I read (MSNBC) that the shooting took place at ~8 AM EST.
It's now ~3:30 PM EST.
That's over 7 hours and no word yet of his apprehension. Just imagine the damage Nichols could do in that period of time. Just imagine the spike in opportunistic crime while Atlanta's LEO resources (such as they are) are diverted in this manhunt.
According to the news account I read, the jury wasn't even in the courtroom when Nichols was about to be brought in there. But the judge still didn't want him to be in shackles or even a stun belt. That judge's idiocy, along with the atmosphere of political correctness, just cost 4 or 5 lives and may cost more before this is over. The even sadder part is that Atlanta will learn nothing from this.
It was around 9A ET. I drove through the Spring & Marietta Sts. intersection at about 3 'til 9. From what I understand, one of the carjackings was at that same intersection at about 4 or 5 AFTER 9.
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>>along with the atmosphere of political correctness
Let's spell that out: female sheriff's deputies, instead of ex-football play males, like most other courhouses in GA. Let's face it, an average man is, what?, an 85th %-ile woman, physically? And the perp here is bigger and stronger than an average man.
There are some things that should be men's jobs. Or they should have serious physical qualifications, that aren't dropped down so women can easily pass.
That there was a hung jury is beyond unbelievable.