And now comes today's column:
Nipple biting is just one of many savage cases
In it he talks about the case of Fernando Cooper, a career criminal with nearly 100 arrests. Cooper was arrested after attempting to disarm, and then biting the nipple off an off-duty police officer working security at Gibson's on Rush Street. He describes, perfectly, the procession of people accused of horrifying crimes during bond court, culminating with Cooper's hearing. Then he ends with these words:
I thought of those times when a cop slaps somebody around. The politicians begin shrieking, and TV announcers excitedly warn viewers about the shocking video to come. The video is played again and again and again.
There was no video of the cops getting rammed by the car on the South Side. There was no video of the handcuffs whipping against that other officer's face. And so far, there's no video from Rush Street, a chunk of the officer's chest ripped out by human teeth, then spat upon the sidewalk to be picked up later with a napkin and carried to the hospital.
Sometimes, it's what you don't see that shocks you. Unless you're a cop, a prosecutor or a judge. They'll see it over again tomorrow in bond court. Day after day.
I wish I'd written that.
1 Comment
Moshucat said:
Hi Joe,
I was out on sick leave for a couple of weeks and just had a chance to play catch-up on your stories. #1 Poo Corner has got to top your all time best....having been married to a police officer he use drop his clothes in the hall before coming all the way into the house. #2(no pune intended) is the video of the nut job trying to jump out the window I laughed so loud my co-workers came to peak in to see what had me so happy at 8:00 in the moring. "Crib Notes to Take to Radio Interviews".....Good to be back.
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