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- The Chicago Firefighters Union is expressing outrage that a man convicted of attacking two fire paramedics walked out of court this week with a virtual slap on the wrist.
Jonathan Soto of Bartlett was charged with four counts of aggravated battery for the 2011 incident, but a Cook County judge convicted him on only a lesser misdemeanor charge.
"My complaint is with the system that allows this to happen," said union president Tom Ryan. "We are going to make it our mission to make sure that if this happens again, that we are going to do anything in our power to make sure they are punished to fullest extent of the law."
Evidently, no one told them this was Cook County and the jagoff got 1 year supervision and 20 days of community service.
Judge James Linn in case you were wondering.
Judge James Linn in case you were wondering.
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posted by SCC at 1:03 AM
99 Comments:
At least they didn't nolle it like they've done to me
Hello, if you sign complaints you need to show up in court. I has a medic sign complaints on a shitbird and she never showed up to court. I saw her on the street short time later asked her why didn't she show up and she told whats the point.
CFD if your not going to show up don't bitch
Sorry the hose puller got hurt, however, this is nothing new in Chicago. We get battered, abused, and injured and NOTHING happens to the offender. I'd like to see CFD try to do something to prosecute to the fullest extent..because if it doesn't work for us, it sure as hell ain't gonna work for them.
Im happy we all know its Judge James Linn, like anyone is going to vote him out. Judges that have been certifiable nuts and mobbed up in the open have been re-elected. The public is stupid and indifferent. As long as the beer is flowing and the Bears are on all is good.
Judge Linn is the biggest piece of shit judge in that building.
Judges get paid off by crooked lawyers. Ever heard of Graylord, Silver Shovel? Gangs making hundreds of millions in drug sales and you think it's an accident that they walk? The judges are not that liberal. They're that greedy and corrupt.
every single gun case I've had over the last several years, resulted in a plea agreement for 18 months..all reckless discharge or uuws..its a joke, I dont even have to testify becuz of ASA's deals for a conviction...in each case i had,
dude was out in 9 months and involved in another crime...sorry I quit!
God Bless our Firefighters and Paramedics. We put up with this kind of deal down crap every day.
"Judge James Linn in case you were wondering."
I wonder who was and what the A.S.A. presented to Judge Linn.
Is Judge Linn worried about the "Cop Vote"? Certainly not, our number are being depleted, cops don't vote and when they do the vote NO on judges anyway. So why should he do anything for the "Cop Vote"?
The "Firefighter Vote", here he may have awakened a sleeping giant. We haven't done anything since the Cathy Touhy/Judge Pasarella incident and when was that?
yep, james lynn room 700 at 26th and California. As some refer to him, let em go lynn...
Linn is a goof
Wow crazy. Hopefully there will be a different outcome for the shitheads that shot at the P.O's in 010 the other night!
Judge James Linn is a piece of shit and has single handedly destroyed any faith i ever had in the justice system.
let me guess...he pled guilty of simple battery.
sad thing is, that's probably not allowed.
If he was charged with Agg battery PO/Fire, then they (states attorneys) probably let him plea out to the lesser charge. Problem is, simple battery is NOT a lesser included charge to Agg Bat P/O, or Fire.
They pull this shit all the time, but technically, it's not allowed.
Sir Donkey, Esq.
Liberal Judges around Christmas will do anything to keep assholes out of jail.
Surprising. Judge Lynn usually takes a dim view of those who mess with first responders. I had a case in front of Lynn many years ago from an off duty ptj I was working. I wound up with three felons charged with resisting a police officer
Although it was only a misdemeanor charge, judge Lynn sentenced all 3 to pretty much the maximum, 11 months in County. How things have (apparently) changed.
Take the same situation but substitute a judge for the paramedics and this guy would be serving time.
I'll bet this guy will even violate his probation and still not get any time.
Wondering if he would get the same if he attacked a Judge.
Linn is a former ASA also, go figure. If was a PD or a bottom feeding defense lawyer, you could understand.....but he used to be on our side. Another Judge who figures getting beat up is part of the job.
Soto will fuck up again, hopefully out in DuPage, Kendall or Kane Counties and then he'll get his finally.
