Posted on 12/24/2007 9:47:52 AM PST by ninonitti
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino says the Boston police lieutenant who is serving 18 months court-ordered probation for punching his girlfriend off a Baltimore barstool is a “coward.”
“(Police Commissioner Edward) Davis has assured the mayor that he will do everything in his power to hold this coward accountable for his actions,” said Menino’s spokeswoman, Dot Joyce. “Domestic violence is a huge problem in our society. No one should be able to get away with raising a hand to anyone, especially a defenseless woman.”
Lt. David Murphy was suspended for 30 days on Dec. 19 but will only serve five of those days under an agreement worked out with the department. He is expected to return to work this week. He has been on paid leave since his April arrest in Baltimore for second-degree assault. A Maryland judge found him guilty and issued a probation before judgment order against Murphy.
“Murphy will have a criminal record but not a criminal conviction at the end of his probation term,” said Margaret T. Burns, director of communications with the Baltimore city state’s attorney’s office.
“The guilty finding will not stand after his successful completion of the probation.”
Davis said the department could fire Murphy without a conviction, but city lawyers told him they would undoubtedly lose the case at a civil service appeal and would be forced to write a check for missed pay, including details.
How about he is getting away with raising his hand to a woman Dot only Menino doesn't have the cujones to hold him accountable?
How bout he loses his right to carry after a domestic violence conviction.
How bout it might be worth the money to get this bad cop off the force.
How about the woman being armed and blowing him away? All problems solved.
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How bout he loses his right to carry after a domestic violence conviction.
This actually happens. Problem is a scorned biatch can make accusations that stain an honest cop's career
How bout it might be worth the money to get this bad cop off the force.
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That's the first thing I thought also. Convicted of domestic violence he should be losing his right to own a firearm for life. Yet alone being an officer. Talk about double standards.
Merry Christmas.
I was under the impression that anyone convicted of a violent act was hereafter prohibited from carrying a gun?
Is that why the confusing "“Murphy will have a criminal record but not a criminal conviction at the end of his probation term,”
This "gander' should not be reinstated.
(Since her life was not in imminent danger by getting punched off of a barstool, she has no self-deefnse claim.)
LOL! So, that means he's entitled to a free punch, regardless of how many teeth end up missing, or whether her head splits open when it hits the floor?
It sounds to me as if Lt Murphy has violated his probation. The governor of Maryland ought to be asking Doff-al Paptrick for his extradition.
You are a teacher? You've got a couple of weeks off. Do some research on the difference between murder, manslaughter, and justifiable homicide over the break.
His punishment to date? An eight month paid vacation.
Follow the Thin Blue Line.
Maybe you haven't followed story, but Murphy publicly coldcocked his girlfriend in a Baltimore bar.
The judge felt that was enough for an A&B conviction.
She didn't think enough of herself to press the case so at least in this instance we're not talking about a "scorned biatch" ruining someone's career.
Murphy is doing a pretty good job of it all by himself.....
If he got shot while he was actually engaged in committing the battery, that is not murder, it's a justifiable act of self-defense.
What is a hub cop?
I was responding to the sense of absolutism here. My bro worked Boston PD for 7-8 years and he knew more than a few guys that had their jobs jammed up over vengeful ex. They weren’t beaters, just guys who didn’t pony up enough support or didn’t see eye to eye with some women any longer. It doesn’t always take much for someone to get in trouble on a domestic charge.
In this case though this guy should be fired from the job.
Hehehe one of the locals nicknames for Boston is the "Hub" as in Hub of the Universe.
The fact that they have Kennedy, Kerry and guys like Menino running around loose begs the question: Which universe?
Another tawdry tale from the land of barflies and drunks. He punches her, she stabs him, blah, blah, balh.
OK. But “Hub Cop” sounds vaguely obscene somehow.
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