Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

September 24, 2010

In August 2005, a 62-year-old, wheelchair-bound Chicago resident named Randle Miles was taken to the hospital to be treated for a stab wound. For reasons that remain unclear, Chicago Police officer William Cozzi lost his temper with Miles, dumping him from the wheelchair and then repeatedly striking him with a club.

The beating continued once the victim had been handcuffed and shackled. Miles was initially charged with resisting arrest, despite the fact that he did nothing to fight back and didn?t have the means to do so.

After a video recording of the assault was made public, Cozzi ? a repeat offender -- pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge. However, he was prosecuted on federal charges and sentenced to 40 months in prison.

Astoundingly, the local police union recently unveiled a billboard expressing its admiration and support for Cozzi, who ? let it not be forgotten ? beat a wheelchair-bound stabbing victim and then pressed bogus charges against him.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free