Judge Linn has been a softy for many many years. Nothing surprising here.
This tool attacks to female emt's and walks out of court laughing. If he had threatened a Judge, he'd be in a dark hole for years. We're all doomed...
Hurray Judge Linn!
Years back, Chicago Police Officer Brenda Sexton was beaten to death with a baseball bat by her boyfriend and left to be discovered by her small children, battered beyond recognition, lying in her blood soaked bed. The coward then fled. He was spotted by Police in Wisconsin and ran off into the woods. During the search, a Milwaukee County Sheriff's helicopter went down, killing both Deputies. The coward pled guilty in front of Judge Linn and received 60 yrs. A couple of weeks after sentencing, Judge Linn called everyone back into court and announced that he had been thinking about it and decided he'd been too harsh. He then chopped ten years off of the sentence (allowing for the very real possibility the coward might get out some day). Brenda's family and the families of the two Wisconsin Deputies were devastated. After having achieved some sense of closure, all of the wounds were reopened and the families were forced to endure a display of compassion for the cowardly offender. Who did Judge Linn care about more, the victim's and their families, or the coward responsible for the deaths of three police officers?
kind of surprised, and disappointed, with Judge Linn there.....CFD deserves a lot better
I guess they're finally looking at the "ME TOO CLAUSE" a little differently huh???
sorry brothers, but this crap has been going on for years with us. Saw the news story the other night when the female paramedic told of her and her partner getting attacked in the ambulance and although its sad but where are the reporters when we as police get attacked, injured and faced with that and much more? We've been victims of crimes all the same but..... oh thats right we're all bad press for the the city. Thank God the paramedic and her partner were ok and it didn't turn into something worse but hey, if you're just feeling /noticing this because you're finally on the receiving end of being victimized, then put in a good word for us when you put up that fight because our voices fall on deaf ears
remember we live in CROOK COUNTY , Illinois. ......good luck !
From a troll: As I citizen I have to wonder why Tom is so outraged? As SCC points out, this happens all the time when the cops are attacked by a jagoff like Soto. You know what Tom, if he assaulted me, Joe citizen the same thing would happen. If I am not correct, the charges are the charges at the time of the incident, they are pled down in a deal between the S/A and his counsel, puke like Soto takes the hit on a lesser charge and I read in the paper he is sentenced to time served, he gets time on the Sheriff's work crew (SWAP) or coummunity service. (Which is also funny because assholes like Soto do NOT serve the community, they are burdens on the community) Then in 6 months or so I read about him assaulting, beating up some woman or someone else. Am I wrong? I would like to know Sotos record, now that would add flavor to the story for sure. And since he is a jagoff, I know he has a record. Merry Christmas to all the first responders and be safe, always support each other.
What do you mean by "welcome to our world". Firefighters and paramedic have known this for a long time and experienced people fighting with them for a long time. Police officers have tools on their duty belt that serve as a deterrent while firefighters and paramedics don't have those tools.
It would be nice if they allowed us to carry a taser, pepper spray and a baton.
with one big difference,cops have guns.
You'll get more time for beating on a bus driver than a cop. Happened a few years ago on the Belmont ave. bus. Offender, female crazy named Danuta Gatwood. Got a year in the county.
We can't afford to have these guys in jail so, the powers that be, tell these judges to let them go. Unbelievable! It's no better in family court where judges keep letting these deadbeat parents get their kids back! Most of these judges see things, every day that is worse than what's in front of them. They don't care. That is why I vote, every single time, No, to re-electing judges. Straight down the line, NO! These judges are never going to lose their jobs. It's probably more paperwork for them if they give jail time! Anyone assaulting a paramedic /FF or member of the CPD should have jail time. Next time I hope you fill the court room with blue and see if the judge lets the offender go then. I'm thinking not so much.
So this happens to the police everyday ! It's part of the job deal with it CFD.
I knew that 'Me too!' clause would come back to bite them in the ass eventually...
