And when they jump in a car to flee the cops can’t chase them, and if the cop chases them and they die in a car accident.... the Potomac lawyers would own that cop. |
Yes. That is how the law and it works. Only chase a felon. It’s not just rue in DC. You sound completely ignorant of laws. |
Eh? No. I'm saying that: 1. The police should follow their own rules (that's law and order). 2. The police should not endanger the public through their actions (that's public safety). |
No. I think vehicular crimes are out of control in the district. Stolen vehicles careening and joyriding have hurt/killed pedestrians even without the police giving chase. I think the police should intercede when reasonably warranted. In this case, it sounds like they were pretty mellow and blinking their lights. This situation is very sad but I do believe they were trying to srop him to protect him (no helmet) and since he was riding on the sidewalk also to protect others. |
No so much my solution as the stated policy of MPD. Discuss it with them. But as long as it's a policy, we have the right to expect them to comply with it. |
Please tell me you're not that naive. I have little left to hope for now, and that's just too much. |
They chased him with their cars in order to protect him from his helmetlessness?! |
| Pre-Corona, I would count the helmetless white hipsters on the streets -and sidewalks - scooting along while looking at their iPhones. I never saw them hunted down and felled by vehicular homicide...I wonder why that is? |
Guys, I figured it out!!! MPD is being reverse-racist by not protecting white moped riders without helmets from themselves. So lazy and reverse-racist! Thanks DCUM! |
Hardly sounds like a chase. They were trying to pull him over for his helmet less ness. Fixed that for you. |
| I also dont believe all DC police officers are seething monsters aching for a fight. I also don't believe they all want to see a child die in front of them when they head out for work. I just don't. A lot of what is going on with community policing now is down to issues way outside their control- provisioning issues like having cameras and tasers at hand, training, mental health support for people they encounter, and repeat youth offenders who are not being diverted or supported by politicians or community members before they come the police attention. I pity police. Really do. |
He left. They followed. What would you call that? Would you rather call it "pursuit"? They *pursued* him with their cars? |
As someone who has known and worked with police, it's not all but there's a huge culture of violent people who are looking for a fight and who don't mind if someone dies. Watch the video of the car from Philly, a random collection of officers and they all jump on to start beating people. It's a violent job that attracts violent people. |
+1 People who think cops are all just heroes doing their best crack me up. That's willful ignorance at this point. Look at Philly - they beat the shit out of a woman for no reason (no charges filed after she got out of the hospital, not even an allegation to be scraped up), ripped her toddler out of the car, injuring him in the process, and then posted a picture of a cop holding the baby saying what heroes cops are for "finding" this baby "wandering barefoot" and how all they care about is his safety. And people like PPP are up here eating that sh*t up with a spoon, because they have a childish desire to believe that if you put on the right outfit you're a good person, because then you never have to use your brain! https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54752188 |
| Has the video been made public yet? Is it posted anywhere? |