A Police officer sentenced to 5 years of jail because he defended himself.

[Hilbert]

"Just because I am a police officer doesn't mean I'm supposed to take a beating," Michael Mette said.

Well said, when someone is attacking you what do you do? I think any sane person would defend themselves. And according to the article, the officer and his freinds already made several attempts to run away and difuse the situation, but what do you know, Mr. durnkard just followed them! Perfectly justifiable in my opinion anway.

[remo williams]

I agree with the officer. if someone is coming at you and throwing punches,while and after you tried to get away? drop em'. End of story.

All this " if I run away he won't hurt me anymore shyte is for the birds. If someone is attacking, or actively chasing you, he wants to kick your ass, and there's no two way's about it. If you can't get away, you're gonna have to stop him.
This guy was attacked, and he effectively defended himself. With the amount of witnesses, and the fact that the kid had to have found out at some point, he was a cop, should've been it.
I've seen it (been a witness to a cop assault) first hand and this is just crazy. My question would be, who does this kid's family know that the judge would admit a crime was committed by the plaintiff, and ignore it?
The unfortunate thing about this is that it scares people into pacification by not defending themselves, when it's the only option to end the encounter.

Fright-flight-fight-, as opposed to fright-flight-beatdown will get you five yrs..

[little icebear]

Crazy stuff... that punk was begging for it and got what he ordered.

I think this cop showed enough indulgence. Most people wouldn´t take so much sh!t before going postal.

In some states you could go inside your house, get your 9mm Para and shoot someone because you were "feeling threatened" and than you hear stuff like this. Crazy.

P.S. God knows how with a right hook he hit him on the left side of his face.

I don´t get this. Which side of the face would you hit with a right hook?

[Roids]

WTF how could he have handled the situation any better?

[remo williams]

Crazy stuff... that punk was begging for it and got what he ordered.

I think this cop showed enough indulgence. Most people wouldn´t take so much sh!t before going postal.

In some states you could go inside your house, get your 9mm Para and shoot someone because you were "feeling threatened" and than you hear stuff like this. Crazy.



I don´t get this. Which side of the face would you hit with a right hook?

Maybe the officer meant left side chin/jaw as a righty, will hit the left side of the moron.

[cylexx75]

I'm like sooo surprised that mp.net folks take the cop's side on this. Because, cops are cool, or something. Even if they smack some drunk unconscious, while being drunk and off duty themselves.

WOW!!! please be in my jurisdiction and say something to me ...he he

all I gotta say is dont start sh** wont be know sh**.

This guy will more then likely win his appeal, I was working a security gig in a neighboring town at a frat party and got into a scuffle with some drunk frat guys and there officers were thanking us for kicking there asses. totally oppisite of this situation.

[Seraphim]

Im sure this will be appealed...that judge needs to wake the fvck up.

[Chounch McGavin]

Fvck Chicago. My cousin was killed there, and all perp's punishment consisted of was minor fines and a vehicle infraction

[Rakki]

Fvck Chicago. My cousin was killed there, and all perp's punishment consisted of was minor fines and a vehicle infraction

Except in this case it was a retarded judge in Iowa.

[martinexsquaddie]

I'd love to hear the law "suit" the victim is planning well your honour I got pissed
I though t this bloke had stolen my phone so I chased him down threw a few punches at him then he decked me I mean how unfair is that?
mind you wouldn't wear a Dubuque university t-shirt in th cpd jurisdiction anytime soon

[Laconian]

Something seems weird about this. A couple of drunks getting into a scrap, fists fly, the cops show up and an off-duty cop gets hooked? I've never been to Iowa so I don't know local custom, but I'm guessing the off duty guy mouthed off to the locals in some manner to make them make the arrest or somebody's dad/uncle/mother has some influence with the town. Either way this guy is screwed.

[Masai]

I'm like sooo surprised that mp.net folks take the cop's side on this. Because, cops are cool, or something. Even if they smack some drunk unconscious, while being drunk and off duty themselves.

hello and welcome to mp.net now go cry somewhere else.

READ the article, please. the poor bastards go through hell everyday.

[BLUE THOR]

I'm like sooo surprised that mp.net folks take the cop's side on this. Because, cops are cool, or something. Even if they smack some drunk unconscious, while being drunk and off duty themselves.

Cop or not, drunk or not, he retreated to his own front yard, how far does a man have to go to avoid a fight???
do you want to step all over his dignity while you at it??
As a person he showed enormous restraint to get that far, and even greater restraint to be assaulted a couple of times on his own property without defending himself. any man has the right to self defence when threatened. this is another case of the western worlds love of litigation and political correctness. where the F**k is the common sense these days??
both the Judge and the 20 yr old mongerel need a smack in the bloody ear!

[Thom]

Something seems weird about this. A couple of drunks getting into a scrap, fists fly, the cops show up and an off-duty cop gets hooked? I've never been to Iowa so I don't know local custom, but I'm guessing the off duty guy mouthed off to the locals in some manner to make them make the arrest or somebody's dad/uncle/mother has some influence with the town. Either way this guy is screwed.

Yeah there's more to this that as usual the media isn't reporting to either sell papers on sensationalism or to further their agenda.

5 years is a long time, regardless if the guy was a cop or not, that shouldn't really make a difference to the sentancing if the articles report is acurate. However I'd imagine there's something fishy about it that is being omitted, else why would the other cops arrest him and why would he get charged and the other person not? Things like that don't happen for no reason, I just wonder what the reason was, I expect it had to do with his behaviour and actions before and after the fight (specific I know :P ).

[Xaito]

a judge in Iowa this week sentenced Mette to five years behind bars for slugging a Dubuque college student, even though the judge admits Mette was being attacked at the time.

where's the problem? Isn't there a right to defend yourself when attacked?
How can anybody demand from him to run away?