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Hortensis

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16. Despicable. The whole 5 years should be for the

Reply to 7962 (Original post)

Tue May 8, 2018, 12:33 AM

May 2018

beating alone, plus a similar period for falsifying his report, then double it all for actually filing false charges, which should carry penalties severe enough to make all authorities shudder.

Well, at least this one's gone righteously to prison.

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Ex-Atlanta cop gets 5 years for beating Walmart customer over 'stolen' tomato [View all] 7962 May 2018 OP

do you know if Mr. Carnegy was able to get any restitution rurallib May 2018 #1

I would imagine theres a lawsuit somewhere, but haven't heard of one yet. 7962 May 2018 #3

There is a lawsuit: dalton99a May 2018 #5

Good!! Thank you for posting that. 7962 May 2018 #9

Agreed BigOleDummy May 2018 #2

Broken bones, illegal search, falsified report Blue_Tires May 2018 #4

Even if the tomato was stolen. Which it was not. alphafemale May 2018 #6

Oh wow, Winn-Dixie... Jedi Guy May 2018 #10

Oh man... forgotmylogin May 2018 #13

Checking Against The Receipt? ProfessorGAC May 2018 #18

Lol, i love that Winn Dixie story. Calista241 May 2018 #14

Anyone want to bet that if he hadn't falsified the report Downtown Hound May 2018 #7

Aaron Sorkin expressed it best when he wrote: "The only way to get them to stop doing that Aristus May 2018 #8

Good. Jedi Guy May 2018 #11

Questions: Liberalagogo May 2018 #12

It was a side job. Calista241 May 2018 #15

I think he's "ex" because of this incident. He was wearing his uniform 7962 May 2018 #17

cops are in high demand and can make good $$$ doing Blue_Tires May 2018 #22

Despicable. The whole 5 years should be for the Hortensis May 2018 #16

Makes me sick. Too many cops have a God complex they think gives them the right to judge Nitram May 2018 #19

heartbreaking for Mr. King, for his family. He's a father. skypilot May 2018 #20

Never thought of that. good point. 7962 May 2018 #21

When I was growing up... skypilot May 2018 #23