How to get away with 3 murders in WI

In 1985, a guy walks into a Church in Onalaska (near La Crosse) and shoots the priest and two others because he doesn't like that females were allowed to do the Scripture readings.

He is found innocent by reason of mental illness, spends some time in the Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison and wants to be released into the public.

Now the District 4 Court of Appeals has ordered his release - which will occur - if the case isn't appealed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

So to summarize for those at home:
* We have a person who intentionally killed 3 innocent victims,
* He was found innocent of the charges in a WI court of law,
* He has never spent a day in prison for his crimes
* He now wants to be released into society again - because the state can't prove he's a threat to society.

Let us count the ways the criminal justice system has let WI citizens down in this situation:

1.) The original prosecutor wasn't able to get the 3 murder convictions to stick.

2.) The jury bought the insanity defense and pronounced him innocent of the charges.

3.) When asking for his release, state lawyers failed to prove that he would present a danger to the public.

Yeah, he killed 3 people - but he's no danger to the public.

4.) The District 4 Court of Appeals has ordered his release.

Now that the district courts find him mentally capable, he should stand trial for the intentional murder of 3 people.

Is it too much to ask that the judicial system keep this thrice deadly criminal away from endangering the public yet again?

If he is released, decides not to take his medication again and kills again - does he get off again by reason of mental insanity again?

How many innocent WI citizens have to die before this person is put away for life?

It is time for the judicial system to place the interests of the law-abiding WI citizens far above those who would intentionally kill 3 innocent victims.