Brickbat: Take a Bite out of Crime

Brickbat: Take a Bite out of Crime

A judge has sentenced former Antioch, California, police officer Morteza Amiri to seven years in prison for violating a bicyclist's civil rights by ordering his K-9 to bite the man unnecessarily, falsifying a police report about the incident, and wire fraud. In the attack, Amiri approached a man for not having a light on his bicycle, punched him, knocked him to the ground, and then commanded the dog to bite him, causing severe injuries. Accordin…