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Title: The unpleasant case of Officer Holtzclaw
Post by: MillCreek on December 11, 2015, 01:45:52 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/11/us/oklahoma-daniel-holtzclaw-verdict/

Wow, he seems like a piece of work.
Title: Re: The unpleasant case of Officer Holtzclaw
Post by: makattak on December 11, 2015, 02:15:10 PM
Quote from: MillCreek on December 11, 2015, 01:45:52 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/11/us/oklahoma-daniel-holtzclaw-verdict/

Wow, he seems like a piece of work.

I hope he is locked away until he dies.

The death penalty would be more appropriate, but, of course, we're too "enlightened" to put someone to death for anything other than murder. (And usually, not even then.)
Title: Re: The unpleasant case of Officer Holtzclaw
Post by: Perd Hapley on December 11, 2015, 02:33:18 PM
Quote from: makattak on December 11, 2015, 02:15:10 PM
The death penalty would be more appropriate, but, of course, we're too "enlightened" to put someone to death for anything other than murder.

Guilty.
Title: Re: The unpleasant case of Officer Holtzclaw
Post by: RoadKingLarry on December 11, 2015, 05:05:27 PM
Quote from: makattak on December 11, 2015, 02:15:10 PM
I hope he is locked away until he dies.

The death penalty would be more appropriate, but, of course, we're too "enlightened" to put someone to death for anything other than murder. (And usually, not even then.)

In Oklahoma the death penalty is in play for rape.

IIRC there is another Okie cop.either recently convicted for.similar or getting prosecuted for it.
Title: Re: The unpleasant case of Officer Holtzclaw
Post by: Firethorn on December 11, 2015, 05:51:19 PM
Quote from: makattak on December 11, 2015, 02:15:10 PM
I hope he is locked away until he dies.

The death penalty would be more appropriate, but, of course, we're too "enlightened" to put someone to death for anything other than murder. (And usually, not even then.)

That's exactly what the jury is recommending.  They were 'tough but fair', and only convicted him on half of the counts.   ;/

As the jury put it 'It's not that we don't think he did it for those counts, it's that we feel that they didn't meet the burden of proof for those counts'.

If you watch the video he goes into wailing mode at the first guilty - a fairly minor charge only worth 8 years, if I remember right.  It's a bit before they get into the 'forced oral sodomies' and 'rapes' worth 20-40 years each.
Title: Re: The unpleasant case of Officer Holtzclaw
Post by: Hawkmoon on December 11, 2015, 06:30:53 PM
But ... but ... but ... he SAID he didn't do it!
Title: Re: The unpleasant case of Officer Holtzclaw
Post by: Scout26 on December 11, 2015, 06:34:53 PM
No reaction from our resident police apologists?
Title: Re: Re: The unpleasant case of Officer Holtzclaw
Post by: makattak on December 11, 2015, 06:39:28 PM
Quote from: RoadKingLarry on December 11, 2015, 05:05:27 PM
In Oklahoma the death penalty is in play for rape.

IIRC there is another Okie cop.either recently convicted for.similar or getting prosecuted for it.
Pretty sure the Supremes have outlawed that, irrespective of the state law.