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Originally Posted by DavidI
... unbeknownst to the officer, one of the bad guys was a gangster wanted for multiple murders.
David
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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?