*rimshot*
Sgt. Eddie Howard Jr was charged and sentenced to the fullest extent of the law and is now a convicted felon but, then a piece of shit gangbanger is the alleged victim so the court decided that he needs justice from the police and has a right to be a criminal gangbanger in Chicago.
After you said the judge's name, THAT answered all my questions. Are you aware that this judge doesn't let the ASA 's make plea deals. It is ALL done by him.
People talk about reforming the police department- hell what they really need to be talking about is judicial reform. We have a serious flaw in the whole system because it only holds officers accountable for their part. There is a major part on the judges and attorneys that is never held accountable- and they hold the most power in actually rendering punishment or freedom to those who are unlawful. There should be no arbitrary ruling for crimes against officers, firemen, teachers, or any public employee- the charges are automatically aggravated in those instances which makes it a felony. A judge should be mandated to follow strict sentencing guidelines on those cases, and if they fail to do so they should be subject to removal/suspension just as we are.
Same thing happened to me when I got into it with a drunk shoplifter who was not going quietly. Wound up with a nice injury and had to get shots afterward. Charged the ahole with resisting on top of the theft. When it came to court, the fkn retailer was a no-show, so that charge was dropped. Then the ahole SA wanted to reduce the resisting charge to disorderly or some lower bs charge, with an open court apology from the pos who would be mandated to complete rehab program. I refused. They called us before the judge and guess what- resisting charge was dropped and I got a bs apology and they got supervision. This whole city/county/state is a fkn joke and they give two sh*ts about you- take that to the bank.
I guarantee this guy will be back in the news after hurting somebody else
Attention Firemen and Paramedics: This is why we vote NO to retain all Crook County Judges. Spread the word.
15 years ago, Judge Linn was on our side when he was at 1340 S Michigan. That's too bad. I wondered what changed him?
The judges and the system are a JOKE! unless you are related to a political hack or a shovel large quantities of money to them nothing will ever happen to these offenders, except that they will be arrested again for something else!
Bribery is alive in Chicago
Does Judge Linn still have the seventies porno star mustache?
Now, kees me you fool!!!!
The public is stupid and indifferent. As long as the beer is flowing and the Bears are on all is good.
12/22/2012 01:22:00 AM
Amen. This is why every big city in the U.S. is dominated by Democrats, and also why we have one of history's most corrupt, most morally bankrupt, most indifferent, most inexperienced and most moronic occupant of the White House. Apathy & Ignorance.
What do you think the penalty would be if the judge or his family was the victim?
This tool was fortunate he attacked 2 female medics. If he would have attacked the wrong medic he would have been needing some dental implants after walking out of court with a toothless grin.
Linn refuses to find anyone guilty of armed robbery with a firearm because he doesn't believe in the mandatory minimums. He'll only find them guilty of other dangerous weapon and they end up getting 4-5 years instead of 20.
Yet doesn't matter who the judge is because he will continue to be retained because idiot voters will continue to select YES at the ballot box. Even our own members don't even vote. It's hopeless. Most voters and those who don't vote just don't care. Only way to get out of this nonsense is to move out of this city and state quick as you possibly can. Look at the the recent story in India where thousands are protesting the capture of the rape suspects. In Chicago, protesters would defend the offenders. In India, the citizen protesters want the men hung, Huge cultural difference huh? When was the last time you saw protestors turn out against offenders? Nice change for once.
God Bless our Firefighters and Paramedics. We put up with this kind of deal down crap every day.
Why should the CFD get better treatment than the CPD in court ?
Those firemen need to bring civil action against that jackass!
At Juvenile court , you rarely see a resisting arrest or agg batt against a cop go forward . Almost always dropped by State .
Also, it seems like 90% of the cases are i-phone robberies which are always pled down to theft from person. Burglaries are always pled down to criminal trespass. Another change I've noticed over the years is no more theory of accountability. Many cases are being dropped against multiple offenders who were present for the crime.Years ago, if you were caught in a stolen car , or in a car with a gun, everyone was charged and prosecuted , now, thats' pretty rare.
Since a theft or a criminal trespass is so many detention points less then a robbery or a burglary, fewer and fewer delinquents end up being held on new arrests ,
All this has led to the climate of "ain't nothing going to happen".
