Is this really how being "out of jurisdiction" works?

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
09/24/2016 at 22:43 • Filed to: None

Because...what the fuck?

DISCUSSION (23)

CB > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/24/2016 at 22:47

Someone in the YouTube comments suggests it could have been an undercover cop, hence the reason why there was no pursuit. Personally, I think it’s a BS case and that the police really botched it on this one.

TheHondaBro > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/24/2016 at 22:52

Oh, come on.

jkm7680 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/24/2016 at 22:53

My best guess is that the guy in the Explorer was either:

A. Too lazy to do anything about it

B. Off duty in civilian clothes for whatever reason

Where I live at least, cops who are not in their jurisdiction can pull people over. Usually they’ll call a unit that does have jurisdiction though.

Like, the sheriffs department here is only responsible for courthouses and jails. But if they see somebody committing an offense, they can pull them over and will usually hand if off to the regular police. I see shit like this pretty frequently and at the end of the day, the police is the police.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > jkm7680
09/24/2016 at 22:55

Right. I’d like to think he at least radioed in and got the plate number, but the OP seems to indicate that the cop was no help.

jkm7680 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/24/2016 at 22:56

That’s the least he could have done.

And if he really actually wanted to do his job, pull the guy on the highway and radio for a State Pooper.

Another thing worth mentioning, is that I’m pretty sure since the offense was in the city and not on the highway, that the officer could have pulled him over on the highway anyways.

Svend > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/24/2016 at 22:58

Said that he didn’t commit a felony.

Is failure to stop after an accident not a felony over there?

Is failure to leave or exchange details at an accident not a felony?

Is driving without due care and attention not a felony?

With regards to jurisdiction. I live right on the England Scotland border and we get Scottish police officers come into our store.

I asked them what powers they had in England and was told they have the power to detain but not arrest so they can detail someone like a civilian arrest but would have to wait for an English officer to make the actual arrest.

That officer could of followed them radioing details to other officers, also the incident happened whilst they were in their jurisdiction and would be perfectly justified in following and/or trying to stop the vehicle.

Sounds like it was close to the end of their shift and they really couldn’t give a crap and wanted to finish work on time.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Svend
09/24/2016 at 23:01

Yeah there’s no way that there was nothing he or she could’ve done.

Urambo Tauro > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/24/2016 at 23:09

What an incredibly frustrating thing to witness. I hope this video goes viral to the point that the Chicago Police issue an explanation.

And I hope that the idiot Charger driver gets caught, too.

Svend > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/24/2016 at 23:13

I’m still amazed that after the police car pulled up, the driver reversed and drove away. I was expecting the guy to get out almost straight away.

What makes someone commit such an obvious incident, then stop, have a police car pull up, then go, ‘hmm, I think I can get away, okay I’m going’ and then slowly pull away, not speed off but slowly pull away around the rear of the police car?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Svend
09/24/2016 at 23:22

Apparently people are theorizing that the Charger was an undercover cop.

Future next gen S2000 owner > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/26/2016 at 10:37

This is when, I believe, an ass whipping is an acceptable part of the solution.

PS9 > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/26/2016 at 10:46

Police chief wiggum hard at work I see.

TheRealBicycleBuck > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/26/2016 at 11:04

My wife was in a wreck last year. Unfortunately, she wrecked in the wrong parish (county). Two-hundred yards further and she would have been in our local parish with a sheriff’s office that handles all accident calls. Instead, she wrecked in East Baton Rouge parish who pawns all accident calls off to the state police, no matter how big or small. We moved everything onto the shoulder and proceeded to wait nearly two hours for someone to show up to take a police report and clear the wreckers to start hauling away cars.

After the police arrived, blue light gawkers caused two more wrecks by not paying attention to the road in front of them. What was a two-car wreck became a seven-car spectacle in three acts of vehicular carnage.

Mercedes Streeter > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/26/2016 at 12:00

Is that Chicago Police, I see? This isn’t unexpected...it’s a pretty well known fact that CP is so corrupt from the inside out that they don’t even actually do their jobs.

Roadster Man > Svend
09/26/2016 at 13:12

To answer your three questions: No, No, No. Those would be classified as Infractions, Misdemeanors at the most. Felonies are beatings, shootings, robberies, etc.

Sucks he got it, no doubt. but As for the guy in the video saying he’s “stuck with the bill”? He is either misinformed or a FOOL for not buying uninsured/under-insured motorist coverage.

Cops will have strict guidelines for when they can “pursue” someone, which obviously puts the public at risk. The whole “out of jurisdiction” shtick was just a lazy officer who didn’t feel like doing his job. He didn’t need to chase the guy down, just flash the lights and sirens a few times.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/29/2016 at 15:58

I’d say it’s almost obviously an undercover cop which means that he can do no wrong.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/29/2016 at 16:02

So we’re just gonna keep re-sharing this until we’ve gotten the amount of attention we wanted?

LongbowMkII > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/29/2016 at 16:03

Don’t worry in 5 hours Justin will have a write up an not give you a hat tip.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
09/29/2016 at 16:05

YES. NOTICE ME DAMNIT.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > LongbowMkII
09/29/2016 at 16:06

IDGAF about the hat tip I just want to find out more about what happened here.

Urambo Tauro > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/29/2016 at 16:08

When this was first posted to Oppo, the video had something like 5k views.

Unfortunately, it still does at the moment.

yamahog > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
09/29/2016 at 17:13

For future reference, we do have rules regarding this type of thing:

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/sharing-can-be-caring-a-note-from-your-moderators-1611788276

Everyone likes having lots of conversation on their post, but perhaps schedule a better original post time to get more views so you don’t have to keep resharing.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > yamahog
09/29/2016 at 19:10

Yeah, I realized it wasn’t being taken well so I unshared it. I will use better discretion in future. Thanks!