Jacob Cannon, formerly with the Ormond Beach, Florida Police Department, was just convicted of felony battery for slamming a highly intoxicated and obnoxious woman (who was handcuffed behind her back) during a DUI arrest processing. During the sentencing hearing, the judge played the video in open court, heard the testimony of the (now sober) victim, as well as the testimony of Cannon himself, who begged the judge for mercy, claiming mental illness, his family, as well as the provocation of the victim, who was verbally abusive during the arrest. This is a rare instance of accountability. But was the sentence enough?
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I think the sentence should have been more, maybe a year, but six months is a win. He’ll be out in three, I bet, but from what I’ve seen, it appears the normal course of events, is simply to allow the cop to resign. The fact that Cannon got prosecuted and convicted, is a big win, especially considering the victim was drunk and belligerent, and he used the, “she had it coming,” defense. I think the fact that he could have killed her, probably played into it. She’s fortunate to be alive. I find it interesting that the cop claimed he was suffering from, “mental illness.” That must be contagious with cops.