Hind sight is always 20/20, so it is easy to pass judgement. But if I were that lady I would have said, look, you can arrest me, write me a ticket, whatever, but I am going to see my father in the emergency room - in cuffs if you want, but let me see my dad.
I guess cops hear every story under the sun, but in the three minutes it took him to write this ticket, while she waited in the car, he could easily have verified her story - he was just a jerk, and hey, two white people too, so I guess even whitey has to eat hood occasionally even when it isn't justified.
http://www.wpbf.com/news/13250400/detail.html?rss=wpb&psp=news
2007-05-04 02:04:14 · 15 answers · asked by Wolfgang92 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
P.S. I am not a bigot, I was proving a point, that everyone has bad days, and when a white cop can do that to a white lady, it proves that so-called racial profiling and police brutality don't necessarily directly coincide - as true bigots would have us believe. And P.P.S. I don't view his actions as brutality, he wasn't overtly abusive with her, just not very smart is all.
2007-05-04 06:00:45 · update #1
What does the "two white people too" and "even whitey" have to do with anything?
Sounds like you have issues with different ethnic backgrounds!
As for the officers actions...I agree the officer should have shown more compassion and offered to follow her to the nearby hospital to verify the situation.
Maybe if officers didn't get so many "excuses" from the violators he would have been different. One thing that disturbs me are some of the excuses such as:
"I have to use the restroom"...yet the driver just passed countless service stations, restaurants, and motels where they could have stopped;
"I was extremely low on gas"...the faster you go...the more fuel you consume;
and like in this particular case you cite:
"My
The officer has to question, is the excessive speed detrimental to the safety of OTHER drivers on the roadway;
and...
Will the presence of the family member contribute to the medical attention already being received.
This does not mean the officers don't feel compassion for the seriousness of a family medical issue...we DO!
But driving on the roadways where you could end up in an accident, then in the hospital next to your family member, is not the smart thing to do!
None the less...the officer has been punished and hopefully will learn to handle the situation better in the future.
2007-05-04 02:10:52 · answer #1 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
If someone were to say this to me in ten years when I become a SJPD cop, I would not be offended at all. The people who say these things do not know what they are talking about and most of them hate on police officers. FTW, donuts give police officers energy to protect the community. If you want more information then you can always email "The Ducks' fan"
2016-05-20 03:10:35 · answer #2 · answered by else 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay once again I'm going to say this...
She was going 63 in a 35
A 35mph zone is typically located near residential areas and/or has heavy pedestrian traffic. The officer did his job she was going way to fast. After being pulled over for three minutes she drove off. The officer did his job again by pulling her out of the car and arresting her. He may have been to excessive but still...How angry and freaked out do you think he was when she actually floored it away from him. Other fun facts...
The father had driven himself to the hospital checked himself in, and at the time of arrest was most likely being prepared for surgery since he had to have 2 splints put in. That means she wasn't going to see her dad for about 3-4 hours. Anyway.
Was the officer a little aggressive yes. Was there a better course of action in hindsight yes. Did the woman do everything wrong and put herself on the path. yes. Was she endangering others yes. Was she hysterical and in need of a moment to breath. Yes.
I think the officer did the right thing and does not deserve a suspension.
I think the woman should have stayed in jail a while longer to get her head straight.
2007-05-04 03:54:33 · answer #3 · answered by Rek T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw this on my local news. It happened across the street from where I lived at the time. Both parties were in the wrong here- the officer more so due to the excessive force. However- it wouldve taken up less time if she had just sat for the initial stop than the events that transpired. The officer probably would have escorted her afterwards. The lady had not given him the time to check with the ER to corroborate her story. When she took off- she broke the law. Having been a police officer myself, I can clearly see the officer's point of view. Then again- having a sick mother who's always in the ER- I can side with her too. They were both wrong- i'll leave it at that
2007-05-04 02:20:36 · answer #4 · answered by Angelic D 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
She should have just pulled an OJ. drive slowly until she found the ER entrance.
The cop got a 5 day suspension for excessive force, and she got off. I don't think that is right. Breaking the law is breaking the law. She should have received a ticket for reckless endangerment. The cop got what he deserved.
Thank God for cameras in police cars. Even bigots like you have a chance to mouth of and not get thumped.
2007-05-04 02:18:47 · answer #5 · answered by edjumacation 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I guess there are some good cops out there somewhere, and some bad ones as well... just like in everything else.. good and bad in all things! I have seen both myself... but when I was very young, (18) I was verbally abused, sexually harassed and taunted by a cop who pulled me over for speeding violation... and though he just gave me a warning, he should have been arrested for what he put me through... thank goodness it wasn't physical abuse like the poor woman in the video! I had one more experience with a cop that had a power issue... he verbally assaulted me and accused me of killing my husband because he had died in his sleep! It was a horrible trauma for me, I was already in shock from waking up to find out that my husband, father of my six children had died during the night and I was immediately a single mom!
Now I have emotional issues, I freeze when I see cops following me and I don't want to be pulled over ever again!
I do have a couple of friends that are cops that have lived in my neighborhood... they are really good people...Oh, one of them was hit by a driver while making a traffic stop... he was out of the car and another driver hit him... it took years of recuperation after many surgeries...I know that was awful for him and his family too...
2007-05-04 02:41:28 · answer #6 · answered by MaggieO 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I only somewhat aggree....he couldve let her go and mailed her the citation but I think if she could've waited for him to write the ticket and then disputed it in court. Any other time people would be saying..cops are too lienent on women....Her father Drove himself to the hospital....he wasnt in the car...or at home needing a ride to the hospital.... Maybe she was also driving to endanger.....does that matter to you? woudl it if she had run you and your family off the road? the police cant just ignore the safety of many in exchange for the concern of one
2007-05-04 03:17:47 · answer #7 · answered by Sia 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Legally, it doesn't matter if one of your family is in the emergancy room. He may or may not have been able to verify her story.. but it doesn't matter. You are still required to obey laws.
If you speed off while you're getting a ticket.. you damn well better expect that the police are going to make sure you won't do it again.
I don't see any "bad guy" here, the cop acted correctly and the woman's poor decisions are understandable given the situation.
2007-05-04 02:45:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
every one is different some abuse there power and are upset and others can be the coolest I've ever seen I do think that they should look into things before they act but also they can't excuse somethings. that is were some people hate the police because of all the faults. i don't hate then myself but see why others do.
2007-05-04 04:17:22 · answer #9 · answered by DRAGON 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IMHO he was too aggressive. BUT, was her father in the car? Was she the life saving surgeon? What on this planet was it that made her think that because she was having a bad day, meant that she didnt have to stop and wait for police?
2007-05-04 03:07:42 · answer #10 · answered by zebj25 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