Hope for Mette?
Another reporter has taken up the cause. And this guy writes for the Des Moines Register:
- Mette is in an Iowa prison because of what Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass calls an injustice that "smells of a thousand hogs."
Hold off on the indignation over the insult. Kass, and the dozens of Illinois police officers and prosecutors who agree, may be onto something.
They think a guy who is being threatened and shoved by a drunk has the right to defend himself. To throw a single punch.
Mr. Carlson has obviously read the judge's decision and calls her out on a number of inconsistencies. A number of commentators express shock and dismay at how the entire case was handled. A few trolls (some of whom have attempted to comment here) attempt to cloud the issue with outright lies that go unchallenged, but hopefully, the way to get Iowa politicians to wake up is to get their local media bringing pressure and the real story to the voters.
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posted by SCC at 1:35 AM
62 Comments:
God mabey things are starting to turn for mike, The flood in Iowa has created such a mess I was thinking that the injustice of 1(one) man might have been forgotten. But hope springs eternal. That is if nurse "rachett" dosn't kill him first.
From his headline to God's ears. I certainly pray this situation comes to the proper resolution rather quickly.
As this is the truest definition of "miscarriage of justice".
Mike, take it a day at a time.
wasn't there some incident in MI w/ daley's son involving a baseball bat ?
Where can we write and thank this individual?????? My god finally some local press....
Hopefully now that its getting press in Iowa it will mark the beginning of the end and that Mike will be out shortly.
What about a protest in Iowa, SCC? Can you pick a place, date and time? We just need someone to set the stage and rally the troops---you know we'll show up!
All it takes is one voice to start the reverse a wrong. Great job SCC and John Kass.
Now is the time to push for a full presedential pardon. This way not only will Mike be vindicated, he can also get his job back
SCC: The Mette case proves DUMMIES made significant inroads to all forms of Iowa government. TOO MANY DUMMIES out there, and the Mette case is one horrific example of the results.
That was 43B at the White Sox game yesterday with his favorite latina officer.
The main thing is to get Mike Out, ASAP. Then, the illegality of what they [Iowa Judge and Prosecutors] did to him should be investigated fully by the Feds, and indictments for Official Misconduct etc; issued on the Iowa authorities involved. This kind of stuff would have never happened in America decades ago, but now that we've turned into a politically-correct, police hating Liberal Banana Republic, this is abomination of justice is typical of the liberal Fuzzy-Logic, new Age thinkers, formerly known as "Too Much College, Not Enough High School" Left Wing Wacko's.
At last one Iowa reporter willing to look at the facts of the case and corruption involved. If only a US attorney would look at the corruption involved in this civil rights violation.
that's one small step - but definately in the right direction.
I have written letters and emails to both Lou Dobbs of CNN and Dr Phil of CBS to ask for their help. Maybe it's a waste of time, but it's worth a shot to help Mike. If you get a free minute, drop either or both of them an email. Hang in there Mike! We won't forget about you!
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Anonymous said...
wasn't there some incident in MI w/ daley's son involving a baseball bat ?
8/11/2008 02:55:00 AM
And the kids gets away with it as usual because he is a daley and they do whatever they want! Now daley's kid wants to be a "war hero" but will never see a battle he joined so daddy could make the idiots believe "he served his country" when daddy daley gives him the mayoroal job soon yea daley can do anything they want!
Anonymous said...
Now is the time to push for a full presedential pardon. This way not only will Mike be vindicated, he can also get his job back
8/11/2008 08:33:00 AM
How do we start that?
It will only take you a second to send an e-mail to these people.
Newspapers write about what people are interested in reading.
So let’s send some e-mails, make some phone calls and ask them to continue to cover Mike’s case. They might ignore us, but they make money when they sell papers, and covering stories that readers are interested in helps them sell more papers.
Not that we care if they actually sell papers, but we need to raise awareness in the capital of Iowa.
