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40-year-old Rico Palomino, a 12 year veteran corrections officer at the Cook County Jail in Illinois, claimed in his incident report an inmate "turned around abruptly" and grabbed his shirt, for which he had no choice but to act in self defense by striking the inmate with his open palm to "create a safe distance between himself and the detainee," reports NBC Chicago. The trouble is, the incident was caught on tape, and rather than show the officer was responding to being grabbed suddenly, it shows the cop casually walking up to an inmate and suddenly sucker punching him viciously in the face leaving him bleeding profusely from the mouth.
The corrections officer is now being charged with a Class 3 felony, he is potentially facing 2-5 years in prison and up to a $25,000 fine.
"We all have the right to defend ourselves," said Pete Hickey, who is listed as Palomino's attorney. Palomino was defending himself from the inmate, Hickey said.
Source: www.nbcchicago.com...
Originally posted by jcarpenter
I'm utterly amazed the tape did not go missing. Inmates have been beaten and killed .... only to have the video evidence go missing or damaged beyond recovery.
Looks like a dirty guard made the mistake of acting out in a facility with integrity.
Originally posted by Wildbob77
Now, the officer involved is charged with a felony.
He will lose his job.
He could end up in jail himself.
Originally posted by Wildbob77
Now, the officer involved is charged with a felony.
He will lose his job.
He could end up in jail himself.
Originally posted by Praetorius
Originally posted by Wildbob77
Now, the officer involved is charged with a felony.
He will lose his job.
He could end up in jail himself.
And maybe it's cruel of me to say, but I almost hope at least a little bit of that time served is right there at home in the Cook County Jail...I'd be surprised if the involved inmate is the only one to have received any of his "defensive measures".
Originally posted by CosmicCitizen
Fat, sociopathic and pathetic skin head uniformed goon should get his ass kicked real good. Bad Karma for him and I hope he gets what he has coming (and for all of the Arseholes who abuse their authority and uniform).
Originally posted by Domo1
OP I lold at your face punishment line even if it wasnt supposed to be funny.
Glad this guy was caught on tape. An example should be made of him. Freaking dirt bag. Corrections officers are not much better than inmates after awhile in my opinion.
Originally posted by Zaanny
He should do DOUBLE time.
He knows the consequences for his actions because he works directly with the outcome of violent actions.
Originally posted by Domo1
reply to post by jude11
An example definitely needs to be made of this guy. Law enforcement should be held to the same standards if not higher. I would like to see the guy serve the same sentence as any ordinary citizen, and of COURSE lose his job.
I almost feel bad for laughing at the face comment. Almost.
Originally posted by veranda
He deserves to lose his job, at the least.