This is the extremely rare case of a cop witnessing another cop committing a crime, in this case assaulting a handcuffed teenager inside a police car, and actually
arresting the cop on the spot instead of participating in the crime or covering it up. But let's not kid ourselves, did you really expect the cop to go to prison for the assault or face punishment that ordinary people would receive? Of course he got a sweet deal and only has to resign (so he can now go work at another police department), pay $170 (damn, they almost bankrupted him...), complete an "anger management" course and not commit a crime for the next 3 years. Had an ordinary citizen attacked someone else, let alone a cop, the outcome would've been much different.
Cop Beats Handcuffed Child, Spits on Mentally Ill Man, and Kills Someone—Can Still Be a CopJacksonville, FL — When it comes to holding police accountable, America is an utter and complete failure. All too often, a cop can be seen on video killing unarmed and innocent people, beating handcuffed individuals and wreaking havoc in general and not face any punishment. Timothy James is one of those cops.
Earlier this year, James was charged after fellow officers witnessed him beating a handcuffed 17-year-old boy in the back of his squad car. As TFTP reported, he repeatedly punched a 17-year-old child in the face. According to the reports, James climbed into the back seat of his patrol car, where two teens were waiting and handcuffed, and began punching one of the brothers in the face—
hitting him so hard that he broke the boy’s teeth. The sergeant saw it all from his own patrol car and then,
like a good cop is supposed to do, he arrested James.For beating 17-year-old Elias Campos—while he was in handcuffs—James was arrested and charged with battery. However, thanks to a corrupt and broken system, these charges have now all been dropped.
As part of a plea deal released by the State Attorney’s Office, James had all charges dropped in exchange for his resignation.Also, as New4Jax reports, James must perform 50 hours of community service, complete an anger management program and pay $170. James cannot commit any new local, state or federal offenses for three years.
Although he can’t be hired on back at the JSO for the next three years, James can go over to the next town and get hired on, right now. Seriously.
As Jack Burns wrote earlier this year, the damning part of this story is that the beating of Campos was not the first time James had been arrested by his own police force. It was the second time — inside a month. But that’s not all. In fact, this model cop killed a pedestrian with his squad car too. And while JSO is prohibited from discussing his priors, investigative reporters with First Coast News uncovered his personnel file, which reveal the officer’s sordid work history.
On at least 10 different occasions, James has been in violation of departmental policy. Killing pedestrians and beating handcuffed kids is not the upper limit of this cop’s corrupt ability. In April, he’s alleged to have spit on and abused a mentally ill man at UF Health, the University of Florida hospital.
https://thefreethoughtproject.com/cop-beats-teen-spits-kills-no-charges/