No jail time for deputy in San Francisco hospital assault

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

No jail time for deputy in San Francisco hospital assault
Reuters
By Curtis Skinner
5 hours ago

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A San Francisco Sheriff's deputy who was convicted of assaulting a disabled, homeless patient inside a hospital in 2014 avoided jail time when he was sentenced on Wednesday, officials said.

San Francisco Deputy Sheriff Michael Robert Lewelling was instead sentenced by Superior Court Judge Ellen Chaitin to three years of probation and 100 hours of community service, according to the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and the deputy's attorney.

"This was an assault on an unarmed patient with a disability," said Max Szabo, a spokesman for the district attorney. "Due to the vulnerable nature of the victim, and the seriousness of the conduct, we felt that the one year county jail sentence we requested was more than appropriate."

The assault occurred against the backdrop of protests around the United States over the use of excessive force by police, particularly against minority groups.


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[Midnight Writer]

1. Whoa Nelly! They really threw the booklet at this psycho with a badge.

[CBGLuthier]

2. Cops. Almost impossible to indict. Get an indictment. Almost impossible to convict

Get a conviction

and the FUCKING judge lacks the human decency to punish.


All because everyone in the goddamn broken-ass american justice system is afraid of cops.

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. Seriously

[gwheezie]

3. Our deputy is prevented from putting hands on a patient

We have a deputy stationed in our er because it is a high crime area. I work on the psych unit. The deputy does not respond to a violent patient code. The only time we call the deputy is if thete is an assault and even then it is just to assist in filing charges. We do not relinquish care and custody of the patient to LE and the deputy is not allowed to be hands on. Our staff is trained in non violent intervention.
We also tend to get assault victims in our er. The deputy is there to provide protection for the assault victim.

[blackspade]

5. Of course there was no jail time.

looks like judges are just as corrupt as prosecutors.