Paying the Blood Price

A police officer was shot serving a warrant on a violent fugitive this afternoon. As horrifying as it is to say, that may be a sign of progress.

A police officer is in Grady Hospital bed today, after being shot several times by a criminal fugitive suspect he was trying to arrest.

I write this newsletter series to put context to the drumbeat of crimes we see every day on the news, and this event is sure to dominate news coverage for the next day or so. So let me say this early: if Atlanta is pursu…