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      <title>Comments On: Was justice done to Anthony Abbate?
    
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      <![CDATA[All I'm saying is that when a cop breaks the law, a lot of people who might normally have a little perspective on criminal justice want to see their indignation and outrage translated into punitive sentencing.  I feel the same way, incidentally.  But I think even for cops it's important to consider proportionality, the benefit to society, and so on.  Maybe this sentence falls short--it certainly doesn't look like justice to me.  But Whet's right to bring in some perspective.
        
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      <![CDATA[If I may nitpick: William Ligue beat up Tom Gamboa, who was a first base coach for the Kansas City Royals. It was the first of numerous incidents with Sox fans charging the field against the Royals. PS: Go Royals.
        
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      <![CDATA[Cops are (or should be) a different issue that the rest of these mopes in that they ARE the law. They are TAUGHT the law as part of their jobs. As I understand it a cop is never really "off duty". What, if he sees a bank being robbed or someone being raped he's permitted to turn his back. He's ALWAYS a cop as long as he's on the force. This pantload should not get the same consideration as the other cases you cited.
        
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      <![CDATA[ISTR that his partner went out front during the beating to turn away the squad cars answering the 911 call.
    What's his sentence?
        
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      <![CDATA[I find it hard to believe that anyone would defend this guy, even if he is a cop. Remember he was off duty so he was just like you and me - right.  I am disgusted.  These aren't just liberals that thibk this was wrong.
        
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      <![CDATA[The Chicago Chapter of the National Organization for Women does NOT accept this sentence.  If you would like to get involved with Chicago NOW and make sure that Anthony Abbate is fired, please visit http://chicagonow.wordpress.com/
        
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      <![CDATA[It's funny how liberals start getting very interested in the idea of punitive, retributive justice when the criminal is a cop.  Just saying.
        
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      <![CDATA[I agree with C.A.D (cops are different) because if I smack the horsesh*it of out a police dog, or the dogsh*t out of a police horse, it is my understanding that I can be charged with assualt to a peace officer.
    
    Huh?  I'll let the animal rights advocates chew on that one, but still......huh?
    
    Anyway, if abbate had been sentenced to actual jail time, he would have probably been placed in protective custody of some sort.  Or at least received some sort of favoritism from the guards.  Which would have been a single-finger slap in the face, as it would not have been observed by the people.  Not to be confused with the traditional five-fingered slap-o-rama that is usually delivered to chicago's finest when they are caught red handed committing one of the many crimes they hunt others for.
    
    In short- woman beating is okay according to this judge.  
    
    
    yep.
        
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      <![CDATA[Cops are different than rest of us.  The sentencing for harming a cop is a lot greater than that of normal citizens.  Hence, wouldn't it make more sense to dish out more punishment when cops break the law as well?  
    
    Not that will ever happen, of course.
        
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      <![CDATA[I'm sorry but the fact that the bloated pig is (hopefully not for long) a police officer show warrant a stiffer sentence. Hopefully the bartender will bring a civil case against that thug.
        
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      <![CDATA[Excellent job to bring reason to an otherwise highly-charged story. Thanks for the insight.
        
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