Did onyone notice in the latest televised car chase in LA that when the cops finaly stoped the car with a WHITE woman as the driver , that there was no shouting or forcefull shoving her to GET DOWN ON THE GROUND. They very polietly put the handcuffs on her. Now do you think it would have been different if she were black. Just wondering ( I am white )...
2007-07-06 14:10:20 · 6 answers · asked by jim 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I am white as well every time the police pulled me over i was polite and gave them what they needed. I never had an attitude or got rude. I sure as hell never stole a car or had drugs with a gun that is why these people get pulled out of the car at gun point. Not because they are black. We pull white people out of cars at gun point as well if we have to.
2007-07-06 14:52:43 · answer #1 · answered by Steven C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did not see the tape (New York here, not to much of the LA news gets shown here).
Several questions come immediately to mind:
1) Did the driver pull over after a short (1 mile or less) chase? or was this a long term chase?
2) Forced off the road, spike strips, PIT maneuver, or surrendered?
3) Once stopped did the driver follow instructions of the officer, behave in an openly hostile manner, or ignore the officers completely?
Based on the information given in the question, I believe that
1) the chase was short
2) The driver probably surrendered, no drama involved.
3) The driver followed instructions, quickly and completely! The driver was probably not openly hostile.
Would it make a difference if the driver was black (or hispanic, or asian)? 90% of the time NO! Most cops will treat any resident the best way they can under the circumstances. That means taking control of the hostile and/or violent people, and working with the cooperative ones.
For the record, I'm an older white male. Had my share of run ins with the law (mostly vehicle and traffic stuff) ... when I was young and stupid (hostile to authority), the cops were large and in charge! When I was old and wise (followed instructions, remained calm), the cops were willing to cut me some slack!
They will give what they get! Get hostile, and it won't matter if you are so white you are albino, you are STILL going down! Be calm and listen ... you will get some slack!
2007-07-07 01:59:18 · answer #2 · answered by ornery and mean 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are just looking for discrimination.
#1 Most of the televised chases involve a felony, i.e. auto theft, bank robbery, burglary, etc.
#2 "Down on the ground" arrests, are standard procedure for a felony arrest.
#3 By itself, evading arrest is a misdemeanor, and the arrest would be conducted as such.
I don't know the reason for this particular stop, but if it was for a minor incident, the events you described were not notable.
2007-07-06 21:15:29 · answer #3 · answered by No Chance Without Bernoulli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The officers perception of the reasonable amount of force necessary to control and arrest the person and prevent flight is what is considered in putting someone on the ground. If the facts presented indicate to the officer the person can be controlled by grabbing and cuffing, then that is what is done. Placing a potentially violent person on the ground limits their ability to flee, grab at weapons, and fight back. If there is no fight forseen, it is much easier to grab hold.
To justify arrest techniques by race is ignorant.
2007-07-06 22:34:02 · answer #4 · answered by wykedguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, that is what the media would like you to believe.
A word of advice: don't take everything you see on television so literally, the media almost always displays a bias and it is usually against law enforcement.
2007-07-06 21:13:08 · answer #5 · answered by ஜSnazzlefrazzஜ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She probably didn't resist arrest and curse and threaten the officers.
2007-07-06 21:15:01 · answer #6 · answered by booman17 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