Brickbat: Juvenile Justice

Former Adams County, Colorado, sheriff's deputy David Morrow has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of two counts of assault and one count of child abuse. Morrow punched an intoxicated 15-year-old boy in the face while the boy was strapped onto a gurney.

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[Snark Plissken]

He not only punched him, he apparently broke the kid's jaw.

The teen was soon taken into custody and placed in an ambulance, where his feet and hands were restrained. His lips weren't, however, and when the teen reportedly mouthed off rather than answer questions, Morrow allegedly struck him on the left side of his jaw with a closed fist, breaking it on impact.

An instant later, Morrow looked at the faces around him and asked, "Nobody saw anything, right?"

[Karl Hungus]

After the abortion in Fullerton the other day, this is welcome news.

[db]

I don't want to diminish the good news here, but I have serious doubts that the verdict would have been the same had the victim not been a member of a protected class ("children"). Hell, if it was an adult, it's possibly the deputy might never have been charged.

[RishJoMo]

I say off with the losers head!

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[Aresen]

Anonbot is getting bloodthirsty.

This is not a good sign.

[some guy]

Wait, is it really a brickbat if the guy got charged, tried and sentenced? 5 years seems reasonable for an assault like this.

Or is it a brickbat because the bullshit "child abuse" charge was tacked on?

[Radioactive]

no, it's cause he forgot to shoot the kids dog...guess they forgot the dereliction of duty charge.

[Death Rock and Skull]

The brickbat is that the incident happened.

[Fist of Etiquette]

I don't understand. The best time to hit him is when a perp is restrained.

[Matrix]

STOP RESISTING! RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!

[The Late P Brooks]

With any luck, he'll accidentally slip and fall on the stairs and slam his head repeatedly into a steel railing.

[AlmightyJB]

Tough guy

[Aresen]

He does have that "Terminator" stare.

[Mainer2]

He should have beaten the kid to death, because that's ok

[Nicholas Sarwark]

Five years prison is the mandatory minimum sentence for Second Degree Assault in Colorado. Sentencing range is 5-16 years. FYI.

[R C Dean]

How do you get the minimum for one count when you are convicted of two? And where's the sentence for the child abuse?

Yeah, I think a brickbat is good. Even when they are convicted by a jury, the cops can always count on their co-conspirators on the bench to help them out.

[mattcid]

Mandatory minimums FTW! Who would have thought?

[DEATFBIRSECIA]

Rot in prison motherfucker.

[Death Rock and Skull]

I think I could take a broken jaw for a payday.

[Tonio]

And don't forget that he could get off on appeal. Sorry for the Balko.