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How was your day?

First, I get news that one of our own took his life last night.

Then this.........http://cbs2.com/local/Gardena.Officer.Shooting.2.626502.html

Fortunately, it looks like the officer is going to pull through.......

David

*****ty. Sorry to hear that David.

When I first saw the title of the thread, I thought I would have something to complain about. After reading about "your" day, I have nothing to complain about. I hope tomorrow is a better day for you David.

I've had a pretty crappy day, but nothing on this scale. I hope your friend pulls through, David.

Yep, that is a bad one. Hoping tommorrow is better.

Darn man, sorry to hear this. My eyes are not dry right now.

Semper Fidelis

Yeah, my wasn't great but pales in comparison. Our thoughts to your officer's family and I hope the Gardena officer pulls through ok.

Fortunately, the officer is expected to recover. He was shot twice, but will be OK with treatment. We caught 2 of the 3 bad guys so far and recovered the handgun.

It started out as a "jaywalking" stop, but unbeknownst to the officer, one of the bad guys was a gangster wanted for multiple murders. He is behind bars now. As we have said many times, all stops can turn deadly in an instant. The entire encounter only lasted a few seconds.

This officer is very lucky.

David

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Originally Posted by DavidI (Post 3696689)

... unbeknownst to the officer, one of the bad guys was a gangster wanted for multiple murders.
David

You're touching on the crux of the problem. It takes a lot of work to get a felony conviction. You start with a lot of police work, then charges are filed, then arraignment, possibly a grand jury, then a prosecution and a trial. If a conviction is secured, there is sentencing and somehow... The felons end up back on the streets through light sentences and early release.

I forget the stats, but it turns out the the vast majority of violent crime is committed by a handful of criminals. The police do a good job making the arrests, then the prosecutors may or may not plea bargain to a lesser crime and after that the entire criminal justice system collapses with a police shooting like you describe as the end result.

Why is it that when we identify a criminal with a propensity for violence we can't put them away until they are no longer a threat?