Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey will not file criminal charges against Denver Sheriff Deputy Thomas Ford, who punched a jail inmate in July. A jail video appeared to show that the inmate did not physically provoke Ford. (David Zalubowski, The Associated Press)
Re: “No charges against Denver deputy seen punching inmate in video,” Aug. 23 news story.
Recently a Denver deputy assaulted a jail inmate because the inmate was verbally abusive, but was not posing any physical threat towards the deputy. Itap all on video. Our district attorney, Mitch Morrissey, says the attack was justified and he will not press charges against the deputy. So now, it seems, taunting a law officer renders one liable to being battered as punishment for the unthinkable use of non-approved language.
This is the same DA who refused to press charges against the two Denver cops who beat up a young guy in LoDo some time ago, even though the whole incident was on video showing clearly that the cops were in no way threatened.
Itap clear to me that the cops own Mitch Morrissey.
Dorsey Hudson, Denver
This letter was published in the Aug. 31 edition.
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