You need to open this up so people can link to it, and I'll send it to some of the bloggers I know. We can start a petition. This is Dane County, which I believe I've heard in connection with other miscarriage of justice cases. The DA needs to be apprised of the power of the internet.
I'll do this first thing in the morning, when it will catch the morning influx of traffic, and won't post anything else tomorrow.
I'm a nice person, really. But This stuff makes me crazy....... I had to stop a woman's boyfriend from killing her last year right in my front lawn!
I woke up to the sound of her door being kicked in, "double Bungalow" by the time I got there he had his hands around her throat and was slamming her head on the concrete.
I and a CZ 70 had a short talk with him about etiquette, thankfully no bloodshed was involved. But he was caught later by the police and I ended up witnessing in court, the GF not only was mad at ME for stopping him, she refused to testify. He's in jail now. And I upgraded to a Glock 36 in case he comes back when they let him out........
Actually, please have her email me. I have a buddy who's a staffer for one of the Wisconsin congress men, it might not be yours, but I have a friend who works for a womans rights group and I can set them up to try and get something done. There's nothing the DA likes less than having congressmen (or women) breathe down their neck about cases they screwed up.
I'd gotten the Cap Times earlier today, read this article, and was going to LJ about it but it's probably better you did since (1) you know the victim and can provide more insight than the article alone and (2) nobody seems to reads my crappy LJ.
Was looking up some criminal codes from the Wisconsin Legislature with the intent of trying to see if a more serious charge charge could be made -- (as per doitalone's suggestion)
Here's what I got. This wasn't defined as 'simple punch a guy in the face' style battery. It's worse than that but I don't know if you could classify it as 940.19(4) or 940.19(5) -- you might be able to make a case for it. It is indeed sad to see that this crime [940.19(2)] is considered a lesser crime than 'burglary'.
You had me worried for a second, I have a new roommate by the name of Christopher Burns, but an examination of the relative demographics (white vs. black, 20 vs 26, etc.) shows that my roommate is not an assaultive bastard.
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I'll do this first thing in the morning, when it will catch the morning influx of traffic, and won't post anything else tomorrow.
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I woke up to the sound of her door being kicked in, "double Bungalow" by the time I got there he had his hands around her throat and was slamming her head on the concrete.
I and a CZ 70 had a short talk with him about etiquette, thankfully no bloodshed was involved. But he was caught later by the police and I ended up witnessing in court, the GF not only was mad at ME for stopping him, she refused to testify. He's in jail now. And I upgraded to a Glock 36 in case he comes back when they let him out........
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Battery, in general, is supposed to reserved for like, someone punching a dude once. That's why they have things like aggravated assault, etc etc etc.
If your friend wants to make some real noise, have her email me. I got contacts. (As you know.)
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Was looking up some criminal codes from the Wisconsin Legislature with the intent of trying to see if a more serious charge charge could be made -- (as per doitalone's suggestion)
Here's what I got. This wasn't defined as 'simple punch a guy in the face' style battery. It's worse than that but I don't know if you could classify it as 940.19(4) or 940.19(5) -- you might be able to make a case for it. It is indeed sad to see that this crime [940.19(2)] is considered a lesser crime than 'burglary'.
Wisconsin Statute: Criminal Code 940.19
940.19(1 ( ... )
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Why isn't it a class E felony? That's what I'm wondering.
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