What the F-ck. I was just in line at the Jewel. The womean in front of me bought her groceries and a $200.00 piece of prime rib. Then used her link card topay for it all. I work 2 freraking jobs to buy groceries and the assholes down state want to take my pension. Why haven't we gutted the shit out of the LINK Card system. Wake up you spinless bastards down state.
The courts always piss on the police and now it's the firemen. The court feels it's our job to get hurt.
They do it all the time and have done it for at least the last 23 years that I've been on. The Cook County Judicial System is a joke. They are part of the problem and always have been. It sickens me seeing what goes on everytime I'm in court. If the sheep of this county only knew. The police know the truth.
Do you guys remember "Let em Go Leo Holt" at 26. OMG the worst of the worst. Then there was Flemming at 26, almost as bad as Holt and now we have Judge fist pump at Juvy. Plus dozens, yep dozens more that have no right being on the bench.
Anonymous said...
Hello, if you sign complaints you need to show up in court. I has a medic sign complaints on a shitbird and she never showed up to court. I saw her on the street short time later asked her why didn't she show up and she told whats the point.
CFD if your not going to show up don't bitch
12/22/2012 01:15:00 AM
Who's bithcing and who said they never went to court on this case? It sure sounds like they did.
I always ask CFD if they need an escort to the Hospital.
Ahhh yes, Jimmy Linn who's uncle is Larry Ellison. If you don't know of Larry, he's the one that owns Oracle Corp. (computer software) which just so happens is used by the City of Chicago.
If Jimmy isn't sailing around the world with his uncle, he's staying at one of twelve homes on the beach in Malibu.
Small world Huh? He doesn't have to worry about his job, he owns a ton of Oracle stock.
I believe Uncle Larry is listed as the fifth richest American.
Happens to coppers every day. Get used to it fire people.
Judge Lynn is in room 700 at 26 Cal. He has a zero conviction rate
Once again, a Union Bigwig talks but does nothing. These same Union 2-Faces will support this Democrat Judge next time he's up for re-election, along with the rest of the Democommunist Clowns. Pay your dues you fuckin dopey Sheeple.
Linn has always been a bitch and a jagoff.
Double standards.
A man who yelled an expletive at former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley on his final day in office was sentenced Friday to three years in prison.
Janusz Kopycinski, 31, yelled "F*** the mayor!" and spat in the mayor's general direction as a crowd gathered outside City Hall as Daley left one last time as mayor on May 13, 2011, according to police, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Police officers proceeded to request identification, causing Kopycinski to run. Police made chase and one of the officers was grazed by a moving CTA bus during the pursuit.
The officer sustained minor, non-life-threatening abrasions in the grazing, but the injury was enough for charges against Kopycinski to be elevated from misdemeanor resisting arrest.
Kopycinski, who testified in court that he meant no harm to anyone, was found guilty in April of aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting arrest in the incident, NBC Chicago reports.
The man faced up to seven years in prison, charges further elevated in light of a 2007 arrest for battery to police where Kopycinski was found guilty but mentally ill.
Judge Linn is a piece of shit, no different than some of the other clowns sitting on the high bench...
Well hopefully now the FF Union will take the lead because we know the FOP and its members don't. Families have to BEG coppers to stop by courtrooms while the gang bangers fill entire courtrooms.
Anonymous said...
Hello, if you sign complaints you need to show up in court. I has a medic sign complaints on a shitbird and she never showed up to court. I saw her on the street short time later asked her why didn't she show up and she told whats the point.
CFD if your not going to show up don't bitch
12/22/2012 01:15:00 AM
I'd love to see your report writing.
This is exactly how the system works here in Cook County. I got Agg Battery to P.O. and the ASA had him plead guilty to a misdomeanor battery and a "large fine". As the ASA told me, this way he couldn't sue me and besides, Judge Howard never finds anyone guilty and I should consider myself lucky he took the deal.
Judge Linn is the biggest piece of shit judge in that building
1:23am post
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I don't know about that. Judge Howard, Hooks, and Claps are pretty comparable pieces of shit also!
Anonymous said...
