72 Chances Later… And THIS Is the Result 🤦‍♂️

Here we go again another episode of “Give Him One More Chance, Maybe He’ll Turn Into an Angel.”

Spoiler: he didn’t.

Meet Lawrence Reed, the guy accused of setting 26-year-old Bethany MaGee on fire on a Chicago train. Tragic. Evil.
But “shocking”? With his record? Please.

This man has around 72 arrests battery, assaults, arson, you name it. At this point, the jail staff should’ve given him a loyalty punch card: “10 arrests, get the 11th free.”

So why was he out? Because a Cook County judge released him on electronic monitoring after he allegedly knocked a social worker unconscious. Yes… that guy got an ankle monitor instead of a cell.

And guess what? He violated curfew and shocker something terrible happened. Again.

Chicago loses nearly 600 people a year to violent crime, but the politicians celebrate if it’s “a little less than usual.” Like, “Wow, only 592 this year! Amazing progress!”

Regular people still feel unsafe, but hey—the graphs look nice on PowerPoint.

Here’s the real question:
What does it take for judges and prosecutors to admit some people are NOT going to magically reform?

And when will everyday citizens not the ones with private security, but you, me, and everyone riding the train demand better?

If I’m wrong, explain it in plain English. But from where I’m sitting, “endless chances” is looking a lot like endless victims.