Will Mirkarimi be his own worst enemy on abuse charges?

If you’re accused wife beater and Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi (shown in his much-anticipated mug shot) you know you’re in a deep public relations pit when the Chronicle’s Matier & Ross and Willie Brown columnize on how much political trouble you’re in at the top of the same Sunday page.

Add: Barring a change of strategy, early indications are that Mirkarimi will stick to stone-walling the media while attempting to keep video and other evidence from court proceedings.