You’re missing something. If I know who the perp is and I’m the victim I’m not going to look to the legal system for help. The Mayor’s son? Where’s Bernie Gets when you need him?
Goetz.
The mayor’s nephew in this case. The small town aspect carries in both directions.
Based on what happened after the arrests, it is my opinion that the gang and their associates so to speak sent a less than subtle message that the victim better back off on some of the charges or else.
I’m sure he did not have the wherewithal to take on entire gang. It was it was a very stinking situation. I asked the cop teaching an advanced gun class that class that I took here what would have happened if I had been standing there with my weapon when he was stomping on the man’s head if I shot the attacker. He was somewhat equivocal, implying that I could have been letting myself in for a real problem. I think that is because the law did not see this as attempted murder. Which of course it was. These psychopathic teens think the world is like television and that you can stomp on somebody’s head and it’s not life-threatening. Apparently the legal system thinks the same way as television.