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In reply to the discussion: Occupy Wall Street protester Cecily McMillan sentenced to 90 days for assaulting cop [View all]Ash_F
(5,861 posts)Already the jury is showing remorse and regret.
The motor bike incident showed that he would disregard his training and do things his own way.
The separate head bashing and stomping incidents showed that he can be tempted to sadistically hurt people if he thinks he can do it in a sly way and get away without being noticed by other parties.
The ticketing scandal showed that he is willing to abuse his authority to get what he wants.
All of these incidents show a pattern of behavior that fits in perfectly with the allegation that he abused his authority by disregarding his training(improper holding technique) to put himself in position to sadistically squeeze a woman's breast from behind because he slyly thought no one else would notice.
The defense was not allowed to make this argument. They should have. I hope the appeal succeeds. It would be a victory for women's rights and an admonition of victim blaming.