Down in Atlanta, leaders are sensibly demanding answers in the slaying of a state trooper. Chadwick LeCroy was gunned down during a traffic stop in late December.
That is obviously tragic no matter what the particular circumstances surrounding the slaying.
But as it turns out, the man accused of killing the trooper had been arrested 19 times and convicted of 10 crimes. One of the arrests had come only weeks before the shooting.
“One can’t help but wonder ‘Why was a career repeat offender such as [suspect Gregory] Favors not already behind bars?'” a letter from top officials in Atlanta asks.
They said a criminal court that had previously dealt with Favors is too focused on resolving cases quickly rather than on protecting the public.