A few years back I heard the alarm going off from the house across the way from me. As usual I went to the window just to see not expecting anything more than a false alarm. I couldnt believe it - I saw the man who had tried to break in jumping the wall and trying to flee (obviously the alarm scared him away)....

I decided to follow him at a safe distance (prob stupid thing to do) while my mom called the police. I heard the police arrive and directed them to the man where they apprehended him.

After a few hours the police came back to my house for some more paperwork and told me this guy had JUST been released from prison!

Great, we caught him and back in jail then - or so I thought!

After a few months I was forced to spend an entire day in court to wait my turn to testify about what had happened.

I heard later that the entire thing had been thrown out of court because the owner of the house had subsequently died and there was no one to press charges Could the state not press a charge?

Well our man who had just been released from jail was free back on the streets. Thats justice for you.