Im happy we all know its Judge James Linn, like anyone is going to vote him out.
You can never vote out a judge that was never elected. He is an associate judge, chosen by his peers.
The same judge who lets the scum hug their parents in court in front of the parents of people they killed. He really is something else
HIGH CRIME BLAME THE JUDGES
Crook County at its Best
I has a medic sign complaints on a shitbird and she never showed up
1, Learn Proper English
2. Dont lump all CFD together
4. Everyone that reads this could think CPD are ignorant
5. Get A life!
6. Your point is no germain
6. Happy Holidsya
But some of the new Sgts. Get in your face for not being proactive enough in action to prevent shootings.LOL.I'm sure he has the pressure on him.In this particular case I don't think its the Lt's they seem to be wise enough to know better and disgusted enough with the way they are having the authority to run their watches taken away. So it must be from higher pay grades.
From a citizen troller: Whoever thinks (12:22 6:28am) this would not happen in Du Page is not entirely correct. This happens here too. I read about people charged with assaulting suburban police here and quite often those charges are either pled down or in some cases dismissed (especially if no one got hurt) but the more serious charges stay. I guess the good news is they get slammed on the more serious charges and one thing is correct: Soto is a jag off and he will get locked up, probably in Du Page and he will do jail time. I would just love to know his criminal history because you can just tell he has one. I guess the answer to Tom being irritated is maybe the firemen and parmedics should start punching back aholes like Soto. Some of them guys are in pretty good shape and I do not think unfortunately for the police that if the FD punches someone up, people are going to be inflamed, no pun intended.
I have heard from more than one source who work in the courtroom everyday that the judge is told how many "spots" the jail has, i.e. how many prisoners the jail has room for. I am guessing that the judges use their sentencing powers based on this formula, deciding on God knows what criteria to send in only a chosen few that will not overload the jail. What a lovely ass-backward system, eh? I could not believe it when I heard this, but I suspect it is the truth.
I remember getting punched in the face ... misdemeanor charges ...(prior to Mearday when they were all misdemeanors) go to court and no one knew anything about it ... WHEW Cook Co.
Anonymous said...
So this happens to the police everyday ! It's part of the job deal with it CFD.
12/22/2012 07:55:00 AM
---maybe in the 70's when the cops could wack the guy - no more - now we go to jail for wacking a guy - remember Cozzi - got about 1 year per wack - 6 years - so, no we shouldn't just 'deal with it'
they dont want their people locked up..
So let me get this straight; an offender can punch you, beat you and he will walk out with misdemeanor or probation. But if you do the same you will be charged with a felony, convicted of a felony and you will lose your job. Keep up the aggressive police work. Chicago and Cook County appreciates it.
Had a POS armed rob 3 women at Sutherland Elem doing Market Day. He got caught, Judge Linn sentenced to 17 yrs.. Then had another hearing and reduced to 12 because no one from community was there to object. Course no one new about new hearing
Well folks, like said, welcome to our world.... or nightmare.
Maybe between all those that serve, we can put together a list of all those political assholes on the bench, pass it around and everyone get together.
Kind of like a list of which judge is naughty or nice.....
Maybe as we vote to dismiss, the BS will stop. I think all firefighter and coippers in Crook county could nail a few....
I'd love to see your report writing.
12/22/2012 03:22:00 PM
And I'd love to see yours.
Now you can understand why crime in this city is the way it is!
Don't blame the police blame the courts
>>>Anonymous said...
At Juvenile court , you rarely see a resisting arrest or agg batt against a cop go forward . Almost always dropped by State .
Also, it seems like 90% of the cases are i-phone robberies which are always pled down to theft from person. Burglaries are always pled down to criminal trespass. Another change I've noticed over the years is no more theory of accountability. Many cases are being dropped against multiple offenders who were present for the crime.Years ago, if you were caught in a stolen car , or in a car with a gun, everyone was charged and prosecuted , now, thats' pretty rare.
Since a theft or a criminal trespass is so many detention points less then a robbery or a burglary, fewer and fewer delinquents end up being held on new arrests ,
All this has led to the climate of "ain't nothing going to happen".
