It seems to me that the police are hampered in this country by lawyers - just let a cop have a sharp tone to his voice while capturing a criminal, well, they are sued for mental anguish and abuse.
My idea is to use these same weapons (lawyers) against the bad guys. In this case, law suits are filed against the judges in the previous three cases for slapping him on the wrist as opposed to applying the 'three strikes and you're out' law that was voted in by a huge majority. Is this a democracy or not? This hardened criminal should have been festering in a sewer already, from his previous convictions, not tooling around downtown, armed, jumping red lights.
I guess this story really got to me, as this criminal looks exactly like our local terrorist at the end of the block. Overweight Hispanic guy, with tattoos, shaved head, and lifeless "shark" eyes. He is on some sort of welfare where our taxes pay his rent, and is thus free all day to wander around the neighbourhood, throwing beer cans in the street, urinating in people's hedges, dealing drugs, partying with his cronies. He is affectionately known as Savage by the neighbours. His transgressions are numerous and constant, yet each short lived enough that by the time the oft-called cops turn up, he is gone.
Hope these two cops make a full recovery.
Mike
