The decision not to immediately arrest Mr. Shahzad might have been colored by several factors.
The colors of a Kuwata piece — saturated, vibrant and often shocking — immediately arrest the viewer's eye, making it exceedingly difficult to look away.
The son attacked a homeless man in December 2010 but the police did not immediately arrest him after the episode, which was recorded on video.
In that case, the Sanford Police Department failed to immediately arrest the lieutenant's son after video posted on YouTube showed him attacking a homeless man in December 2010.
"The details he provided in connection with the death of 7-year-old Faheem Williams led local authorities to immediately arrest him and charge him," he said.
After the police did not immediately arrest Mr. Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, protests and marches popped up around the country spawning a national conversation about racial profiling, Florida's self-defense laws and the criminal justice system.
