Lawrence Reed has been charged with terrorism after pouring gasoline on 26-year-old Bethany MaGee, then setting her on fire on a Chicago subway train. The woman sustained severe burns to over half of her body and is currently being treated in the hospital for what is bound to be a long recovery. Reed has been arrested 72 times since the 1990s. His long criminal history includes repeated violations of his curfew, which was part of the terms of his release while pending trial for charges related to assaulting a social worker. A federal magistrate judge ordered him held in custody after he appeared in court on Friday. The prosecutor described the Blue Line crime as “barbaric,” noting that the woman burned for a full minute. Reed’s legal team revealed he has a history of mental illness and has been assigned to stay in shelters, including at least two transitional housing shelters on South Princeton Avenue and South Avenue N. The judge who released him is under scrutiny for failing to keep criminals behind bars despite his long record. This is the second time the judicial system has failed a young, innocent woman whose life has been irrevocably changed due to some activist judge refusing to put insane criminals behind bars. The judge who let him out needs to be held accountable.