"Jeff-God-of-Biscuits" (Jeff-God-of-Biscuits)
09/01/2014 at 22:43 • Filed to: None
1
11|
"Jeff-God-of-Biscuits" (Jeff-God-of-Biscuits)
09/01/2014 at 22:43 • Filed to: None | 1
| 11 |
Sure, everybody hates you these days, but face it, there seem to be a lot of cops out there trying to make it worse, not better. Take this, for example: guy is typing (quite possibly texting, according to phone records) into his car laptop when he runs over and kills a cyclist. No charges to be filed against him, he was behaving in a lawful manner. Sigh.
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
09/01/2014 at 22:47 |
|
It's business as usual at the sheriff's department.
EL_ULY
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
09/01/2014 at 22:49 |
|
Or a super rich 16 year old. You'd still have 3 more lives to take and be fine
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
09/01/2014 at 22:50 |
|
Disgusting.
Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
09/01/2014 at 22:53 |
|
As it says in the article, I'd be suing the shit out of the LA Sheriff's Department for wrongful death/negligence. In a civil case, you don't have to prove "beyond a reasonable doubt", just a preponderance of the evidence to support your case.
Although that bike outfit that guy has on, I don't know. It may have been a mercy killing.
ttyymmnn
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
09/01/2014 at 22:53 |
|
A few years ago here in Austin, a cop who was typing on his laptop ran a stop sign and hit a motorcyclist. The city ended up settling for $250,000, the officer got a three-day suspension. ( link ). At the time of the accident, the city had only recently instituted a ban on texting while driving. However, public safety officials are exempt from that ban.
|
Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
09/01/2014 at 22:56 |
|
but he's not exactly a lithe little waif that you just can't see if they turn sideways. Not easy to not see.
The Transporter
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
09/01/2014 at 22:57 |
|
Cops have not been doing themselves any favors in the PR department as of late.
JKER
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
09/01/2014 at 22:59 |
|
That's awful. I gotta say, I have a lot of respect for cops and what they do but on the other hand it does seem like they are always getting away with things that they shouldn't.
|
Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
> Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
09/01/2014 at 23:02 |
|
Well, that kind of proves the point of negligence, IMHO. When I ride my bike, I wear a bright yellow helmet and shirt, so I'm visible. I've had people pull in front of my bike, and then claim they didn't see me. Really? Six foot four inches in a bright canary yellow shirt & helmet, and you didn't see me? That's negligence, right there. If you were paying attention to driving, you'd have spotted me a 1/4 mile away. But, nope, too busy talking on the phone or some such. Just like Mr. Police Officer here.
|
Jeff-God-of-Biscuits
> Deal Killer - Powered by Focus
09/01/2014 at 23:08 |
|
I always put reflective tape on helmets when I was riding motorcycles and I remember one time, I was riding through Texas, I think (loooong straight road), and there had been a car a ways back behind me. I pulled up to a light, and the car pulled up beside me a minute or so later, and the guy was asking about my helmet, and what I did to it because it looked like my head was on fire going down the road. Pretty cool, though I am still convinced that lifestyle chemicals might have had some influence.
His Stigness
>
09/02/2014 at 00:01 |
|
It's actually the DA though that's choosing not to file charges. But the DA and SO are cahoots so...