Serial Killer Bites the Dust

SC Residents Relieved By Suspected Killer's Death

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People terrorized by a serial killer who shot five people to death in their small community were relieved after police said they killed the man responsible. But with his death, an answer to the bloody spree could be lost. "I still want to know why he did it," said truck driver Matt Brown, 55, of Gaffney. "Why he killed so many innocent people. I guess we'll never know."

Burris had a long rap sheet filled with convictions for larceny, forgery and breaking and entering in states across the Southeast, including Florida, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. He had been paroled from a North Carolina prison in April after serving almost eight years.

"Look at this," Lloyd said, waving a stapled copy of Burris' criminal record. "This is like 25 pages. At some point the criminal justice system is going to need to explain why this suspect was out on the street."

And here in is the problem. They won’t explain why he was released, and they will release even more violent felons onto the streets due to soft judges who are sensitive to the feelings of the criminal and budgetary reasons. Americans need to learn that it is not a justice system, it is a legal system, and a broken one at that. One good thing that came out of this, was that the law abiding citizens of these small towns got empowered and decided to arm themselves. If there is ever another incident, the perpetrator might have a shorter run this time.

It appears that North Carolina, where the violent offender was shot and killed has its own set of problems these days.