New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea sounded off on the state's criminal justice system and reiterated his frequent calls for legal changes that would help the NYPD get guns off the street.

"We’re arresting someone for pushing a woman down the stairs and we’re releasing them back into the streets," said Shea Tuesday. "This is craziness."

Another example stems from a brutal and unprovoked attack on an Asian woman in Chinatown on Monday. Police arrested Alexander Wright, 48, for the assault. He already has a long rap sheet.

Records show Wright has been arrested at least 17 times. The arrests were for multiple assaults including an attack on a 72-year-old man, spitting on a woman's face, and punching a police officer, a police source told FOX 5.

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