Writer: John Carlson, jcarlson@dmreg.com
President and Publisher: Laura Hollingsworth, (515) 284-8041, publisher@dmreg.com
Vice President, Editor: Carolyn Washburn, (515) 284-8502, cwashbur@dmreg.com
Managing Editor: Randy Brubaker, (515) 284-8590, rbrubaker@dmreg.com
OFF TOPIC, we were told at roll call that no copper in the city can take time due without approval of DC due to the potential of a flood should we get a storm. Apparently they think this pump problem is a big enough concern that we cant have time off? Also stated that all dept memebers should have galoshes available. HAHAHAHAH This city is a fucking joke!
The CPD is NOT the only clusterfuck in town.
Under the regime of billionaire Sam Zell, the Chicago Tribune is now imploding. More top mgmt. on the Trib masthead are leaving today.
Mette should be pardoned by the President, and then should be apoligized to personally by each and everyone responsible for ramroding this man. A travesty of Justice, and all thats wrong with the judicial system/clout system in the United States(its not just in Illinois).
After the release from Prison, he should be re-instated to the CPD with BACK-PAY!. After that every FOP board member should line up and Apoligize, and right behind them should be CLINE, DALY, J-FED and all the exempts who could have and didnt do JACK-SHIT for the man.
Best of luck to you MIKE. I hope to seen be able to purchase a ticket to your welcome home benefit.
OTT: why is everyone telling me that 015 has turned into a shithole district? That was a rocking district back when i was there. any info?
Hmm. I wonder if the DOJ - Prisoners Rights will conduct an investigation????
off tpoic: myfoxchicago.com today has a survey regarding the C.A.P.S. program. C= CAPS A= Almost P= Past S= Shit
Now is the time to push for a full presedential pardon. This way not only will Mike be vindicated, he can also get his job back.
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He was not convicted of any federal law so would need a pardon from the governor of Iowa. Thats a very tough thing to come by in most states, especially while still in prison.
SCC, I am so serious about this and you are the place to get this started!!! Another poster said Mike needs a full pardon, whether it's Presidential or Gubernatorial, we need a massive letter writing campaign..Maybe Kass could get involved as well...
To many inbred DUMMIES in Iowa. Iowa will pay for the injustice done to METTE.
Any vehicle from Iowa, no turn signal, changing lanes without sidnaling, over the limit, Write good tickets that will stand up in court but write them. There are thousands of laws here in Illinois lets use them.
There are twenty thousands Police Officer, in northern Illinois lets let them know that justice works both ways.
Could be a few citizens from Iowa contacting their govenor might bring about a change in Mike's statis real quick.
"Now is the time to push for a full presedential pardon."
Actually, what Mike needs is a State Pardon - the President can't pardon him as he was convicted (wrongly) by a state court.
That means all letters need to keep going to:
Hon. Chet Culver
Office of The Governor and Lt. Governor
State Capitol
Des Moines, IA 50319
Has the family sought a pardon? I read Tribune that G.W. Bush is getting ready pardon all his "friends" before he leaves office. A certain Il governor pardoned that chick before giving a million bucks for the church that burned down. Its worth a try...
Off topic: Is it true that the
23rd District TAC and GANG teams have the lowest activity production city-wide? Can you say bye Stasch and bye Waldera?
YES ROAD TRIP! SIGN ME UP!
***FOP********FOP*****FOP*****
TAKE CHARGE GET SOME BUSES AND LETS GO TO IOWA.
CALLING ALL POLICE M/C CLUBS
This is one of the most horrible things to happen to one of our cities citizens. It is horrible that our media, local, and state officials haven't done everything they can even to the levels of federal government to have this atrocity corrected.
anonymous said...
wasn't there some incident in MI w/ daley's son involving a baseball bat ?
8/11/2008 02:55:00 AM
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Yes. There was also an incident with Daley's son in the 018th District where the young Daley took a pylon from a velvet rope line of a night club where he was denied entrance.
