Billboard Justice - Brian

Recently, the LA Police Department put up around 300 billboards across the city in order to help find the attackers of Brian Shaw. They also have a team of 17 detective working not stop to solve the case, even offering a $200,000 reward for tips that lead to the capture of the two people responsible for this senseless crime.

In case you have been living under a rock recently and have no idea who Brian Shaw is, check out Adam's recent post.

When you read about all that the LAPD is doing to catch these attackers, you might think it's noble and warms your heart to know they are trying so hard to catch them.

My opinion? It's absolutely ridiculous.

Why does Brian Shaw deserve all of this money and man power to find his attackers? There were 7,973 violent crimes in LA during 2010. Where are those victims billboards? Where are their 17 detective?

It usuallly works out that a detective has 17 cases, not 17 detective for one case. But because Brian Shaw's attack was so public and plastered on ESPN, he deserves more attention than anyone else?

Where are the thousands of murder victims billboards?

Where are the victims of gang violence's 17 detective per crime?

The LAPD has been forced to cut police manpower because of budget cuts. But they can use all of these detectives and money in one case? Who is losing out because of this? The family in the ghetto who is just become a footnote in the LAPD?

I am all for being proactive with finding criminals, but no one should be put above another because ESPN covered the story extensively.

I'm sorry to say it, but solving Brian Shaw's crime is NOT more important than solving Jane Smith's rape case. It's not more important that solving Joe Schmoe's murder case.

If Brian Shaw deserves a billboard, that so does every other victim in LA.

Sports shouldn't trump equality in the judicial system.