On 15 Mar 2022, Rudy Canoza <notgenx33@gmail.com> posted some
news:kFcYJ.82417$Mpg8.27213@fx34.iad:

> Sue the fuck out of Philadelphia and use the baton on the left-wing
> George Soros prosecutor who brought the charges.

Joseph Bologna, 57, not guilty of simple assault, possessing instrument
of crime

A former Philadelphia police inspector has been acquitted of assault in
the use of a baton during an encounter with a protester in a 2020 racial
injustice demonstration.

Jurors acquitted 57-year-old Joseph Bologna on Wednesday of charges of
simple assault and possessing an instrument of crime in the incident
recorded on video during June 2020 protests on the Benjamin Franklin
Parkway following the death of George Floyd, The Philadelphia Inquirer
reported.

Defense attorney Fortunato Perri Jr. told jurors during closing
arguments that his client�s life over the past 3 1/2 years since his
arrest had been a "nightmare." He cited the city police code section
saying use of force is justified when a person resists arrest or appears
to threaten bodily harm. He also said Bologna's choice to strike as the
then-21-year-old Temple University student tried to intervene in another
arrest was a "quick decision" in a "rapidly evolving" situation.

PHILADELPHIA POLICE CAPTURE MAN ACCUSED OF TAKING SUSPECT'S WEAPON AFTER
SHOOTING

Perri said a medical examination found that the protester was never
struck directly on the head with the baton. He said an internal affairs
investigation found no evidence of departmental violations on the part
of the officer.

Bologna was fired after video of the encounter circulated widely on
social media and other reports surfaced about his actions during the
unrest.

The Inquirer reported that before deliberations began, prosecution and
defense had agreed that testimony by the city medical examiner would
have told jurors the person was struck with the baton on the upper back,
not the head, and his bloody laceration came from the officer's bike
helmet.

Prosecutors argued that the use of force was not typical, pointing to
testimony from a former Utah officer turned researcher and teacher who
said the protester wasn't in a position to harm the officer when he was
struck.

Bologna was originally charged with multiple counts including aggravated
assault and reckless endangerment, but a judge in 2021 dismissed the
charges. Another judge later reinstated the two counts on which Bologna
was tried.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/philadelphia-officer-acquitted-assault-4-years
-using-baton-floyd-protester

BidenSmells181
1 day ago

Good, now all they need to do is to re-instate him, give him back pay
and promote him.

HingleMcCringleberry699
1 day ago

Great news! Don't interfere with cops when they're doing their job. Glad
he got some redemption!

ooffaahh
1 day ago

A lie travels half way around the world before truth gets out of the
starting gate.

jelwhkit
1 day ago

Acquitted four years later; after his life has been ruined.
Unbelievable.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/philadelphia-officer-acquitted-assault-4-years
-using-baton-floyd-protester