Okay … He wanted to be a phony tough-guy cop and now he gets to experience both sides of law enforcement. Let’s see what happens first time he’s out in the prison yard.
The jury recommended a four-year prison term, the maximum, and Bates was handcuffed and taken into custody pending formal sentencing at a later date.
I hope the judge follows the jury’s recommendation.
A grand jury also investigated the agency and indicted the longtime sheriff, Stanley Glanz, in September, accusing him of failing to release the 2009 memo. He resigned on Nov. 1.
Hopefully he will soon join Bates behind bars. Since they will both probably be in some kind of protective custody unit, maybe they’ll end up being cell-mates.
Cue the first round of “appeals” accompanied by better judge and jury shopping.Next time, he’ll show up in a wheel chair, like Dennis Hastert. I hope he gets exactly the same amount of sympathy from the judge.
Never thought I’d see this.
Bates’ defense attorneys argued at trial that methamphetamine found in Harris’ system, along with his cardiac health, caused his death.
They must have had to practice a lot to say that with a straight face.
I think the real reason a lot of folks get a gun is they just want to hurt or kill someone, especially if they are black. Same reason I think a lot of cops apply for that line of work. The whole wanting to serve and protect is total BS, they just want to keep non-whites in line.