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Ohio Police Officer Holds Knife to Neck of Girlfriend and Kicks Her in the Stomach — Gets a $150 Fine and an Anger Management Class

doc4a9d90e58123a790624108_thumbA Willard police officer Joshua Dorsey, 28, received what is being criticized as a remarkably light sentence after allegedly pressing a knife to the chin or neck of his girlfriend and kicking her in the stomach. He was ordered to undergo anger management and fined $150.

We have had cases where expelling gas or hugging an officer can get you charged with assault, here and here. Police has even arrested people for giving boyfriends unwarnted hugs, here. Pressing a knife to someone’s chin and assaulting them seems a bit more serious. The prosecutors need to explain the low level of punishment. Otherwise, the impression is a certain thin [black and] blue line at work.

At the same time, an officer who threw a 71-year-old man through a glass door and attacked a good Samaritan was not charged, here.

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12 thoughts on “Ohio Police Officer Holds Knife to Neck of Girlfriend and Kicks Her in the Stomach — Gets a $150 Fine and an Anger Management Class”

  2. rcampbell:

    “Their expectation is that people should always adhere to 100% of what a police officer demands because, after all, the police are NEVER EVER wrong. I think NOT.”

    *********************

    I always advise my clients to comply with the directions of the officers because they wear the guns (and the tasers); they have help at a moments notice; and they control the situation until the adults arrive at the courthouse the next day. Resistance may be warranted, but absent a life threatening malfeasance, the better course, as always, is to let the lawyers handle legal problems. Like you, I like my clients warm, respirating and ready to testify, not the opposite.

  3. Can’t help but remember all those internet posts that said Harvard Professor Gates was wrong to challenge Sgt. Crowley. Their expectation is that people should always adhere to 100% of what a police officer demands because, after all, the police are NEVER EVER wrong. I think NOT.

  4. Homophones are words that sound alike, but differ in meaning and spelling. For example: please, pleas; here, hear; right, write; there, they’re, their;
    I, eye; to, two, too; see, sea; wine, whine; threw, through; etc.

  5. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

    –George Orwell

    I resisted the urge to substitute “pigs” for “animals.”

  7. Buddha,

    I have never had sex with a Homophone. Am I missing anything? I am going to have to take a Moral Majority stance since I and most people have no clue what that means and denounce this as devil worshiping. Hast, thou no respect for the lord and all that is written? Homophones indeed.

    I will have to send in the Profits to look at your Book.

  8. A Willard police officer Joshua Dorsey, 28, received what is being criticized as a remarkably light sentence after allegedly pressing a knife to the chin or neck of his girlfriend and kicking her in the stomach. He was ordered to undergo anger management and fined $150.
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    Ok, did he get fired? He can no longer carry a weapon on his person after being convicted of a Domestic Assault. Did it get deferred? The article was sketchy and the link to the real article took too long to load.

    Why is he not fired?

  10. Buddha,

    That is “Enquiring” Minds want to know.

    Smack, Kiss, Kiss, Smooch.

    All done with terms of affection.

  11. How does this not get one fired from the force. If your job is to protect and serve the people, compulsory anger management does not look good on your resumé….

    Also, why the knife, officer Dorky? Come to the 21th century and bring a taser..

  12. Ask the questions:

    How does this benefit anyone but the officer?

    What would have happened if the roles had been reversed?

    Why isn’t this “officer” in jail for battery?

    Why should I co-operate with the Willard PD when they hire and protect thugs like this?

    Why is this judge not under investigation?

    Inquiring minds want to know.

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