Unconfirmed, of course, but it sure sounds like this guy should have already been serving a life sentence and that three people would still be alive now.
From WXIA:
A number of Atlanta Public Schools are on lockdown until further notice, according Joe Manguno Public Information Officer for Atlanta Public Schools. The list is as follows:
Centennial Place Elementary
Hill Elementary
Bethune Elementary
Blaylock Elementary
Brandon Elementary
Bolton Academy
Miles Elementary
Fain Elementary
Jackson Elementary
Jones Elementary
Finch Elementary
Oglethorpe Elementary
Adamsville Elementary
Peyton Forest Elementary
E. Rivers Elementary
Garden Hills Elementary
Smith Elementary
Townes Elementary
Kennedy Middle School
Sutton Middle School
Usher Middle School
Douglass High
Washington High
North Atlanta High
Hindsight is always 20/20. No system is perfect. One of the prices way pay for the freedoms we enjoy and cherish is that those with no regard for others have the freedom to do horrendous things of this nature.
When I was in the police academy, I was told that the bulk of all police officers shot in the line of duty were wounded or killed by their own gun. A significant part of our defensive tactics training dealt with maintaining control of your weapon or relieving a suspect of control of his.
That said, most police officers never fire their gun in the line of duty, and many only draw their weapons on felony stops or certain domestic situations...That is to say, not often.
Complacency and taking "business as usual" for granted is a fault most people succumb to at some level.
Regardless of the lapses in security or mistakes that were made or even what sacrifices were burned at the altar of political correctness IMHO is sort of moot at this point.
In the end, it comes down to the decision of one man who chose to destroy four families in an act of complete and total disregard for anyone but himself. He has murdered, raped, kidnapped, and stolen and will continue to do so until he is stopped.
Don't count on the police taking justice into their own hands when they catch him. Unless they have a clear reason to shoot, they will conduct themselves professionally and place him under arrest. :(