there were multiple huge red flags to authorities, imo, and yet nothing was done about him until he murdered three women.

Domestic violence is just not taken seriously.

and, all too often, this is the end result. There is still a 'wink and a nod' to men on the part of the authorities, reports minimizing the violence and, as in this case, staying the charges multiple times.

I have a relative that works in law enforcement specifically with domestic violence victims and she finds the courts really frustrating. Even when the police back the women 100%, the courts drop the ball often.

when the rare conviction occurs, the sentence is often a grotesque slap on the hand. It is infuriating.

signing that order, he was clearly bating them, challenging them... expressing his fathomless contempt for the law.

In a more nuanced system, he and anyone who publicly threatened to kill a woman should be imprisoned for the rest of his life. If necessary - a threat to use others, while in prison - placed in permanent, solitary confinement without visitors at all.