Dallas Morning News: Ex-officer pleads guilty to civil rights violation

[Heidi]

09/16/2009

Associated Press

A former San Antonio police officer has pleaded guilty to charges of official oppression and violating the civil rights of someone in custody after being accused of forcing a woman into sex in exchange for release.

The Bexar County District Attorney's Office said Gregory Mickel pleaded guilty Wednesday and could face up to a year in jail on each count. He was fired after authorities investigated the woman's claims.

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Another San Antonio case

[ccharles000]

1. what an asshole

[47of74]

2. And "good" cops wonder why so many consider them to be pigs and thugs

[Orrex]

3. Why did you put good in quotes?

[provis99]

4. because there aren't any good cops.;

Cops are just gangsters employed by the state to push people around.

[Orrex]

7. Ah! That explains it--thanks!

[Mariana]

5. Cops who don't break the law or abuse people themselves

but who tolerate such criminal behavior when their colleagues do it are NOT good cops.

There appear to be very few good cops.

[Orrex]

6. I've known many more good cops than bad ones

I can't speak for the situation nationwide, but in my experience the good outnumber the bad.