Cozzi was caught on tape assaulting 60-year-old Randle Miles while several hospital security guards sheepishly stood by and watched.
The disgraced officer shackled Miles' legs to a wheelchair, then beat him with small, flat blackjack, also called a "Slapper".
Cozzi tried to cover up his police brutality by claiming Miles attacked him.
In 2009, U.S. District Judge Blanche M. Manning, sentenced Cozzi to more than three years in prison.
Initially, Cozzi was slapped on the wrist with a misdemeanor and ordered to serve 18 months probation.
Cozzi's actions cost the city of Chicago $125,000; which Randle Miles received in a settlement.
In 2010, Miles, who was 65-years-old at the time, refused to talked about the incident and said he had "moved on".
According to the Chicago police blog, Second City Cop, Cozzi is due to be released from jail on November 1, 2011.
I'm sure Miles won't be attending Cozzi's homecoming party.
I don't know where your getting your facts from but your totally wrong here. The "Victim" never was stabbed he was drunk and the security guards called the police because he was unruly. The "victim" also was trying to spit on security and the police officer(Felony Battery.) I did not hear that a blackjack was used. Cozzi never lied about this incident. He said he lost his temper and he suffered severely for it. He was convicted of a misdemeanor sentenced to a large amount of community service (side note: sit in on a cook county branch court and see how many similar cases are merely dismissed.) He also was suspended for 2 years. When he was rehired (I'm told he was rehired because of his flawless service record.) Then to meet a political end the Supt. decided to ask the US attorney to indite Cozzi on federal charges(The Supt. initially lied and said that he never asked the US Attorney to review the file.) He was then sentenced to 5 years. Also the "victim" refused to cooperate and later was unable to be found. I do not condone Cozzis actions but the facts should be accurate and Police officers are held to the same laws as everyone else, but how many people are federally indicted for what amounts to a simple battery with no complainant.
ReplyDeleteThe guy was attacking Nurses, and hospital security staff. he was kicking and spitting on everyone. THATS why they cuffed his legs.
ReplyDeleteThey aint 'fraid of no po-po, and this is one of the reasons why.
A cop's job is make an arrest, not administer street justice. Cozzi is right where he belongs... IN PRISON!
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ReplyDeleteIf you were being kicked and spit on while taking this p.o.s. in, you would just let him?
Here's an old news story...
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It does say he was a stabbing victim. It says he was drunk and combative.
I will nearly always support the CPD in how they respond to dirtbags on the street. And if this guy was swinging at police on his feet or if he was not immobilized, I'd have had no problem with how Cozzi acted. But the fact is that the victim was shackled to a wheelchair and defenseless. The officer beat him while in restraints because he lost his temper (by his own admission) and the victim was spitting and yelling. I'm sorry, this is wrong. It takes a big man to beat someone who can't even protect themselves let alone defend themselves. At that point, Cozzi actions went beyond policing and he should have been immediately fired from the department for life, not suspended for 2 years.
I think that's why Weis referred it to the feds. Cozzi was coming back on the job that he had proven he didn't have the restraint for any longer. This was at a time when the populace was already a bit edgy about police conduct in other cases. If he'd been fired and convicted of the misdemeanor and not eligible to come back, I think we should have left it at that. I'm sure he's not a bad guy, police work was just no longer the thing for him probably because of what he had dealt with and witnessed on the job.
To the person that says that many others are dismissed or pleaded down, I don't buy that argument. If police abuse their power in a way that violates the public trust, they should be dismissed. If I take a little bit from the til where I work, I'm going to be gone. I'm not keeping my pension, I'm not getting a slap on the wrist, I'm gone.
To all the officers out there who put themselves in harms way and do their best to keep the mayhem from getting out of control without abusing their powers, my most sincere thanks. I can't imagine the toll it takes on your mind and emotions as well as that of your family. The entire city owes you a debt of gratitude.
This guy gave me a dui when i was refusing to say any words, They did not know if i spoke english or not, so cozzi waves a pen in my face and tells me i am under arrest,In hte station he hand cuffed me and tightened the cuffs to piss me off, then entered the room with all my information because he ran the plate it came back to my mothers name, he then ran the last name in rolex (i believe thats what is called) I took A jury trail in skoie and represented myself, the dui was dismissed as i filed motion due to cozzi not being a medical expert, I was however suspened at the time, I remember interviewing cozzi before the trial and before i asked any question he asked me "why dont you just get your license" my reply was "for what, so people like you can take it agian" he wore the same pathetic outfit, the cap and even wore it on the stand to cover his balding head and impress the jury. I was sentenced to 18 In prison.
ReplyDeleteThis guy is typical of the cop mentally that all the force in Chicago is guilty of. Alone a bunch of cowards who can only respond in force and with prejudice.
ReplyDeleteCozzi is now, as he always was a self centred bigot who thinks the laws do not apply to him.
Hope he stops a bullet soon.
Chicago cops are dirty, crooked thugs. I was verbally assaulted by one when simply trying to ask for directions once. I hope they all get what they deserve. One of these days, a Chicago cop is going to go too far, and a citizen is going to put a bullet through the cops head. I will wait with anticipation for that headline to appear -and I will laugh hysterically. Seriously....if you can get away with it, kill a Chicago cop when the opportunity presents itself. They are scum and all deserve to die.
ReplyDeleteI would love to invest in a nice sniper rifle with silencer and pick a few Chicago cops off. Better watch your backs pigs. Justice is coming for you.
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