Federal charges were filed on Wednesday against a man accused of setting a woman on fire on a CTA Blue Line train in downtown Chicago this week.Lawrence Reed, 50, was charged in a criminal complaint with committing a terrorist attack or other violence on a mass transportation system — a federal offense rather than a state offense.
Later in the article is discussion of video showing him buying gasoline, his long criminal history, and his bizarre behavior before the judge.
Mental illness is at the core of much of what is wrong in most big cities. This guy's release without bail is another consequence of seeing racial equity as an important part of the criminal justice system.
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