Police work before DNA and the Internet

[humble soul]

Police looked incompetent . Information sharing appalling. Criminals literally got away with murder. And punishments were minimal. Dangerous ex criminals roaming around the country, the world. People were not safe. So many unnecessary victims.
Take the Wayne Gacy case.
He committed sodomy/ rape in Iowa. Only served about a year in prison. Then moved to Chicago around 1970. Over the next 8 years murdered 33 young men. Had a respectable profile in the community , involved in politics .
What were the police doing?were they asleep? Gacy's past information should have been transferred to Chicago police. They should have been monitoring him. Or he should still have been in prison. All those murders could have been prevented.
America was a dangerous place to live in the seventies, eightees, even ninetees. Parts of Australia too. But not as bad.

 

[hawkman]

Most of my life has been spent in the USA , have you always lived in Australia ?

 

[humble soul]

Most of my life has been spent in the USA , have you always lived in Australia ?

Just 13 years in japan

 

[hawkman]

Just 13 years in japan

I spent a couple of years on the island of Okinawa . Watched Japanese TV while there , Hoss and Little Joe speaking Japanese :nod .

 

[humble soul]

I spent a couple of years on the island of Okinawa . Watched Japanese TV while there , Hoss and Little Joe speaking Japanese :nod .

I was teaching English. Mostly in Tokyo.

 

[Corn Pop]

That would have been a good experience working in Japan. Did you have a good time?

 

[humble soul]

That would have been a good experience working in Japan. Did you have a good time?

Yes. It was hard to readjust to living back in Australia. From semi rock star status in Japan to anonymity in Oz.

 

[humble soul]

After watching a number of crime documentaries based in America, I notice that it is relatively easy for people to relocate and start a new life. Seems Americans aren't suspicious of a new person in town. New person is innocent until proven guilty. Americans are trusting and friendly then?