Florida cop who beat a homeless man and tried to cover it up gets five years in prison
Florida cop who beat a homeless man and tried to cover it up gets five years in prison
www.cbsnews.com Ex-Hialeah police officer Rafael Otano guilty of kidnapping
On Tuesday evening, a Miami-Dade jury found ex-Hialeah police officer Rafael Otano guilty of kidnapping, but not guilty of battery of a homeless man.
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Only five??
Five years is a long ass time in prison.
I'm not defending this scumbag at all, but being locked up is not a good time.Florida Statute Section 787.01 imposes a mandatory minimum of 4 years for kidnapping and a maximum of up to life imprisonment. 5.5 years is just shy of the bare minimum he could have gotten.
The length of imprisonment directly correlates with the perceived value of the victim.
And I hate it.
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