Man, we live in such a namby-pamby sissy state. All our judges are liberal, defendants regularly walk out the door after committing multiple homicides which involve gouging the eyes out of little children and eating their entrails while singing songs of the devil and Hitler (too soon?).

And we regularly condone assaulting cops without handing out as much as a slap on the wrist.

What’s that? We don’t?

A new report from the Office of Legislative Report indicates that CT has the second harshest sentencing scheme of all the northeastern states for assaults on cops (which includes throwing paint). Puts the call for a mandatory-minimum sentence in a whole new light, doesn’t it? Take a look:

Attachment 2: Survey of Neighboring States’ Penalties for Assaulting Public Safety Officers

State and Statute Citation Imprisonment Fine
Connecticut

CGS § 53a-167c

 1-10 years Up to $ 10,000
Maine

Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. t: t. 17-A § 752-A

 Not more than five years Up to $ 5,000
Massachusetts

Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 265, § 13D

 Not less than 90 days nor more than two and half years Not less than $ 500 nor more than $ 5,000
New Hampshire No Statute
New Jersey

N. J. Stat. § 2C: 12-1(b)(5)(a)

 If victim suffers bodily injury: three to five years

If victim does not suffer bodily injury: up to 18 months

 Up to $ 15,000

Up to $ 10,000
New York

N. Y. Penal Law § 120. 08 and 120. 11

 Assault: three to fifteen years

Aggravated Assault: three to twenty five years

 Up to $ 5,000 for either assault or aggravated assault
Rhode Island

R. I. Gen. Laws § 11-5-5

 Not more than three years not more than $ 1,500
Vermont

Vt. Stat. Ann. t: t. , § 1028

 Not more than one year not more than $ 1,000

Soft on crime indeed.

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