"Battery Against a Police Officer

Any crime committed against a peace officer or first responder is considered a very serious crime and a felony in most situations. Battery on or of an officer occurs when an individual unlawfully touches, strikes or hits a police officer, firefighter, code enforcement officer, corrections officer or first responder in any fashion while that individual is carrying out his or her lawful duties. There is no need for injury to occur to be charged with this crime."

The rules are different for assault on a cop compared to assault on a civilian.

Brunner got a free pass, the ruling class in Old Boy Janesville is above the law. It doesn't matter whether it was a heated emotional situation. Many prison inmates who are in prison for violent crimes did the crime under the same emotional heated conditions.

Try it sometime, you won't get away with it. Make all the excuses you want, the guy got a free pass. Justice was put away to be served to average citizens not ex police chiefs and city council members.

Mr Brunner may have been a good councilman but he made a very poor decision when he pushed a police officer who was only doing his job and then asked the police for a professional courtesy and not report the incident. He made the right decision to resign and not bring further embarrassment to himself. Now take our other embarrassment, Rashkin with you, will ya.

tax and spend where do you live i would like to talk to you in person

taxandspend...if your referring to battery to a police officer statute 940.19 (battery) requires "bodily harm" the officer reports he was not injured. Please specify the felony your referring to.

Guilty until proven innocent?
What evidence is there to pester the DA about this unless you have direct involvement with the case?
Seems like a lynch mob is developing.

Funny how years ago when I worked the road in Rock County the DA had a class and stress the importance that if you were hit by a suspect, he wanted them charged with a felony to an officer as he took this serious.

I support George; his years and years of devoted community service trumps this transgression.

What??? They are allowing comments on this one?? Somebody must not like this dude.

We don't have all the details so we shouldn't stand in judgement of the man. However, a city council member must never strike a police officer, let alone resist arrest. So, without judging what Mr. Brunner did or why, Mr. Brunner has disqualified himself as a council member. His resignation is appropriate and appreciated.

Now I wonder who the city's public sector unions will appoint ...errrr... support to replace him.

Thank you, Mr. Brunner, for all that you have done for the citizens of Janesville. I, for one, will never forget it. May God bless you.

None of us were there. No one knows what truly happened. Let's not be judgmental. Someday the tables may be turned and you might be in the spotlight. Let the story rest. Good luck to Mr. Brunner and his family, and thank you for your service to this community.

There you go with special treatment again, you want them to turn off the comments.

I agree with taxandspend that he should have been charged like anyone else would have with a felony battery to a police office. See what would happen if you or I would hit a cop. He was given special treatment not given the the normal public. Over the years there has been special treatment given to various police officers in Janesville and Rock County.

We're all human and make mistakes, especially in the heat of emotional personal moments. Give him a break people & don't let one misstep define him.

*Mr. Brunner has made his decision. It is time for the rest of us to give him his space. Gazette, turn off the comments.*

Yeah, they should turn off the comments right after you got your comment in.

Sure.

Comments should never have been allowed on this article in the first place.

Best wishes to Mr. Brunner and his family.

Thank you Mr. Brunner for all that you have done for our community. We will remember you as a very good man. This incident is a personal matter and it is a shame it had to be made public. Good Luck to you in your future endeavors.

"Whatever I have done in the past does not matter as one is judged only on what they did last." Unfortunate, sad, and just not right.

Mr. Brunner has made his decision. It is time for the rest of us to give him his space. Gazette, turn off the comments.

Janesville Gazette- I suggest out of respect for Mr. Brunner you turn off the comments on this article. He made his statement there is no reason to pursue comments at this point.

My best wishes to a good man.

George Brunner has been an outstanding council member. He's been thoughtful and forthright in his dealings with our community. I am sorry that he got caught up in an emotionally difficult family situaton and wish him nothing but the best as his life moves forward.

I feel for Mr. Brunner and his family. If you have never had contact with CPS, consider yourself lucky. I do feel he made the right move in resigning.