals and the violently mentally ill are let free in New York:

Ross Falzone was a man who spent a career dedicated to New Yorkers as a schoolteacher. As a 76-year-old retiree he was enjoying his later years, and all New York City had to offer.

That was until last Thursday, when instead of New York City thanking Ross, it failed him.

The killing of Ross Falzone may have never happened if his alleged killer,........

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