Patrick Daley was arrested and brought into 018 where miraculously there were no charges filed. A Chicago miracle. This was in 1999 or 2000.
Any vehicle from Iowa, no turn signal, changing lanes without sidnaling, over the limit, Write good tickets that will stand up in court but write them. There are thousands of laws here in Illinois lets use them.
There are twenty thousands Police Officer, in northern Illinois lets let them know that justice works both ways.
Could be a few citizens from Iowa contacting their govenor might bring about a change in Mike's statis real quick.
8/11/2008 03:34:00 PM
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You should apply for MENSA. You're a genius!
Let's antagonize hundreds of Iowa tourists for petty driving offenses. Then they'll SURELY have loads of good feelings toward Chicago Police officers in general, and they'll go out of their way to demand that Mike be freed immediately 'cause he must be a good guy, too.
Mush! First, we alienate all the Iowa folks who haven't done anything to hurt us and who likely don't know anything about Mike Mette. Stupid.
Second, we generate a ton of ticket revenue for this corrupt regime. Stupider.
Anonymous said...
I put something up about this on another post about Mike...
I'm trying to organize a march down in Des Moines (their capital) on September 27th.
It's only a 5 1/2 hr drive from downtown, and on a Saturday we wouldn't have to deal with rush hour traffic. I propose if we leave at 7am, we could be there by 2 or so, march for a few hours or whatever, be back in Chicago by midnight.
I'd make sure we get press releases out before hand, and also try to secure the proper permits from the locals. If they refuse, we still have the right to peaceably assemble.
So that's it.
September 27th. 2pm. Des Moines.
We can call it like March For Mike or something.
I put up this email address on the other thread about this and only heard back from one copper thus far. So if you're interested, I'll spearhead it. I'm not CPD, but my mom and dad are. I have the time to devote to this.
Email: SaveMette@yahoo.com
I also contacted SCC last week about this, just to get some advice, but haven't heard back yet.
I'm trying to do something to right this travesty of justice, I just need a couple of people to come on board so we can gain some momentum.
Thanks
First of all this section is about Mike Mette..If you can't spare us your "off topic" stuff just once for a fellow copper, please...
Second, what if anything is FOP doing for Mike Mette???
I am willing to start a letter campaign to ask the Governor of Iowa for a pardon if you, SCC, are willing to help advertise and seek volunteers who will help me distribute..And E-mail petitions don't work so don't start...We need to do more, like a big media campaign and clearly FOP has not done that. This is one case where they need to bend the rules of getting involved in "criminal" matters and show some leadership...
I will write the letter, have some attorney friends read and edit and pay for copies and postage but I'll need all of your help in getting the things passed around..Anyone interested write me at sgtobie@aol.com..
In the mean time, remember Mike's defense fund and the prayers, they do work...
Sgt D O'Brien
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Anonymous said...
wasn't there some incident in MI w/ daley's son involving a baseball bat ?
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It involved an underage drinking party at the Daley's Michigan home but it was another kid Mark Lawler doin the "batter up" The kid was seriously hurt unlike the POS in Iowa
OFF TOPIC, we were told at roll call that no copper in the city can take time due without approval of DC due to the potential of a flood should we get a storm. Apparently they think this pump problem is a big enough concern that we cant have time off? Also stated that all dept memebers should have galoshes available. HAHAHAHAH This city is a fucking joke!
8/11/2008 11:23:00 AM
And you TOO are a joke sir. This is a Mike Mette thread. Post that crap (that we already all know about) under the proper heading!
To 4:58p.m. Who gives a fuck what district has the lowest numbers! You must be a company suckhole numbers guy! 023 has citizens that go to work everyday and the crime rate is low. One of the 25 districts has to be last. If it were 022 I'm sure you would have to point it out also.
Numbers don't mean shit unless you're a clout boss. This department has always been quantity over quality and that's a huge problem. I'm sure 023's numbers would go up if everyone went out everyday and locked up three drinkers, but what difference would that make in real crime? NONE! What good would the police be to the honest citizens if they are down on a drinker AR when a crew comes in and does three robberies? I hope traffic isn't too bad on your way to 35th street tomorrow and remember to suck some boss ass at the DOC meeting!
