We have a justice system that barely works, if it works at all. Every aspect of it is stretched to the limit. Until we find a way to keep people like this in jail the situation is not going to improve.
This case is a prime example of what ails our criminal justice system all across America.
IMHO, the very last thing that should be short-changed or stretched too thin is criminal justice. Churches and liberal groups can always scrounge around and find the money to feed hungry children or get medical care for the truly needy, but there is NO alternative to having enough officers on the street, courts, judges and jail space to handle people like the animal who did this.
And the saddest part is that there will probably not be a thorough, unbiased investigation into exactly how this animal was on the street to do his evil. It will simply be chalked up to another administrative error with the lame excuse that the system is underfunded and overused. Two wives are widows and five kids now have no dads. And mostly because Tampa can't have Jacksonville keep someone in jail. Someone who is already in their custody.
And the really scary part is the realization that this animal is not alone. There are dozens, maybe hundreds of others out there who will kill without warning if stopped for a traffic violation.
why cant tampa charge the jacksonville officer or clerk that signed off on the release form (im assuming theres a form) with accessory to a crime or maybe obstruction of justice or something along those lines? it seems that releasing someone when there is a warrant on them should be a no-no. it looks to me like states need to make it a state crime to put in place laws and processes to make sure cross jurisdictional felons/suspects are retained and processed better