Guy Rivera had 21 priors and a shiv in his rectum when he shot Det. Jonathan Diller during a routine traffic stop. Queens jury acquitted him of first-degree murder this week. NYPD calls it a gut punch. It was the system working as funded. Who benefits from repeat offenders staying free?

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