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She was reportedly involved in a 3-car accident, and sped off. An off-duty K-9 cop blocked her with his personal vehicle but, when he exited, approached her car, and identified himself as a police officer, she hit the pedal again. To avoid being hit, he jumped onto her hood, hanging onto the windshield wipers, as she sped away, hitting 80mph on the highway.
Luckily, he wasnt injured. And he managed to call 911 while holding on for dear life.The driver was ultimately caught, and was denied bail. And her family cussed out the judge. Nice.
Is it just me or has the tide turned and women are becoming the more prolific troublemakers in society rather than men who traditionally held that role years ago?
It's generally police training (at least good police training) to never cross the path of the suspect's car, in front or in back. That is kind of common sense. That's why during a traffic stop if a cop wants to approach the passenger side of the stopped car, he will walk around the back of his car to get there.
The main exception to the rule is when the cop wants to escalate the situation into something more serious. Which is what I believe this cop wanted to do.
When their is no time to spare to make an instant decision the Monday morning quarterbacks ALWAYS make the right call.
So we're blaming the cop now. He tried to stop someone fleeing the scene of an accident. It wasn't a routine traffic stop.
Yes, I blame the cop. Here is why. If the cop had stayed out of the way and just called 911, she would have been apprehended exactly where she was, and charged with a simple hit and run, and we wouldn't even be having this thread. Instead he made a decision to put his life unnecessarily in danger to escalate the incident into the epic story we have now. Because of the cops actions in escalating the situation, taxpayers will now be out about $3 million for her trial, and to incarcerate her. Cops like this cost us all a lot of money, when they escalate a simply incident into a major crime. This is classic Jordan v. The City of New London.
Is it just me or has the tide turned and women are becoming the more prolific troublemakers in society rather than men who traditionally held that role years ago?
You must be related to that woman. First of all, he had to jump on her hood or get mowed down. Secondly, what kind of subhuman does it take to drive off, and at 80 mph, with another person hanging on for dear life.
You need to get your sensibilities straight.
The woman should be charged with attempted vehicular homicide. That should give her 20 years in the Big House. And never again, should she be allowed to drive. Her relatives who cursed the police in court, should be held in contempt and given sentences. All of her family members should have their driver's licenses suspended, until they pass extensive psychiatric examinations. When any children in the family reach driving age, they should have to undergo those exams, to qualify for licenses. There's a couple families of Yahoos in my neighborhood, I would nominate, to undergo that scrutiny, to keep driving.
First no cop on-duty or off has any business jumping on the hood of any car, under any circumstances. That is clearly not in any police training. If he had an issue with her, he should have called for an on-duty cop to come and conduct a normal traffic stop on her, with red and blue lights. I think she will have a good case arguing that she was in fear for her safety.
Go back and read the report. He had two choices. 1: Stand there and be hit and ran over. 2: Jump on the hood and hold on for dear life. Apparently you think he should have taken #1. Most of us would choose #2.
Go back and read the report. He had two choices. 1: Stand there and be hit and ran over. 2: Jump on the hood and hold on for dear life. Apparently you think he should have taken #1. Most of us would choose #2.
Go back and read the report. He had two choices. 1: Stand there and be hit and ran over. 2: Jump on the hood and hold on for dear life. Apparently you think he should have taken #1. Most of us would choose #2.
Go back and read what I posted. He had another option. #3. He could have stayed in his car and called 911, and given them a description of the woman and car. He could have followed the woman, if requested. Which is what a professional would be expected to do.
I'm tired of police who create a crime, just so they can arrest someone for it. It cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars a year. Money that could be better spend on education and healthcare, and other things that would improve society.
It's generally police training (at least good police training) to never cross the path of the suspect's car, in front or in back. That is kind of common sense. That's why during a traffic stop if a cop wants to approach the passenger side of the stopped car, he will walk around the back of his car to get there.
The main exception to the rule is when the cop wants to escalate the situation into something more serious. Which is what I believe this cop wanted to do.
You come up with the most ridiculous crap. I'm retired LE and our grandson-in-law just graduated from the academy. All we want to do is go home in one piece at the end of the day. Escalating a situation is grounds for termination and just causes problems down the line. You must have watched too many Dirty Harry movies. LE today isn't like that.
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