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Two years in prison is not enough for this, I think a sentence of around 10 years would be more suitable.
Committing a crime while you're in a government-given position of power should be a mandatory minimum of whatever the median sentence is for that crime, plus a 20% addition.
It should definitely come with extra penalties if you're the one that's supposed to uphold the law.
Right?
Filth. Vermin. How many other people did they screw over under the badge?
Yeah, I feel like all applications to be an officer of the law should come with the weight of "do I have the depth of character to fulfil this role" and the consequences of it clearly in front of them in making that decision.
Abusing the power granted to them by the state to commit crimes under the guise of law enforcement should earn them life in prison. Cops should be held to a higher standard than the average person, and should see harsher punishment when they break the law. I hope these two never live peacefully when they get out.
I mean, I'm mostly with you (see my comment above), but automatic life in prison for any abuse of power is too much. For example basically all cops use their state-given position of power to illegally park their personal vehicle wherever they want, which definitely should get them punished by the law, but it definitely shouldn't be a life sentence.
I'm fine with longer. 20 sounds good.
Plus massive fines, like 5x what they stole, paid to the victims.
Vile garbage.
Imagine someone was stopping a police car with a gun and robbed them. Would he get just two years? And he would not abuse any given power or authority.
FYI: This took place in East Cleveland, a separate city from Cleveland. It's one of those city's that you hear about where even the cops tell you not to stop at red lights at night. Except here the cops will then pull you over and rob you.
It's on of those towns that is so corrupt and so delapitated there is really no hope for it. The city of Cleveland tried to annex it about 8 years ago to help restore it, but the city council put in all these weird stipulations to basically cement their power undemocratically and ensure they got lifetime paychecks to the point that eventually Cleveland had to walk away. This year, the Cleveland Metroparks, one of the best metropark systems in the country, tried to take over ownership of one of East Clevelands main parks to help bring it back from the brink, but again the East Cleveland leadership poisoned the pot so much the Metroparks had to walk too. Both of those things would have helped the residents immensely, but the local government just ruined it.
East Cleveland is an interesting place for sure. I have a client there and it's definitely not in great shape. Their city government is definitely failing them in a big way, and they are also heavily impacted by the issue with suburbs in regards to tax revenue that much of metropolitan Cleveland has had to deal with. For those reading who aren't up to speed on things, the city of Cleveland, by total landmass, is pretty small. Cuyahoga county itself is composed of 38 cities, 19 villages, and two townships which means that a lot of different areas grant themselves their own individual tax laws and guess what, they all feel like they are paying too much in taxes. So, they decide themselves that they get lower taxes, problem is, the tax revenue required has not actually decreased at all, in fact, by creating a new local government you have now increased the operating costs of your area. So really by having people move into these smaller suburbs you have really just created special groups of individuals who are wealthier, are a greater stress on county resources, and choose to pay less in taxes essentially bleeding the community dry. If you were to pull up a map of Cuyahoga county you will actually get a pretty good laugh. East Cleveland itself is the only outlier in this situation and it exists itself in a very complicated and sad situation that involves redlining, systemic racism, corporate greed and lack of regulation. Ironically its borders are surrounded by some of the wealthiest communities in the state.
Honestly the part that makes me the most upset about the situation is just how easy it is to solve.
What do you think the solution is?
Double penalties for cops convicted of crimes. Taking on a position of public trust should mean more responsibility, not less.
Never forget: police were originally slave patrol. They are nothing but a gang of goons. ACAB
Two years? Really? That is some bullshit for how egregious this was.