I linked to the Crime in Charlotte board in a previous post on the murder of 92-year-old Mildred Clontz because that site is followed closely by CMPD. Now it appears that one of CMPD’s own is weighing on the crime. Bluelinebill claims to be a CMPD officer, and from his post, he sure sounds like one — one that has about had it:

We spoke about this murder today while qualifying at the range.

We all agreed that it’s time for the courts to start locking up these violent offenders the first time for the first offence. Not to wait until they kill.

Time after time these POS break the law only to be let out on probation or have their sentence pled down to a lesser charge.

The Courts here try few cases, deals are made so more cases can be cleared. We need more DA’s more judges and night court.

The odds are very good that if the animal that killed this woman is caught they will have a record.

I hope all the DA’s and Judges will think about this 92 year old victim the next time some POS stands before them with a new charge on top of a long list of past charges and think to them selves, this dirt bag is going to go out and hurt someone or kill someone next time.

Let’s put them away for a while. DA’s and Judges need to listen to the victims the police and their heart of hearts.

It’s too late for this victim, she will see no more springs no more holidays or family or friends. This victim’s life is over.
It’s time to start calling our leaders locally and at the state leave and demand action. We need more funding for prosecutors and judges. Stop letting violent offenders back out with just time served waiting for court.

They need to find out what do these POS really think about them selves and others. Most don’t care about anything. The young ones think of jail as a right of passage. I think it should be a right that costs them dearly each time they take the ride down to intake.

Bill is right as far as he goes, but we should also note that to date the CMPD rank-and-file has been more exercised about department policy on taking squad cars home and moon-lighting rules than the bleeding-heart judges Mecklenburg courtrooms are filled with. No doubt the brass has told them to keep quiet about the judges and let them handle that — and they have.

We already know that Chief Gates Stephens cares more about the “root causes” of crime than the victims of crime. As such, CMPD brass reflects this stance and has no real objections to judges releasing young repeat offenders. They just don’t want to “alarm” the public about it.

Correction: I do not know why I think Stephens and write Gates. It is something pathological with me.