During my two decades and counting of covering crime in our town, I have heard cops and residents repeat this complaint time after time: Bad guys rarely stay arrested.
It goes like this: A thug commits crimes, cops arrest him, lawyers and judges set him free. Drug dealer busted Friday night is back in business Saturday afternoon; cops pick up a kid shooting up the corner after school Tuesday, and he’s playing hooky again on Wednesday.
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