self defense my big fat ass. he claimed he was afraid for his life. he's twice her size (if not more). he's drunk out of his mind. he was 'defending his life' because she (the bartender) refused to serve him more. HE stepped behind the bar without authorization or permission.
i hope he does the whole nickle
Bartender beating: Cop convicted in attack of female bartender that was caught on videotape
Judge rejects officer's claims of self-defense
|Tribune reporterA Chicago police officer faces up to 5 years in prison after a judge Tuesday convicted him of aggravated battery for the infamous beating of a female bartender that was captured on videotape and aired widely.
Cook County Circuit Judge John J. Fleming rejected Officer Anthony Abbate's claims that he acted in self-defense while off duty in 2007 when he threw the bartender to the floor of a Northwest Side tavern and repeatedly punched and kicked her.
In testifying Tuesday, Abbate, who stands 6 foot 1 and weighs more than 250 pounds, contended he retaliated against the bartender, Karolina Obrycka, after she threw him into a shelf, causing him to hit his head. He had stepped behind the bar without permission at Jesse's Short Stop Inn.
"She tried to stop him, and she used reasonable force," Fleming said of Obrycka, who is 5 foot 3 and 125 pounds. "His own momentum, with a little help from Karolina Obrycka, caused the fall. But that did not justify his actions afterward, which were directly out of proportion."...........
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