Yes. There was also an incident with Daley's son in the 018th District where the young Daley took a pylon from a velvet rope line of a night club where he was denied entrance.
Patrick Daley was arrested and brought into 018 where miraculously there were no charges filed. A Chicago miracle. This was in 1999 or 2000.
8/11/2008 06:18:00 PM
Was that at Tequila Roadhouse on N.Wells? Vaguely recall the owners laughing about it.
Mike Mette should get a pardon, just like the guilty in Illinois get, get a big payout, like the guilty in Illinois get, and get reinstated to his job with full backpay. We do it for convicted killers who are obviousl guilty but managed to jerk the legal system off for millions and their freedom. And they are GUILTY. Mike Mette is innocent. Free him. Pay him. And reinstae him. Get him out now.
A veteran Cook County ASA of 17 years.
"You should apply for MENSA. You're a genius!
Let's antagonize hundreds of Iowa tourists for petty driving offenses. Then they'll SURELY have loads of good feelings toward Chicago Police officers in general, and they'll go out of their way to demand that Mike be freed immediately 'cause he must be a good guy, too.
Mush! First, we alienate all the Iowa folks who haven't done anything to hurt us and who likely don't know anything about Mike Mette. Stupid.
Second, we generate a ton of ticket revenue for this corrupt regime. Stupider."
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Full ditto here.
"...we just need someone to set the stage and rally the troops..."
Why don't you step up to the plate?
023's numbers would go up if they just got rid of some of that human garbage that prey on the poor unsuspecting naive Cub fans on game days.
Any Iowa FOP members looking on this blog that would help support their fellow FOP brother? I am sure that there have to be a few...
To 4:58 P. M. You are a first class asshole! Does it really matter what district is last? Someone has to be last, right? I don't know who Stasch and Waldera are, but I'm guessing they're tact Lt's. I guess you are some type of super cop or just bitter because you aren't on tact. Haven't you figured it out yet? It doesn't matter who the tact Lt's are. The guys just don't trust J-Fed, the city or leadership of the department. Morale has been crushed long ago and has now reached a boiling point and it has nothing to do with a tact Lt.
The days of manufacturing numbers to make some boss happy are over! It just isn't worth it anymore to bust our ass for their silly numbers game. We have no confidence in the leadership and trust has been long gone!
Anonymous said...
wasn't there some incident in MI w/ daley's son involving a baseball bat ?
8/11/2008 02:55:00 AM
yes it was in the early 90's
Instead of writing every citizen from Iowa, give them a break along with a copy or the article or at least a way to read it. This will bolster good feelings and generate no revenue for the Daley machine...
Lets be honest here,we are not going to a damn thing because we can not stay united about anything. We are too busy talking shit about each other on this blog when we do not have the balls to say it to someones face. We bitch and moan about petty shit and back stab each other and the only ones who are laughing are the city and the general public who hates us. The old school police would of done something because they were united,they were a family and they had eachothers back. In 1992,jon burge had a 10-1 rally at the plumbers hall and had 5000 people even under media protest but today we can not even be united for the littlest of things so how are we going to be organized for mike?I hate to say this but the mette family would be better off with high powered lawyers and people who know the law instead of a bunch of tough talking individuals who at the end of all their bitching and crying will not do a damn thing.
Can't we organize something to get more publicity for Mette? Hell I'll stand out in front of some building for 24 Hours in the pouring rain, even with my bad knees, if it can get Mike some help. It would also be a good way to get away from my wife's constant complaining!!
you censored me??? unreal south side hillbilly
you censored me??? unreal south side hillbilly
We might have - which banned word or phrase did you use?
Yes. There was also an incident with Daley's son in the 018th District where the young Daley took a pylon from a velvet rope line of a night club where he was denied entrance.
