My heart goes out to the 80-year-old victim and her family. Let's hope for a speedy and full recovery. Hat's off to the courageous bus driver who chose not to look the other way and got involved, saving the victim from further injury. He deserves a medal. The question in my mind is, How could this violent person have been let loose on the street? Is it a breakdown in our system for handling the criminally insane? Is it a puka in our laws that allows this to happen? Did someone with oversight screw up? Yesterday in Haleiwa, a homeless man slashed the neck of a manager in a grocery store. Two cases so close together should set off an alarm. Hopefully Star-Advertiser staff are digging into this issue to find some answers. If our laws are inadequate, I'd like to know why and how they can be fixed. If our laws are fine but the follow-through by key officials is poor, then I'd like to know who dropped the ball. The buck not only has to stop somewhere, but it has to be clearly articulated.