There was a shooting three days ago in the Central West End during broad daylight and it was captured on video. The bullets hit the victim in the shoulder, stomach and back, although he is expected to survive. I was surprised to hear that the assailant was released from custody the following day without any charges being filed.

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has seen this video but states that her office needs more time to decide whether it will bring any charges against the assailant. Gardner mentions self-defense even though the victim had his hands down at his side when the assailant started shooting and the assailant continues shooting the victim even though the victim was running away. Are we to the point that we should only prosecute perfectly easy cases? I’d like to show this video to the Circuit Attorneys in the 100 biggest cities to see how many wouldn’t immediately bring charges.

Gardner has come under a lot of criticism for the way she has been running her office since she took office in January, 2017.  And see here.  And here.  Recently, Gardner has been shown to be less than honest when making accusations against the St. Louis Police Department.