Patrick Daley was arrested and brought into 018 where miraculously there were no charges filed. A Chicago miracle. This was in 1999 or 2000.
8/11/2008 06:18:00 PM
Was that at Tequila Roadhouse on N.Wells? Vaguely recall the owners laughing about it.
8/11/2008 11:00:00 PM
Young Daley is an angry drunkard.
Can't we organize something to get more publicity for Mette? Hell I'll stand out in front of some building for 24 Hours in the pouring rain, even with my bad knees, if it can get Mike some help. It would also be a good way to get away from my wife's constant complaining!!
8/12/2008 12:32:00 PM
Email: SaveMette@yahoo.com
September 27th. 2pm. Des Moines.
I'm trying to do something to right this travesty of justice, I just need a couple of people to come on board so we can gain some momentum.
Thanks
8/11/2008 07:29:00 PM
Dude, read all the comments before you yelp. This citizen has posted twice now and is willing to organized this march. All you big talkers need to put your money where your mouth is and call the good citizen.
Every state including IA. and IL. need to adopt this Fl. law. "A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any other place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if he or she reasonably believes it is necessary to do so to prevent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the commission of a forcible felony" (www.myfloridahouse.gov).
Everyone needs to stop talking and do something already!! If you want something done you have to do it yourself.
With the amount of people that read this nobody knows anyone that can help out? Where are all the clout connections now?
Everyone knows the media reads these blogs and Kass is already a supporter, with the media on our side for once we need to take advantage of this and start advertising a March for Mike!!
Lets spread the word.
I agree with 8/11/2008 07:29:00 PM post.
September 27th. 2pm. Des Moines.
We can call it like March For Mike or something.
I put up this email address on the other thread about this and only heard back from one copper thus far. So if you're interested, I'll spearhead it. I'm not CPD, but my mom and dad are. I have the time to devote to this.
Email: SaveMette@yahoo.com
If we all tell two friends that tell two friends who tell two friends and so on we can Free Mike and be a part of a great victory!
These shitheads protest al lthe time and get their way why cant we!
anonymous said...
God mabey things are starting to turn for mike, The flood in Iowa has created such a mess I was thinking that the injustice of 1(one) man might have been forgotten. But hope springs eternal. That is if nurse "rachett" dosn't kill him first.
As a registered cardiac surgical nurse of 20 years, it has been my experience that nurses employed in the prison system are the ones that could not cut it in the hospital setting. They are getting by, sitting on their big lazy butts sucking up a paycheck from the state/federal system, with benefits far surpassing mine! PLEASE DO NOT judge all nurses by the actions of one substandard moron. She deserves to have her license revoked and does not deserve the title of "caregiver"! The suffering that she has caused Mike is unforgivable AND criminal!
I am not in law enforcement but have followed the Mette case closely. My heart goes out to he, his family, and his co-workers. Such a miscarriage of justice!
I will continue to keep him in my thoughts, pray that his health continues to improve, and hope that he will be freed from that hell-hole, soon!
someone earlier on this post came up with organizing Police Motorcycle Clubs....... That is a great idea. These guys and gals always ride for good causes and are usually up for a cause such as this. There are many many Chapters of Blue Knights and other Police Motorcycle groups throughout the country. Lets see if we can get any of them on board for a ralley Iowa.
Ah yes, the "Blame Mike" contingent that hasn't read the judge's ruling.
Yeah, we banned that.
You're a troll, nothing more.
Kass continues to help the cause as today's column has reader's letters. The one of Mette was a positive one and Kass used his reply to refresh readers as to this injustice.
The news media has taken a new interest in the case. WBBM radio and the tv news channels have covered the fact that Devine and Weis are getting more involved.
The news media has taken a new interest in the case. WBBM radio and the tv news channels have covered the fact that Devine and Weis are getting more involved.
8/14/2008 01:32:00 PM
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The last Iowa story I found on the subject had an AP tag on it, so it's on the national wires, thus on the national radar.
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