Cop Sentenced in Wheelchair Beating

[Suji to Seoul]

CHICAGO (June 11) -- A Chicago police officer caught on video beating a stabbing victim who was handcuffed and shackled to a wheelchair was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in federal prison.
A federal judge imposed the 40-month sentence after viewing hospital security footage of William Cozzi, 52, handcuffing the man to the chair in an emergency room. Cozzi then shackled the man's legs to the chair and struck him with a sap, a weapon similar to a small blackjack club with a heavy center and usually covered in leather. The officer later accused the man of attacking him.
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"We expect the police officers to serve and protect the public and not to do the kinds of things you admit you did," U.S. District Judge Blanche M. Manning said in sentencing the 15-year Chicago Police veteran to half the time sought by prosecutors.
Rank and file officers have complained about Superintendent Jody Weis referring the case to the FBI for investigation after Cozzi already had pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge in Cook County Circuit Court and served an 18-month probation term.

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Another instance of police brutality. This time, the victim was in a wheelchair and handcuffed, WITH A STAB WOUND!!!!

Remember, cops are not all bad. This is the third story in four days I've posted about police brutality.

They are a legal street gang, not more.

[paulsby]

1. i disagree with the two pronged prosecution

a (legal) end run around double jeapardy frequently used against cops.

but i agree with the verdict.

[LiberalFighter]

2. There should be a mandatory additional sentence for assault on a handicapp

and additional sentence for any public safety employee committing an illegal assault.