San Francisco Sheriff Mirkarimi- Step Down Hypocrite

The San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkirimi has been in the media over the past few months after a New Years incident where he allegedly abused his wife. The Sheriff has been drawing out the trial on his misdemeanor charges in San Francisco for a few weeks now. This is the same man that stated that he wanted a fast trial. Today, the San Francisco Sheriff reached a plea bargain deal with the San Francisco District Attorney. Ross Mirkarimi pleaded guilty today to a misdemeanor charge of false imprisonment.

 

In exchange, San Francisco District Attorney dropped a domestic violence charge and two other misdemeanor counts filed in a complaint against the 50 year old Mirkarimi. Under the plea agreement, Mirkarimi will be sentenced next week to three years' of informal court probation, one year (52 weeks) of anger management counseling, parenting classes, 100 hours of community service, and mandatory fines totaling around $600. The problem: he will be allowed to remain sheriff- at least for now.

I disagree with this plea agreement. As a criminal attorney in the bay area, I have represented many domestic violence defendants. Most of my clients face a strong prosecution by the DA. In fact, in San Francisco, they have a policy that they will get tough on domestic violence cases. The fact that the District Attorney allowed Mirkarimi to plead just before trial to a charge that will not make him lose his job is shocking. I believe that it is ridiculous to have the head Sheriff in a county that is tough on Domestic Violence with a criminal record for Domestic Violence.

This same story is all over the news in the bay area. I won’t waste any more time highlighting the absurdity of this case. Feel free to google his name and I am sure you will find all of the facts related to this story. I simply wanted to express my feelings- Ross Mirkarimi should step down from being Sheriff as he is no longer a role model. In fact, to serve the county, he is a hypocrite. His apology was also pretty pathetic- take responsibility for your actions!



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