During an administrative hearing in September 2006, Officer Bryan Vander Mey, a seven-year veteran of the Cook County Police Department (Chicago), was adjudged fit for duty and reinstated to the force effective January 2007. In April 2006, Officer Vander Mey was acquitted of charges of official misconduct and battery (a class II felony) following a two-day trial. Officer Vander Mey, who pled not guilty to any wrongdoing, had been suspended without pay for more than two years. Officer Vander Mey was one of several policeman involved in the April 2003 arrest of Rondell “Nightfall” Freeman, an alleged shooter in two homicides and member of the Gangster Disciples at the notorious Cabrini Green housing project in Chicago. A resident of Cabrini Green gave a home video of the arrest to the local media. It is clear from the video that the Cook County police regulations on the use of force were not violated in any way. The video, however, caused an uproar that led to Officer Vander Mey’s unjust suspension without pay. Eventually it became impossible to justify a criminal case without any injuries, despite the excessive media attention the incident aroused. We commend Bryan