Chicago Cop Found Guilty Of Aggravated Battery In Bartender Beating

[DeSwiss]

ANTHONY ABBATE GUILTY: Cop Found Guilty Of Aggravated Battery In Videotaped Bartender Beating

Huffington Post | Updated: 06- 2-09 05:06 PM


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CHICAGO (AP) -- A hulking Chicago police officer who claimed he pummeled a female bartender half his size because he thought he was in danger was found guilty Tuesday of aggravated battery. Judge John Fleming rejected Anthony Abbate's claim that he acted in self defense when he threw, punched and kicked Karolina Obrycka as she tended bar in February 2007 in an attack caught on a tavern security tape that was played around the world.

Abbate, 40, faces probation to up to five years in prison when he is sentenced June 23. He remained free Tuesday after Fleming denied a request to revoke bond. Abbate's conviction is the latest in yet another ugly chapter for a Chicago Police Department that's been plagued by allegations of brutality and bad behavior.

The video footage of a drunken, 250-pound Abbate punching and kicking the 125-pound Obrycka circulated widely online and played incessantly on newscasts as another example of misconduct by Chicago police. During the controversy, then-Superintendent Phil Cline suddenly announced his retirement, and Jody Weis was appointed with an order to clean up the department's image.

Abbate waived his right to a jury trial. He was initially charged with 15 counts that included official misconduct, intimidation, conspiracy and communicating with a witness. All but the battery charge were dropped before the trial's end. During testimony Tuesday, Abbate acknowledged he was drunk during the incident, but said the now 26-year-old bartender pushed him first as she tried to remove him from behind the bar. Abbate said he "didn't want to receive another injury, I threw her to the ground to get her off of me."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49kgG0s7lVk">***VIDEO***Bartender Beaten By Chicago Cop***VIDEO***

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- Gee, I wonder how much time he'll get???

Oops, forgive me. I must have been momentarily hallucinating and thinking that the concept of law and justice applies to PIGS as well as humans.....
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[Cleita]

1. In California, anyone who goes behind the bar uninvited can be

shot dead with no consequences. I don't know if Chicago, or the state of Illinois has any similar laws.

[Statistical]

4. Chicago? Same Chicago as in McDonald vs Chicago? lol....

well it would be funny if it wasn't so sad.

Seriously you don't even a have a right to own a handgun in your own HOME in Chicago*.
(Well personally I think you have the right, Chicago just chooses to infringe upon it but that is a another topic).

* royal guards of King Daley excluded of course.

[bushmeister0]

8. Wow, I wish we had that law in Philly!

What if we selectively were to drag certain customers behind the bar and then shoot them? Would that count?

Naturally, I am joking . . . I think.

[Cleita]

10. No it wouldn't count. The customer has to threaten you.

Stepping behind the bar is considered a hostile act and a threat because that's where the cash register is. You can defend yourself any way you want, even with a gun. No policeman will arrest you because you acted according to law. But no you can't drag him behind the bar. However, I don't know if there aren't any witnesses....:shrug: I never heard of an incident like that though.

[bushmeister0]

11. Well, I'm not serious, obviously.

We don't have guns behind our bar. We never even touch anyone who gets out of hand. They either listen to reason and take it outside, or we call the police, who are just 4 blocks down the street.

[Cleita]

12. We never did either, but the customers didn't know that, and they did know

the law, so none of them ever even attempted to go behind the bar. Actually, the off duty cops were the worst customers when they got drunk. One, an LAPD sargent was so drunk one night he took his gun out and then fumbled and dropped it when the bartender refused to serve him any more. My husband came over and picked up the gun off the floor and threw it out the door. Then he took the policeman off his stool and shoved him towards the door telling him to follow it if he didn't want him reporting the incident to his supervisor. He did too and left.

[bushmeister0]

13. Yikes! The cops we have don;t come to our place. They like the less "hip" places.

The Deltas sometimes come in. They usually show their badges when they order, in case we might need any help while they're there. They never misbehave, though. They've got way too much to lose.

[lpbk2713]

2. He's a scumbag.

I remember seeing this some time back. Thanks for the update.

[kanrok]

3. Great news!

This douchebag needed to be convicted. The bartender he pummeled was 110 pounds. He was 250. Self defense? Not on this planet.

[Odin2005]

5. "an order to clean up the department's image" Why not just CLEAN UP THE DEPARTMENT!?!

Fuck "image". :grr:

[Greyhound]

6. "it's the Chicago way", always has been.

Most blatantly corrupt city I've ever lived in, by far.

[Quantess]

7. I just got through watching another video of a different woman beaten by a Chicago cop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z2q8HLdzVA&feature=related

[Greyhound]

9. I've lived all over this nation,

Denver, New York, San Jose (Los Gatos), Phoenix, Atlanta, Portland, Los Angeles, Chicago, and now Las Vegas. Additionally, I was a consultant for a dozen years and have worked in many other places, so I know something about pretty much everywhere in the US.

I can categorically state that I've never seen anything that even approaches the ubiquitous corruption that permeates Chicago and Springfield, IL.

It makes the small southern town stereotype look like Switzerland.