stuff's crazy around here! i worked at grady last night, don't go back until next friday. i suppose i'll have some front line details next week.
in any event, frank, you know i'm always feeling you!
as far as what this guy did...
1. he "allegedly" committed crimes against his ex girlfriend, not his wife.
2. he had already been to one trial for the alleged crimes, and the trial ended up in a hung jury.
many people are sitting and watching the news, hearing things... and somehow the guy held his wife hostage for three days and didn't want to go to jail. small details, yes, but details that were misrepresented. :shrug: not necessarily a big deal, but just wanted to point that out.
is what the guy did in court today wrong? absolutely.
what's the proper course of action? apprehending the suspect and bringing him in.
if he has a weapon drawn when police get near him, i would definitely understand opening fire on him, given his history of using a deadly weapon and the likelihood of imminent danger.
seems like there are too many trigger happy people around here. while emotionally one may want the guy to get his "just desserts", it just doesn't make sense. acting on a hunch, being trigger happy, is how things used to be, and in some ways still are. one person allegedly shoots someone, cops show up and shoot the guy.
if we're going to say that it's ok for cops, sworn to protect citizens and uphold the law, to subvert the law in this case, at which point does it stop?
