Sons-of-judges, burned kittens and the rule of law - the story continues

I wrote on this blog recently about a slap on the wrist of judge Daniel P. Sullivan, of Whitestown Town Court, Oneida County, in attempting to influence the police in not "overcharging" his sadistic son who attempted to burn alive two bound-up kittens.

I also wrote that the son-of-a-judge did receive lenient treatment in only having been charged with a misdemeanor, and allowed to plead to even a lower misdemeanor, with no jail time, a fine, a conditional discharge, 50 hours of community service, and a prohibition to enter the public park where he planned to burn the kittens, and to stay away from cats.  I understand, he can burn other animals - or people - instead.

And, the judge was all upset that his monster son was charged at all, because the judge wanted nothing to stand in his son's way to a job in the Oneida County Sheriff's Department.

Sadistic tendencies and all.

Yet, what the son-of-a-judge could and should have been charged with is a felony attempt of aggravated cruelty to animals.

And other people, who are not sons of judges, are charged with that particular felony in New York.

A reader tipped me off to such a recent charge against a bank analyst who reportedly had a "hobby" of torturing animals.


The bank analyst was charged with a felony - as was only proper under the reported circumstances.



#JudgeDanielSullivan's son #JosephSullivan, on the other hand, got away with practically no punishment (money will be paid by father, otherwise it is just 50 hours of community service), and can still surface sometime in the future somewhere in "law enforcement".  

And - actually, Oneida County does have a general employee by the name of Joseph B. Sullivan, who has been employed in that county since 2012, and continues to be employed there, with a very high salary:

I wonder whether this Joseph B. Sullivan is Judge Sullivan's brother, and Judge Sullivan wants to get his monster kid get under his uncle's wing into the Sheriff's Deparment, or whether the monster kid got into the Oneida County employment at a young age of 18 (2012) with such a salary because of his father's position as a judge.

I will try to verify who is the Joseph B. Sullivan, the "general employee" of Oneida County.

Meanwhile, I've found this information about a "Joe Sullivan", "network administrator" of "many years" with Oneida County, New York on LinkedIn.

The "network administrator" Joe Sullivan left a recommendation to a Tim McGurk, indicating that the Joe Sullivan guy worked with Tim McGurk in Oneida county "for many years".

Appears to be an uncle to the monster kid of Judge Daniel P. Sullivan, but I will try to verify the connection through a separate FOIL request.

Yet, the whole idea of getting the monster kid into the Sheriff's Department where his doting father wants him to be, instead of the prison where he belongs, is ridiculous.

With such people on the police force, no wonder why the social media is getting more and more reports posted of completely unconscionable acts of police brutality.

With each one of police officers caught in unspeakable acts of violence, the question is - who got their jobs for them, who kept them in their job, can it be that they are sons of some untouchable public officials and are, by extension, untouchable themselves?