He laughed while he was torturing me

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/3406513-418/burge-holmes-green-police-chicago.html

Burge victim: ‘He laughed while he was torturing me’

BY NATASHA KORECKI Federal Courts [e-mail] Jan 21, 2011 02:33AM

Anthony Holmes walked just inches from the onetime Chicago police commander he says still haunts his dreams.

He wouldn’t look at Jon Burge Thursday, now three decades older, now at the defendant’s table in a federal courtroom facing punishment for his own crimes.

In 1973, Burge suffocated Holmes with a bag, shocked him and forced him to sign a murder confession that put Holmes in prison for nearly 30 years, Holmes said.

“What I wanted to ask Burge ... why did you do this? Why would you take a statement you knew was not true?” said Holmes, who testified for the prosecution. “You were supposed to be the law.”

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1. 30 YEARS!!

30 years of a man's life and Burge the slug, pos, could live with THIS! I'm sick to my stomach.

[mopinko]

2. sadly he is not facing punishment for his crimes.

he is facing punishment for covering up his crimes. for perjury. he may receive a trifling sentence.

[NNN0LHI]

3. He could conceivably get 30 years

I doubt he will get that but I think he deserves the entire 30.

Don

[mopinko]

4. oh, so do i.

but i am not sure how much the actual crimes will even be allowed into consideration.
tell ya something else, every single suspect who went through that precinct should get another trial right now. and if they served their sentences they should apply for complete exoneration from the governor, and they should be handed out like candy on christmas.

[Solly Mack]

5. K/R