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If you want evidence of why people don’t trust justice in big cities — and, in particular, the big city of Charlotte, North Carolina — you need look no further than the case of Khaliyal Burney.

Burney, police said, hit an 8-year-old girl with his car after revving his engine and speeding up while driving his vehicle in north Charlotte on March 28, according to a report from WSOC-TV.

She died after being transported to a local hospital.

And yet, until a charge of misdemeanor death by vehicle was added, Burney’s bail was set at just $1,000 — even though he had a revoked license and numerous other charges.

According to the Charlotte Observer, the young girl killed was named Nyomi Summers.

“When officers arrived on scene, they located a damaged bicycle and a seriously injured juvenile bicyclist in the roadway,” the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department said in a........

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