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In northern Ohio, dare to criticize the judge and government and you'll be sitting in state prison for eight years or more.
But if you're a public official, particularly a police officer, commit a crime such as burglarizing someone's house or stealing taxpayer money, you probably won't be sentenced to more than 90 days in jail---if you're sentenced to jail at all.
Last month at trial, three former Lucas County corrections officers were convicted of burglarizing a man's house and then assaulting him once inside.
But Brian Wise, 24, his brother, Matthew Wise, 26, and Timothy Holzemer, 27, won't be spending any time in jail.
Lucas County Common Pleas Judge James Bates sentenced the three to two years of probation and ordered them to pay the victim $4,735 for his medical bills and the damage they caused to his house.
Believe it or not, they were terminated from their jobs at the jail rather than promoted. 2-27-07
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