All is still not right in the world. Yes, Melvin Spaulding has been released, and he has yet to be formally charged for shooting and wounding one of the three young men that was attacking his friend. Still, it doesn't appear as though any of the ruffians has been charged for the beating of a 63 year old man. Also, Spaulding has apparently been told that although he is free for now, and has not been charged with a crime, he cannot own a gun.

Given that Spaulding was originally arrested for attempted murder, and held without bail (a fate usually reserved for those deemed to be an immediate threat to the public), I had been wondering if all the facts were in. As the days go by, though, no more facts are rolling in, and the cops are looking worse and worse. That they chose to nullify Spaulding's Constitutionally protected freedoms without due process rings of tyranny and governmental abuse of power.

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