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Yesterday, I was driving from the West Lake school area down Johnson Pond Rd over to Ten-Ten. I was following a school bus who put on their flashing lights and crossing arm to let 5 kids cross the street. Just about the time the bus came to its full stop and the kids started to exit, I began to hear police sirens approaching. Next, I heard the bus driver begin honking rapidly and saw the kids starting racing to clear the road before the police came through - and young kids too. Very shortly after the last kid got across (not immediate, but much too close for comfort given the vantage point on that road (for the police) was sufficient that they could easily see the bus in the horizon and could have significantly slowed their approach), then the police cars came racing past (fast and quite close) to the bus and my car just behind.
Having lived "in the county" for a few years, I'm amazed how often I encounter the Sheriff cars traveling at a high rate of speed w/ what seems a disregard for safety. In the time I've lived here, there have been at least a couple of fatalities (Sheriff vs civilian) for accidents which I believe were said to be related to speed. Just a month ago, a Sheriff car was traveling toward my direction on Ten-Ten (sirens on) and very nearly came into my lane (head on) as they passed.
I check the news after the fact to see if some some major crime was thwarted to justify such use of speed on single lane county roads but have yet to find that evidence. I can't ever recall experiencing this w/in the city limits (police pursuits, yes, but not with such speed).
Read the news. It happens all over NC. You read over and over how a trooper or sheriff crashes into innocent people and they usually end up dead but the police officer is let off because thats the way it is here.
Read the news. It happens all over NC. You read over and over how a trooper or sheriff crashes into innocent people and they usually end up dead but the police officer is let off because thats the way it is here.
From my experience, chase policies for State Police or County Sheriff Offices are often much more liberal than for city/town Police departments. Of course that's not always the case and it varies, but it's pretty much been my experience. There are some departments where chases are not authorized except for the most life threatening situations in which many variables need to be met.
I check the news after the fact to see if some some major crime was thwarted to justify such use of speed on single lane county roads but have yet to find that evidence.
Once they all start encrypting the radio transmissions, there will be even less opportunity to monitor their activities. I loved how in a recent N&O article they said that preventing the public from listening in was not a factor in doing this.
I am a big supporter of the police and always give them the benefit of the doubt. It is a high stress job and always easy for Monday Morning QBs, but when they abuse the position, I want to see them held accountable. Same for DAs that just want to prosecute vs finding out the truth.
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