The plea helps the city.  Perhaps this is what Cox was thinking.

Lets hope there are some lessons were learned here.  Maybe during the next election the voters of the city of Detroit will set the bar at least a wee bit higher.

But cutting a deal? What's up with that?

The standard line of, "We'll, this is normal procedure..."...sorry, but that dog won't hunt.

Call me old school, but I was under the impression that our nation operated on the concept of "Equal Justice Under Law"?

Mr. Cox said it himself, "This is a crime that is much more likely to happen on a recurring basis, I don't want anyone harrassing or trying to intimidate cops."

Well, neither do I. And I'll go out on a limb here and bet that most of the posters/lurkers/readers here feel the same.

But, I have met people who were stupid enough (read: drunk) to do what ex-Mayor Kilpatrick did. Not only did they get their backsides handed to them, they ended up as a guest of the county for a short stint.

They weren't afforded the luxury of resigning from their job in return for consideration of leniency.

They weren't given the opportunity of turning in the (driver's) license for a reduced sentence.

Or for that matter, even signing over their pension.

When did (formerly) having the title of "Mayor" change all that?

That being said, forgive my skepticism, but I still don't buy that a plea bargain was ever necessary in the first place.