The Chicago cop story is not at all surprising, the only thing surprising is that Daley didn’t show up as a character witness.

And the Boys (and girls) in Blue wonder why the public hates them so much? At least this woman got a trial. There are tons of innocent victims of police brutality who don’t even get that because they’re not white or, as I know from my activist work, sex workers or other sexual “outlaws” who society deems as “less-than-worthy” for justice anyway. Transpeople especially have an extremely difficult time pursuing similar cases of police brutality.

I live in Chicago, so I’m at the mercy of these brutes. I think I need to exercise my 2nd Amendment rights.

“Your honor, I cite the case of Abbate. My client deserves probation just like Abbate got.”

Duh.

This is why whenever a police levy comes up for a vote during the election I always vote “NO”.

Two years probation and 130 hours CS? And a curfew? This wasn’t a fucking teenager, this was a drunk cop with a gun in a steroid-induced rage who beat up a woman half his size. This is pathetic.

“Brave brave you for only letting assenting voices comment. Brave brave you. I guess it’s the spirit of the FBPO who, regardless of your weak excuse for condemnation, did not condemn Abatte. Also: “And any civilians or media types looking to start shit…” really shows that htere is a disconnect from how you view yourselfs as above and apart from the general population – dangerous dangeraous way of thinking.”

I don’t expect it to be published though.

he’s a power-hungry career politician

Aren’t they all? Isn’t that the problem with politics?

Tiocfaidh ar la!

#36 colson

@Dave Krueger on digital: sweet. I’m guessing you prefer music on vinyl too? :D

I still wish I could pick up Polaroid film.

Actually, I still have quite a library of vinyl, but it’s just what I had before CDs were invented.

I have some Polaroid in my film fridge. I also have one of the little coating thingies, so I can pop it open and take a nostalgic sniff now and then.

#36 thomasblair

Kodachrome has stopped production recently.

Sad. I heard that yesterday. It’s like your old grandfather that you expect to pass away any day, but are still a little stunned when it finally happens. Another little milestone that draws a line between past and future.

I compare shooting film to wood working. People don’t do it just because they like the furniture. They also do it because of the enjoyment they get from working with the tools and handling the materials. I’ll switch to digital when they make it smell like fixer.

I think it is more that the police still have the “hero” halo. Attacking the police tends to marginalize a politician in the eyes of the general public, so the pols are happy to play along with the “boys in blue.”

A cop would have to get caught running a pedophile prostitution ring before his ‘fellow officers’ would turn on him.

#41 | J sub D | June 24th, 2009 at 12:12 pm

…. I’ll just leave it at that because I’m too angry to post without descending into an obscenity filled rant.

Descend! Descend!

;)

But as so many of these cops know ( evident from the comments on the blog), these elected assholes are corrupt as shit and law enforcement is told to give them a free pass on everything from speeding tickets to drug possession and more. Getting cops in line means getting local politicians in line first.

Judge John Fleming said he decided against jail because he did not believe the crime was serious enough and throwing Abbate behind bars would not be a deterrent to others.

“If I believed that sending Anthony Abbate to prison would stop people from getting drunk and hitting other people, I’d sentence him to the maximum,” the judge said. “But I don’t believe that is the case.”

Grrrrrr!!!! To think I used to respect the justice system. I’ll just leave it at that because I’m too angry to post without descending into an obscenity filled rant.

“When I ran for president,” Obama said Monday as he signed the Philip Morris-championed bill, “I did so because I believed that despite the power of the status quo and the influence of special interests, it was possible for us to bring change to Washington.”

Obama is a lying career politician (I’m aware of the redundancy). He thinks the American people are too stupid to see through his high minded (and dishonest) rhetoric and actually discern what he is doing.

He may be right.

Yeah, it’s called me and Windypundit and every other taxpayer in the Chicago.

#25 | LOLcat | June 24th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Sue that cop for everything hes got. Horrible people should have horrible lives…

Agreed.

However, I bet there is some city funded insurance that will pay the cost so that the cop doesn’t have to.

:(