“When you look at it, you wonder why they aren’t still in jail,” Smith said. “Years ago, people were afraid of the system. They aren’t afraid anymore.”

In other law enforcement news, the TCSO is investigating two assaults and an alleged attempted shooting.

• A 29-year-old man reported at 11 p.m. Wednesday that someone he didn’t know tried to shoot him at Short Street and Southern Avenue.

• A man reported that between 5:55 and 6:02 p.m. Wednesday, a 56-year-old disabled man was assaulted by several unknown men on South Ridge Avenue near W. 27th Street.

• A 34-year-old woman reported that between 5 and 6 p.m. Wednesday two people she knows “caused her substantial physical and visible bodily harm to her by striking her on the head and biting her.” The woman was treated and released from Tift Regional Medical Center, according to a spokesman there.

To contact senior reporter Angie Thompson, call 382-4321.