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July 13, 2007 - A Chicago Police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison. He says he was defending himself against a drunken attacker while off-duty in Iowa. A judge in Dubuque, Iowa, says the police officer should have simply run away. Patrolman Mike Mette was convicted of felony assault. He has been removed from the Chicago Police Department and faces a stiff prison term in Iowa. "I feel it's a complete miscarriage of justice," said Officer Michael Mette. The case raises questions about fairness and just who was the victim. This is not just a question of...