12/22/2012 11:56:00 AM<<<
So that's why overall crime is down
Anonymous said...
Sorry the hose puller got hurt, however, this is nothing new in Chicago. We get battered, abused, and injured and NOTHING happens to the offender. I'd like to see CFD try to do something to prosecute to the fullest extent..because if it doesn't work for us, it sure as hell ain't gonna work for them.
12/22/2012 01:16:00 AM
I got a conviction for Agg Bat to PO on a shirtbird drunken animal. Nothing previous so probation but a conviction. Then I sued him and got 10k in my pocket and he paid my lawyer. Not bad considering. This after Ed Burke's Finance Committee refused to pay my medical bills, they said "there is no conclusive proof this occurred in the performance of your duty."
Agg Bat to PO, I was arresting officer, box 1, no one in box 2. I got a broken hand during the arrest and the fuckwad Burke says "no conclusive proof it occurred in the performance of my duty."
Slowing down and becoming what young hair gels think is an old timer dog ass doesn't happen over night. I still did my job, just not aggressively. I backed up my partners and answered calls, just after several incidents like that there was no go get 'em lock 'em up shit left in me.
After 20 years you learn what to go all out for and what to sit back on. To the youngsters it looks like being a dog ass, to me it looked like being careful.
Anonymous said...
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The "Firefighter Vote", here he may have awakened a sleeping giant. We haven't done anything since the Cathy Touhy/Judge Pasarella incident and when was that?
12/22/2012 02:30:00 AM
1986
All I know is the CPD and CFD have a lot of friends in the communities as well as their own friends and family. If you guys strongly come out against these assholes that get elected there will be a lot of respectful people following you. It's really important that we start forcing our will on these crooks. Maybe starting with MADIGAN/ Daley for governor. This shit has to stop. A lot of people will go as you guys go. Think about it. Get real LOUD.
I got a conviction for Agg Bat to PO on a shirtbird drunken animal. Nothing previous so probation but a conviction. Then I sued him and got 10k in my pocket and he paid my lawyer. Not bad considering.
1. How much did you have to give the city back?
2. Who was your lawyer that actually took that case?
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Sorry the hose puller got hurt, however, this is nothing new in Chicago. We get battered, abused, and injured and NOTHING happens to the offender. I'd like to see CFD try to do something to prosecute to the fullest extent..because if it doesn't work for us, it sure as hell ain't gonna work for them.
12/22/2012 01:16:00 AM
I got a conviction for Agg Bat to PO on a shirtbird drunken animal. Nothing previous so probation but a conviction. Then I sued him and got 10k in my pocket and he paid my lawyer. Not bad considering. This after Ed Burke's Finance Committee refused to pay my medical bills, they said "there is no conclusive proof this occurred in the performance of your duty."
Agg Bat to PO, I was arresting officer, box 1, no one in box 2. I got a broken hand during the arrest and the fuckwad Burke says "no conclusive proof it occurred in the performance of my duty."
Slowing down and becoming what young hair gels think is an old timer dog ass doesn't happen over night. I still did my job, just not aggressively. I backed up my partners and answered calls, just after several incidents like that there was no go get 'em lock 'em up shit left in me.
After 20 years you learn what to go all out for and what to sit back on. To the youngsters it looks like being a dog ass, to me it looked like being careful.
12/22/2012 11:31:00 PM
You are 100% correct. After 16 years I've had too many bites off the rotten apple that is Chicago cook county. Time and time again they tell us we aren't very important to them. The slowing down isn't being a dog, but just a survival tactic. Now I'm just a lot more picky when choosing my battles.
looney lynn strikes again!
15+ move slower now then year one. Walk more slowly into it so I can cover my backside and walk ut of it. Fellow PO can keep up with me that way. Stay Safe.
Anonymous said...
Judge Linn is a piece of shit, no different than some of the other clowns sitting on the high bench...
Well hopefully now the FF Union will take the lead because we know the FOP and its members don't. Families have to BEG coppers to stop by courtrooms while the gang bangers fill entire courtrooms.
Gangbangers don't have 1 or 2 jobs, childcare duties, and they are most likely not pursuing a degree.
