Short prison sentence for mass shooting is a 'disgrace'.

Where are the public servants sworn to protect and serve their constituents? Aaron Brown will be eligible for parole after six years in prison for his role in the Brooklyn mass shooting last July (“Fourth of five defendants in Brooklyn Homes mass shooting pleads guilty,” May 29). What a disgrace! Two people died, 28 others were injured and hundreds more were traumatized.

Brown also pleaded guilty to another charge of attempted murder in a separate incident. Baltimore Circuit Judge Jeffrey M. Geller seems allergic to the idea of ​​trying real cases. He has just approved the return of a recognized and repeated murderer to society before he turns 30. He seems to believe that Brown can be rehabilitated at the Patuxent facility.

Additionally, in my opinion, the Baltimore State's Attorney also does not want to do his job, which is to uphold his oath to protect his constituents. Ivan Bates showed up under the guise of being tough on crime. Really? Under his watch, small-time drug traffickers are serving similar sentences. This Brooklyn Homes case received national coverage last year. Bates may have blown his chance to become a nationally recognized crime fighter when he gave in to this sweetheart plea deal.

A “rehabilitated” Aaron Brown will be free to rip and race at his peak again. Nowadays, people complain about the police all the time. Do they ever complain to the court or the state attorney? What is it about our Maryland General Assembly, which apparently gives these “public servants” all this leeway and flexibility?

I do not think so.

—George Hammerbacher, Baltimore

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