Uncensored Justice System Discussion    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Appropriate Sentence For Guilty Officer          Uncensored Justice System Discussion Forum Index -> Open Discussion View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message JUSTICE1st Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 715 Location: USA Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:06 pm    Post subject: Appropriate Sentence For Guilty Officer The case of Arthur Bruce Tessler was one I tried to watch every part of on IN SESSION. As a police officer, this man had a duty to uphold the law, and that meant coming forward when he knew his fellow officers had acted like criminals themselves. He failed in that duty, and in my view, he was very lucky to have ended up only serving 4 years and 6 months in prison when it could have been a lot longer. Some may think that sentence was a bit too long, but I disagree. He was facing 20 years, and ended up with less than five. I think it was entirely appropriate, given the fact he had lied to the FBI and as prosecutor Kellie Hill said, "shielded the guilty" when he could have laid it all out for the FBI agents. If he really felt he and his family were in danger from these other officers, I think he could at least have asked the FBI for protection. Instead, he lied and only told the truth when he came back in the second time. I think the judge in this case intended to send a message to any police officer even THINKING of cutting corners like these three cops did. "Break the law, and you WILL go to prison. Your badge will not protect you from being charged and convicted." It might make a majority of police officers think very seriously about what can happen if they break the law, and then wisely decide to uphold the laws and procedures in their jobs, not break them. I just wish Mike Nifong, the former DA in North Carolina, had gotten the same kind of prison sentence that Tessler did, instead of the one-day "sentence" in the local jail he actually got. Law enforcement officials who purposely break the law should get a lot more than just a slap on the wrist. J _________________ "We must remember, always, that accusation is not proof, and conviction depends on evidence and due process of law." EDWARD R. MURROW, 1954 Back to top SaberGal Joined: 12 Dec 2007 Posts: 349 Location: Oregon Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2008 3:54 am    Post subject: Re: Appropriate Sentence For Guilty Officer JUSTICE1st wrote: The case of Arthur Bruce Tessler was one I tried to watch every part of on IN SESSION. As a police officer, this man had a duty to uphold the law, and that meant coming forward when he knew his fellow officers had acted like criminals themselves. He failed in that duty, and in my view, he was very lucky to have ended up only serving 4 years and 6 months in prison when it could have been a lot longer. Some may think that sentence was a bit too long, but I disagree. He was facing 20 years, and ended up with less than five. I think it was entirely appropriate, given the fact he had lied to the FBI and as prosecutor Kellie Hill said, "shielded the guilty" when he could have laid it all out for the FBI agents. If he really felt he and his family were in danger from these other officers, I think he could at least have asked the FBI for protection. Instead, he lied and only told the truth when he came back in the second time. I think the judge in this case intended to send a message to any police officer even THINKING of cutting corners like these three cops did. "Break the law, and you WILL go to prison. Your badge will not protect you from being charged and convicted." It might make a majority of police officers think very seriously about what can happen if they break the law, and then wisely decide to uphold the laws and procedures in their jobs, not break them. I just wish Mike Nifong, the former DA in North Carolina, had gotten the same kind of prison sentence that Tessler did, instead of the one-day "sentence" in the local jail he actually got. Law enforcement officials who purposely break the law should get a lot more than just a slap on the wrist. J I couldn't agree more. Sometimes, I feel that Nifong was a bone we were thrown to fool us into thinking that they take his kind of misconduct seriously. JMO, of course, FWIW! _________________ "Evil triumphs when good men do nothing." - E. Burke __________________________________________ That's OK. I wasn't using my civil liberties anyway. (Insert rolly eye emoticon here) Back to top JUSTICE1st Joined: 13 Dec 2007 Posts: 715 Location: USA Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 2:50 pm    Post subject: Re: Appropriate Sentence For Guilty Officer SaberGal wrote: JUSTICE1st wrote: The case of Arthur Bruce Tessler was one I tried to watch every part of on IN SESSION. As a police officer, this man had a duty to uphold the law, and that meant coming forward when he knew his fellow officers had acted like criminals themselves. He failed in that duty, and in my view, he was very lucky to have ended up only serving 4 years and 6 months in prison when it could have been a lot longer. Some may think that sentence was a bit too long, but I disagree. He was facing 20 years, and ended up with less than five. I think it was entirely appropriate, given the fact he had lied to the FBI and as prosecutor Kellie Hill said, "shielded the guilty" when he could have laid it all out for the FBI agents. If he really felt he and his family were in danger from these other officers, I think he could at least have asked the FBI for protection. Instead, he lied and only told the truth when he came back in the second time. I think the judge in this case intended to send a message to any police officer even THINKING of cutting corners like these three cops did. "Break the law, and you WILL go to prison. Your badge will not protect you from being charged and convicted." It might make a majority of police officers think very seriously about what can happen if they break the law, and then wisely decide to uphold the laws and procedures in their jobs, not break them. I just wish Mike Nifong, the former DA in North Carolina, had gotten the same kind of prison sentence that Tessler did, instead of the one-day "sentence" in the local jail he actually got. Law enforcement officials who purposely break the law should get a lot more than just a slap on the wrist. J I couldn't agree more. Sometimes, I feel that Nifong was a bone we were thrown to fool us into thinking that they take his kind of misconduct seriously. JMO, of course, FWIW! Hi Saber! Your opinion is worth a lot, at least to me. Getting back to Nifong, I don't know what THAT judge was thinking, giving him such a short sentence. It was a gross insult to everyone, especially the three players Nifong almost succeeded in railroading to prison and their families. It was also an insult to those of us who demand a FAIR justice system. Nifong broke the rules of criminal procedure, and broke the law by lying to a judge, and in doing both DISGRACED his office and law enforcement as a whole. I just hope he will never be able to practice law again. J _________________ "We must remember, always, that accusation is not proof, and conviction depends on evidence and due process of law." EDWARD R. 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