Massachusetts Mayor Discovers The Problem With Catch and Release Law Enforcement

“Donte King was just arrested on stolen and loaded gun charges on July 3rd and promptly let go by our court system. Oh, I know some judges and defense attorneys will say, ‘Mr. Mayor, you don’t understand the bail system, it’s only supposed to be to make sure a violent repeat offender comes back to court’ – well, Mr. King did, but now it’s to do with a fatal shooting – ‘what the hell does it take to hold and keep these repeat violent offenders off our streets and out of our neighborhoods!'” – Springfield, Massachusetts Mayor Dominic Sarno in Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno on release of multiple-arrest gun suspect: ‘What the hell!’ [via masslive.com]