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I think the officer probably thought it was funny and would make everyone's day. I say get over it.
A few years back, I chaperoned a field trip where a group of 11 years walked to an event off campus. One dad was a police officer. He went to every side walk crossing and put the lights, no sirens on. The kids loved it. It probably did keep every one a little safer even though us parents were watching traffic. Not a single person called to complain.
They just reported what happened without any sort of negative slant. Do you think that most people will care enough to get the guy fired?
Depends if the lynch mob mentality gets going enough. Nothing surprises me these days with the Internet hyped up craze. In this case, it seems people are calm, so that is good, but all it takes are a few people to get the ball rolling and morons will follow.
I think the officer probably thought it was funny and would make everyone's day. I say get over it.
A few years back, I chaperoned a field trip where a group of 11 years walked to an event off campus. One dad was a police officer. He went to every side walk crossing and put the lights, no sirens on. The kids loved it. It probably did keep every one a little safer even though us parents were watching traffic. Not a single person called to complain.
I don't see how that compares. The officer in your example used his authority to help everyone in that group. The officer in the OP used his authority for just his kid and it caused an inconvenience for the driver and the other children.
What you are talking about amounts to when I see the cops watching over the kids who put up flags on federal holidays in the medians in one of the suburbs around here - or maybe a police escort for a funeral train. Those aren't selfish acts.
I don't see how that compares. The officer in your example used his authority to help everyone in that group. The officer in the OP used his authority for just his kid and it caused an inconvenience for the driver and the other children.
What you are talking about amounts to when I see the cops watching over the kids who put up flags on federal holidays in the medians in one of the suburbs around here - or maybe a police escort for a funeral train. Those aren't selfish acts.
The other field trips didn't get that kind of service. Part of what he was doing was for fun to sort of tease his child.
The other field trips didn't get that kind of service. Part of what he was doing was for fun to sort of tease his child.
So what? Sometime people get better treatment then others. We can't claim damage because other people get perks from time to time. People will complain about what they think is or isn't fair, but the driver and the kids in this example have a legitimate beef because they were delayed with an unlawful stop.
I have never done anything like that in 40 years of law enforcement. If anything, he should have delivered his son's lunch when he arrived at the school.
That is what I would have done, but people are people.
Maybe the cop simply recognized the bus and acted on impulse without thinking about whether the driver would be alarmed or not.
I've had a couple of cops who are friends pull me over just to see if I wanted to go to lunch with them.
I've seen parents stop busses for this with no big hassle. But I live in a smaller town, and the bus drivers all get to know their kids and the kid's parents. We have a low crime rate here, and a bus-jacking would probably never cross a driver's mind here.
Other places could be different. I wouldn't judge the actions of anyone until I knew more about the general circumstances of it all.
But i don't think the incident is any big deal unless some local rule or law was broken.
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I see a misuse of public property for personal use. The bus driver was correct to complain since you could have a potentially dangerous situation by pulling him over for a non-essential purpose. The cop should be disciplined for the misuse of property. In most DC suburbs this could be a disaster in the making with the traffic issues.
meh, this is just another reason I can add for being glad I live in small town USA. Like some other posters, where I live no one would have thought anything about it and surly not got their panties in a bunch. So the bus was a few minutes late to school, Im sure all the kids were devastated.
I see a misuse of public property for personal use. The bus driver was correct to complain since you could have a potentially dangerous situation by pulling him over for a non-essential purpose. The cop should be disciplined for the misuse of property. In most DC suburbs this could be a disaster in the making with the traffic issues.
Potentially dangerous situation? Really? Please enlighten us on how you think this could have been a potentially dangerous situation. As for misuse, do you feel the same way when you see a cop car sitting at a 7-11? How about when a cop car is outside a restaurant? Would you cry misuse if he drove the lunch to the school and dropped it off there?
I personally think that the bus driver just has some bitterness against the police and that is why he filed the complaint. This whole thing is nothing but the press stirring the pot of everything associated with cops. The investigation is only happening because a complaint was filed. Nothing will happen to the cop and life will move on.
As for DC, just being in DC can be a disaster in the making.
Location: Huntersville/Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC
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Potentially dangerous situation? Really? Please enlighten us on how you think this could have been a potentially dangerous situation. As for misuse, do you feel the same way when you see a cop car sitting at a 7-11? How about when a cop car is outside a restaurant? Would you cry misuse if he drove the lunch to the school and dropped it off there?
I personally think that the bus driver just has some bitterness against the police and that is why he filed the complaint. This whole thing is nothing but the press stirring the pot of everything associated with cops. The investigation is only happening because a complaint was filed. Nothing will happen to the cop and life will move on.
As for DC, just being in DC can be a disaster in the making.
Potentially dangerous situation, you pull the bus over on the road I travel on which is busy, has a 30 mph speed limit, and nearly nowhere to move around. Car going 40-45 and no way to change lanes could slam into either the stopped police car or bus stopped on said busy road.
Obviously there is a damn difference between a cop using the car to run errands and using the car to pull folks over for reasons that don't have a damn thing to do with their job.
My opinion stands. The cop should be disciplined but I know he probably won't and that is a shame.
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