Compassion and Balance

For John, BLUF:  We need to have compassion for our fellow human beings, but that doesn't mean that we wipe out all previous crime in the face of Winnie the Flu.  Some people are carriers of violence and should not be released into the civil population.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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Released from jail at height of pandemic, Virginia rape suspect allegedly killed his accuser

Here is the sub-headline:

Ibrahim Bouaichi then shot himself as police closed in Wednesday, leaving him in critical condition

From The Washington Post, by Reporter Tom Jackman, 6 August 2020.

Here is the lede plus two:

The incident in Karla Dominguez’s apartment last October was violent, and it was not consensual, she testified in Alexandria District Court in December.  The man she accused was indicted on charges including rape, strangulation and abduction and jailed without bond in Alexandria.

Then the coronavirus pandemic hit.  Ibrahim E. Bouaichi’s lawyers argued that the virus was a danger to both inmates and their attorneys, and that Bouaichi should be freed awaiting trial.  On April 9, over the objections of an Alexandria prosecutor, Circuit Court Judge Nolan Dawkins released Bouaichi on $25,000 bond, with the condition that he only leave his Maryland home to meet with his lawyers or pretrial services officials.

On July 29, Alexandria police say, Bouaichi, 33, returned to Alexandria and shot and killed Dominguez outside her apartment in the city’s West End.

Not all crimes and crmiinals are the same.  Further, not evereyone has the same cultural understanding  I think we see that playing out in this case.

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff