Drunk off-duty cop attacks woman...

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He deserves prison time and everyone in that prison should know he' was a cop that beat a woman bartender to the ground and continued beating her.
 
Umm guys, the police tell everyone to not get involved. The guy on the cell phone was doing exactly what the Police public service announcements stress. Ant time someone is robbed at an ATM the police stress that you should not resist. Every time a store owner defends himself there's an officer on the news that night telling everyone else not to do the same, that the owner was stupid to do so.
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My school sends out crime alerts along with this junk advice. I've thought about sending out mass emails denouncing the "be a victim, it's for your own good" policy.
Hey, I have an idea: lets make crime easier. Genius.

Don't get mad at good citizens for doing what the police tell them is right. Get mad at the police for spreading it!
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The fault lies equally on the advisors and those that choose to take the bad advice. If one of the three guys there had the brains and guts to do other than what they were told, the bartender would have fewer bruises and the cop would have half a broken bottle in his face.

I also have low expectations for his punishment. Giving other cops a break doesn't do anyone any good in the short or long run.
 
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70,000 Bond for Officer Charged in Attack on Bartender

Last Edited: Wednesday, 21 Mar 2007, 4:11 PM CDT
Created: Wednesday, 21 Mar 2007, 4:02 PM CDT

Caught on Tape:Cop Beats up Woman Bartender

Bond was set Wednesday at $70,000 for a Chicago Police officer caught on a Northwest Side bar’s video surveillance camera beating and kicking a female bartender, who was allegedly offered money to not file a report about the incident.


Cook County Criminal Court Associate Judge Raymond Myles set bond for Anthony Abbate at $70,000, $30,000 less than what prosecutors asked for, according to Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokeswoman Tandra Simonton. The judge ordered as part of Abbate’s bond conditions, he not have any contact with the 25-year-old bartender, the owners of the bar or the bar itself, and that he not possess a firearm while his case is pending.

Abbate, 38, reportedly a 12-year-police veteran, is charged with aggravated battery, a Class 3 felony, Simonton said. Myles set a preliminary hearing for March 27 in Indictment Court (Br. 98).

While at Jessie’s Shortstop Inn Tavern at 5424 W. Belmont in the Craigin neighborhood on Feb. 19, prosecutors allege Abbate, who is 6-foot-1 and 250 pounds, became intoxicated and in a drunken rage attacked the bartender, who is 5-foot-4 and weighs 115. Abbate, a Lincoln District Police officer, was off duty at the time.

Abbate had become drunk and obnoxious, and insulted another customer, whom he put into a headlock and hit a few times, according to court records, which did not state how long the off-duty officer had been in the bar.

The customer moved to the opposite side of the bar when Abbate walked behind the bar in an attempt to get at him, prosecutors allege. The bartender, however, pushed Abbate out from behind the bar. He then grabbed a metal chair and walked with it behind the bar again. The bartender attempted to push him out of the area when Abbate threw down the chair and allegedly shoved her against the bar, according to court records.

Abbate proceeded to punch the bartender, who fell to the ground, and the off-duty officer kicked her, prosecutors alleged. Customers then intervened to stop Abbate from further pummeling the woman, according to prosecutors.

The bar’s video surveillance camera captured the beating on tape.

The bartender suffered contusions to her legs, arms and head, and was taken to Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center for treatment.

Later on the night of the attack, someone approached the bartender saying he was there on behalf of Abbate and offered her money not to report the incident, according to court records. Simonton said the investigation was ongoing into whether charges, such as witness intimidation, should be added.

A police report was filed against the officer and an investigation was launched by the Office of Professional Standards on Feb. 21, according to a statement released Wednesday by police News Affairs.

As the investigation proceeded, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office became involved and charges of felony aggravated battery were approved on Tuesday, the statement said.

The officer was arrested for misdemeanor battery on March 14, but was arrested again on the upgraded charges Tuesday, according to police.

He has been “relived of police powers,” according to the statement, which said a “recommendation of termination is expected” pending completion of the internal investigation.
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He is a 12 year veteran of the Chicago PD.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/ has a video right on the page talking about the lawsuit against the lawsuit. The bartender is being interviewed and describing what happened. (She is cute to!)

Here is the Chicago Tribune Article (You need to subscribe to the service):

Bartender's beating caught on video

By Carlos Sadovi and David Heinzmann
Tribune staff reporters
Published March 21, 2007, 2:11 PM CDT
A female bartender says she was "in shock" when an off-duty Chicago police officer came behind the bar and allegedly beat her—an incident captured on videotape.

Anthony Abbate, 38, was charged with misdemeanor battery after the Feb. 19 incident, but the charge was upgraded Tuesday to felony aggravated battery, punishable by 2 to 5 years in prison.

At a bond hearing today, Cook County Criminal Court Judge Raymond Myles set Abbate's bond at $70,000. Abbate appeared at the hearing via closed-circuit television, wearing a Chicago Bears sweatshirt and bluejeans.

The incident happened at Jesse's Short Stop Inn, 5425 W. Belmont Ave., while the officer was off-duty. The video shows a large man shoving a much smaller woman to the floor and repeatedly punching her.

The video shows the man coming around the bar and arguing with the bartender before he returns to his seat. A short time later he comes around the bar a second time, pushes the bartender to the ground and hits her multiple times. The attack lasts almost a full minute before someone confronts the man and he stops, and the bartender gets off the ground.

According to Assistant State's Attorney David Navarro, Abbate became increasingly loud and obnoxious as the evening wore on and at about 9:30 p.m. attacked another patron, putting him in a headlock and punching him repeatedly.

When he began chasing that patron, the female bartender interceded, trying to stop him, Navarro said. At that point, Abbate went after her with a metal chair and then "punched her again and again and again."

The bartender, he said, was hospitalized with shoulder, head and neck injuries.

"It was one of the most brutal and savage attacks I have seen on tape," Navarro said after the hearing. "The bartender weighs all of 115 pounds and was beaten by an off-duty duty officer double her weight."

Abbate also faces possible charges related to witness intimidation and obstruction of justice. Navarro said that after he beat the bartender and fled, another man came into the bar a few minutes later and offered her money if she agreed not to press charges.

Abbate's attorney, William Fahy, said his client, who has been working as a tactical officer in the 20th District, had completed an in-patient substance abuse treatment program on March 5, but has never been disciplined or suspended since he joined the department in December 1994.

Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond said Abbate, a 12-year veteran of the department, has been stripped of his police powers and the department will move to fire him.

In an interview with WGN-Ch. 9, the bartender, who said her name is Karolina but declined to give her last name, said the attack occurred after she refused to serve the man any more alcohol.

"I think I did what I'm supposed to do," she said. "And he didn't like that."
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Disgusting

I just saw this on Fox News a short time ago. I can't even believe what i saw. The guy to the left, just watching. He should be proud of himself. Took an older man with some stones, to break it off. The anti's worry about us carrying a gun? What about this jack@%$? He gets a gun AND a badge. He needs to be fired immediately, tried, convicted and put in prison, in GP not protective custody. This drunken sob is worse than the scum he is supposed to protect the public from. :fire: :fire: :fire:
 
he attacked another customer before that too? And according to the linked video, he followed it all up by coming back with another officer and threatening the bar.
 
A Tactical Cop with a substance abuse problem?

Another graphic lesson from modern policing. If there hadn't been a tape I wonder who would have been arrested?

I can't figure out why he isn't Police Chief, or at least head of Public Relations. This guys talents are obviously being wasted on the tactical squad.

Wonder if he got to go to New Orleans to bash heads and steal guns after Katrina?
 
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Abbate's attorney, William Fahy, said his client, who has been working as a tactical officer in the 20th District, had completed an in-patient substance abuse treatment program on March 5, but has never been disciplined or suspended since he joined the department in December 1994.
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I find this very disturbing. I would say that the department is trying to cover its butt and say that he has been treated.

The young girl is going to sue the city and I dont blame her. Apparently the thug and one of his coworkers have made threats and tried to initimidate the bar and the victim.

The videos on the Tribune site are pretty good.

Anyone else think we should call Mayor Daley and tell him that we are afraid of the Chicago PD? I seem to remember him saying that Chicago PD would protect the people of Chicago.
 
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Ain'tgonna see em, can't argue or make excuses when it's all on video.
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Don't bet on it. Stupidity and evil will ALWAYS find a way.

Remember, the Chicago Police Union is ON RECORD, in front of MILLIONS of NPR listeners as being in favor of the cop KEEPING HIS GUN if the bartender had been his wife or girlfriend.
 
I can't even believe what i saw. The guy to the left, just watching. He should be proud of himself.
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I get the feeling that may have been the guy the cop was harassing before. Doesn't one of the articles say he felt intimidated so he moved around the bar, away from the cop?

I guess the way I see it, he was just taking the first step in defense of himself, moving away from the situation. Maybe he figured the cop would leave or settle down, so moving to the other end of the bar would be sufficient.

Also, isn't he the one that gets the cell phone out?
 
Police Corruption in Chicago

This is from one of the biggest gun control and gun suing cities in the US. The police department KNEW he was dangerous and had criminal tendencies before they hired him, gave him a gun and put him in a position of trust.

Richard Daley should be fired (or better thrown in jail), the police chief should be fired, and this sorry excuse for a human being should be put in jail for life with no extra security.

I'm sick of the gun banning hypocrites like Daily and his cronies pulling stunts like this. What a crock - trying to make it a misdemeanor so he can keep his gun.
 
The part that makes me sick was the "man" who stood politely by and waited for the police to arrive. Little did he know that not only were the "police" already there, the "police" was the problem!

This video is justification for a well-armed citizenry.
 
Oh, we're being too hard on him. He was just doing his job. He was recently promoted to:

Divisional Commandant for Collections
Bureau of Delinquent of Parking Violations

Or was it...

Delinquent Commandant for the
Creation of Public Division?

:evil:
 
Has the other officer been charged? The assault is bad enough, but when he comes back with the other officer and threatens the bar, that sounds like they were threatening to use their police powers. If so, this is no longer just a private assault, it's a civil rights violation by an agent of the city.
 
Has the other officer been charged? The assault is bad enough, but when he comes back with the other officer and threatens the bar, that sounds like they were threatening to use their police powers. If so, this is no longer just a private assault, it's a civil rights violation by an agent of the city.
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Her lawyer says they're suing, but haven't identified all of the parties yet. I hope Chicago takes a BIG hit.

I'm from Chicago. Every time I see a story about Chicago's finest, it just reinforces the idea that leaving Chicago, never to return, was the smartest thing I've EVER done. I wouldn't rule out the cop going after her again, either directly or through surrogates.
 
Tim Burke: I dont know if you watched the video with the girl and her lawyer but they are planning to sue Chicago. I hope she takes them to the cleaners. Sometimes lawyers are our best friends.;)
 
yep.. with the video and other facts of the case and witnesses i'm thinkin with the right lawyer the barmaid should never have to work again......i wonder how deep the city of chicago's pockets are????? that poor girl took a he11 of a beating... that was a big boy!! i'm only 5' 2" and that is one of my fears that some big SOB comes at me like that..... i hope he loses his job and gets some prison time over such violent stupidity.........
 
Hypothetical question...if an armed citizen had come to her aid and shot that fool in defense of her life, would they be charged with killing a cop?
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It wouldn't surprise me
 
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