How about the fire captain that attacked the CPD Marine Unit officer at the scene of a water rescue on the Chicago River? How much time did he get?
they didn't waste any time convicting abbatte of aggravated battery--- although she suffered no serious or debilitating injuries it did occur in a place of amusement which was the angle the asa used to hang cementhead--- the fire department should just lobby to get the back of an ambulance declared a place of amusement and they should have no problem getting convictions in the future....
Anonymous said...
Years back, Chicago Police Officer Brenda Sexton was beaten to death with a baseball bat by her boyfriend and left to be discovered by her small children, battered beyond recognition, lying in her blood soaked bed. The coward then fled. He was spotted by Police in Wisconsin and ran off into the woods. During the search, a Milwaukee County Sheriff's helicopter went down, killing both Deputies. The coward pled guilty in front of Judge Linn and received 60 yrs. A couple of weeks after sentencing, Judge Linn called everyone back into court and announced that he had been thinking about it and decided he'd been too harsh. He then chopped ten years off of the sentence (allowing for the very real possibility the coward might get out some day). Brenda's family and the families of the two Wisconsin Deputies were devastated. After having achieved some sense of closure, all of the wounds were reopened and the families were forced to endure a display of compassion for the cowardly offender. Who did Judge Linn care about more, the victim's and their families, or the coward responsible for the deaths of three police officers?
12/22/2012 07:14:00 AM
I remember the case well along with this interesting sidebar.
Annually, when our members attend the National Memorial in Washington DC (13-15 May)to "Honor All Our Fallen" there's a final ceremony at the Capitol Bldg.
When the names from Illinois are read the Chicago Police contingent fall in at attention and hold a salute until all the names are read from Illinois.
That particular year, we were reminded of the loss of our two brothers from Wisconsin in the helicopter crash helping us find the killer of one-of-our-own.
A boss, I believe Dan Dugan, coordinated the CPD contingent again to fall in during the reading of the names of the two Wisconsin Deputies and salute them as a final farewell and sign of respect.
The families and their Department were impressed and grateful of our display of respect and honor. It was a small gesture in return for their 'Ultimate Sacrifice.'
Rest in Peace all our brothers and sisters in law enforcement and fellow first responders, Rest in Peace.
I you do not put the offender in the hospital and all you do is cuff then felony will not be approved.
Now if you break his jaw or a couple of fingers the state eats that up.
Use full force not that half ass stuff you use not to get sued.
Anonymous said...
I'd love to see your report writing.
12/22/2012 03:22:00 PM
And I'd love to see yours.
12/22/2012 10:10:00 PM
Is this code? I'll show you mine if I can see yours.
Anonymous said...
I has a medic sign complaints on a shitbird and she never showed up
1, Learn Proper English
2. Dont lump all CFD together
4. Everyone that reads this could think CPD are ignorant
5. Get A life!
6. Your point is no germain
6. Happy Holidsya
12/22/2012 04:37:00 PM
Please don't drive, sleep it off now.
Judge James Linn
Criminal Court
2600 S. California Ave., Rm. 700
Chicago, Illinois 60608
(773) 674-3164
And in another Judge Linn outrage posted on SCC blog:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2011
Once Again, No Justice
Ridiculous:
A former CTA bus driver was acquitted Tuesday on charges that he lied about being beaten up by an off-duty Chicago Police sergeant.
But although 43-year Ricardo Mendoza was cleared of disorderly conduct and obstruction of justice, Cook County Judge James Linn lambasted him and called him “selfish and greedy” for filing a federal lawsuit against the city.
“None of this needs to be in court,” Linn said, referencing Mendoza’s criminal case and apparently the $1 million he was seeking in his pending civil suit tied to the Sept. 12, 2009 incident.
The judge all but called the former CTA employee a liar, but his lawyers are proceeding apace with their lawsuit for "damages," even though no damages can be documented.
Judges are the most useless assholes with no balls ever ro grace a court room.
Well maybe we will have to make a push come next election to get this POS off the bench.
I will show mine to everybody if I can see all of yours.
I just love these games.
Now, kees me you fool!!!!
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