No jail time for former Delaware police officer caught on video dragging teenager by hair

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WILMINGTON, Del. — A former Delaware police corporal who pleaded guilty to repeatedly pulling a 16-year-old girl's hair and dragging her by the handcuffs while she was on her stomach last year has been sentenced to one year of probation.

New Castle County police released video of the incident on Thursday. Michael Carnevale, whose probation will be suspended upon completion of anger management courses, community service and the surrender of his police training certificate, declined to comment following his sentencing Thursday afternoon.

The two video clips released Thursday show Carnevale dragging the girl from the chain of the handcuffs fastened behind her back. The girl, who was resisting, appears to have fallen before Carnevale started dragging her while she was on her stomach.

A second clip also shows him dragging the girl to a holding room before she dropped to the ground. He was then joined by another officer who helped shove her into the room.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/no-jail-time-former-delaware-041351806.html

[3Hotdogs]

1. Should'a been at least a year in the slammer.

[Ziggysmom]

2. What a load of crap allowing these incidents to be hidden.

From the yahoo article:
""Certainly we are happy that this incident was investigated, that the officer was indicted and eventually pled guilty to this assault on the 16-year-old young woman," said Mike Brickner, ACLU of Delaware's executive director. "But we also know that there is really a lack of transparency around these policing issues that Delaware's LEOBOR law is the most extreme in the country when it comes to transparency.

"Members of the public just do not have a right to information about police disciplinary matters."

LEOBOR requires that police disciplinary actions in Delaware be kept secret from public disclosure. In many cases, the public learns of these incidents only from civil lawsuits, in which citizens sue police for causing physical injury or damages."

[Demovictory9]

3. At least he got SOME punishment

[Jilly_in_VA]

4. Is this an example of

"qualified immunity"? What a load of horse pucky.