Is This Justice or Travesty?

Smyrna · 2020-12-09T21:48:35.835Z

A 24-year Takoma Park police department veteran admitted yesterday to helping cover up unprovoked attacks, one involving a Prince George’s County police dog, on two homeless burglary suspects.

Sgt. Dennis Bonn pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt to being an accessory after the fact in the 1995 incident. Bonn, who retired from the police force Nov. 1, also agreed to cooperate with related federal civil rights prosecutions.

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2000-11-07-0011070052-story.html

After a first trial jury acquitted her of the conspiracy charge and deadlocked 11-1 for acquittal on the civil rights charge, the government nonetheless went forward with a second trial.

It would appear that there’s a lot more to this story…like someone attempting to save their own butt.

biggestal99 · 2020-12-09T21:50:55.420Z

Smyrna:

She went to prison and served the entire bull feces sentence. She deserves a lot more than a pardon.

Should have never been in charge of a dog.

Overly harsh sentence however.

Hopefully she learned the error of her ways siccing dogs on the innocent.

Allan

Mountain_Soldier · 2020-12-09T21:50:59.159Z

Illegals have it better than citizens now. Hell you can shoot a woman on a pier and not even get charged.

Smyrna · 2020-12-09T21:51:41.710Z

biggestal99:

Should have never been in charge of a dog.

Overly harsh sentence however.

Hopefully she learned the error of her ways siccing dogs on the innocent.

Allan

…and IF…our laws had been enforced, this NEVER would or should have come up…comprende?

WildRose · 2020-12-09T21:53:51.629Z

Should have never been in charge of a dog.

Based upon what exactly?

biggestal99 · 2020-12-09T21:54:07.061Z

Smyrna:

…and IF…our laws had been enforced, this NEVER would or should have come up…comprende?

The immigration status matters not.

She sicced a dog on a person when not appropriate.

Allan

biggestal99 · 2020-12-09T21:55:00.533Z

WildRose:

Based upon what exactly?

Her siccing the dog on the innocent twice.

Did you not read the case?

Allan

biggestal99 · 2020-12-09T21:57:27.847Z

Smyrna:

After a first trial jury acquitted her of the conspiracy charge and deadlocked 11-1 for acquittal on the civil rights charge, the government nonetheless went forward with a second trial

They are allowed a retrial in that circumstance.

Allan

WildRose · 2020-12-09T21:59:41.426Z

We she wasn’t qualified to handle a dog but she had a badge and a gun… . Makes perfect sense.

WildRose · 2020-12-09T22:02:48.709Z

According to her supervisor who ordered the attack and cut a deal in the case for a fifty percent reduction in sentencing.

Why do you accept his word as gospel?

biggestal99 · 2020-12-09T22:04:11.157Z

WildRose:

According to her supervisor who ordered the attack and cut a deal in the case for a fifty percent reduction in sentencing.

Why do you accept his word as gospel?

She should have had a better lawyer advising her.

The one she had sucked.

Allan

WildRose · 2020-12-09T22:08:35.663Z

What evidence do you have to support that? What bad advice did he give her?

biggestal99 · 2020-12-09T22:20:14.030Z

WildRose:

What evidence do you have to support that? What bad advice did he give her?

Not to plead out.

Allan

WildRose · 2020-12-09T23:01:36.018Z

You have no possible way of knowing what advice he gave her.

Hint, Clients don’t always take the advice of their atty… .

Guvnah · 2020-12-10T01:20:13.100Z

komobu:

If the SOP called for the dogs to bite, why vilify a handler? The handler doesnt train the dog.

From the article in the OP, policy has changed, and now they’re no longer trained to bite:

"Under revised rules, the department now trains them to merely bark at suspects, holding them at bay until police arrive. "

To me, that’s just more spaghetti-armed wokeness. What’s the point of having a barking dog in these situations? Dog should chomp down until the handler orders it to release.

But to the point of your question, it shouldn’t be the handler’s fault that the dog bit. That was the whole point of having the dog there that day.

Absolute travesty.

Guvnah · 2020-12-10T01:20:46.050Z

TommyLucchese:

Meh, she’s out.

WuWei · 2020-12-10T01:20:58.992Z

I wonder if the thugs know about the policy change?

Guvnah · 2020-12-10T01:23:34.435Z

biggestal99:

Should have never been in charge of a dog.

From the article:

" On instructions from her canine training officer, Stephanie Mohr released her dog, which bit the suspect in the leg, preventing his escape."

TommyLucchese · 2020-12-10T01:23:36.102Z

WuWei:

Nice.

People get hit with tough sentences over little ■■■■ all the time and no one cares. I’m not gonna cry just because she’s a cop.

Guvnah · 2020-12-10T01:24:20.176Z

biggestal99:

She sicced a dog on a person when not appropriate.

“On instructions from her canine training officer, Stephanie Mohr released her dog, which bit the suspect in the leg, preventing his escape.”