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Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges 2
#22370653 - 10/12/15 08:53 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Seems like cops aren't only allowed to kill people with guns, they get to drive as fast as they want and kill people with their cars.
This story is from the summer, but with all the focus on cops shooting people this one slipped by without notice.
Hers the dash cam video. Literally the pedestrian is only visible in one frame the cop was driving so fast.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-arh-wheeling-dash-cam-tl-0724-20150723-story.html
I found this story when reading about an accident today in DC. A cop driving through downtown street hit a pedestrian while driving in excess of 60mph. The pedestrian was side swiped and the cop wiped out.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: koods] 2
#22370792 - 10/12/15 09:14 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'm not too surprised. Cops are the scum of the earth. Even the "good" cops are bad because they don't do anything about all of the corrupt cops.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: Lophosaurus]
#22370821 - 10/12/15 09:19 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Why the hell is someone trying to cross a 4 lane road at night?
What if a citizen hit that person going slightly above the speed limit, should they be charged for hitting someone that's jaywalking on a 4 lane highway? I don't think so.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: koods]
#22370825 - 10/12/15 09:19 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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The pedestrian should have known better than to take a walk and impede hat cops travels so stupidly
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: koods]
#22370845 - 10/12/15 09:22 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I dunno the reasoning in this particular case, but there are instances that warrant hauling ass and not using sirens or lights. See how dark that road is? I didn't even really see him the first time I watched it. It all depends on the exact circumstances, but this is one instance where it's possible no amount of negligence could be put on the cop.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: Lophosaurus]
#22370849 - 10/12/15 09:23 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Woulda seen him if he flipped his brights on after going by oncoming. Guy shouldn't be allowed to drive let alone be a cop.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: qman]
#22370852 - 10/12/15 09:23 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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qman said: Why the hell is someone trying to cross a 4 lane road at night?
What if a citizen hit that person going slightly above the speed limit, should they be charged for hitting someone that's jaywalking on a 4 lane highway? I don't think so.
He was driving over 100 mph. Also that road did not have designated cross walks anywhere near where he was hit.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: Shroomslip]
#22370858 - 10/12/15 09:25 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Shroomslip said: I dunno the reasoning in this particular case, but there are instances that warrant hauling ass and not using sirens or lights. See how dark that road is? I didn't even really see him the first time I watched it. It all depends on the exact circumstances, but this is one instance where it's possible no amount of negligence could be put on the cop.
He drive past a vehicle that looked like it was speeding, so he turned around and drove over 100 mph to catch up.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: koods]
#22370879 - 10/12/15 09:28 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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koods said:
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qman said: Why the hell is someone trying to cross a 4 lane road at night?
What if a citizen hit that person going slightly above the speed limit, should they be charged for hitting someone that's jaywalking on a 4 lane highway? I don't think so.
He was driving over 100 mph. Also that road did not have designated cross walks anywhere near where he was hit.
Cops are allowed to drive that fast, pedestrians are not allowed to cross a road like that because anyone could hit them, including citizens obeying the speed limit.
The guy that got hit was also drunk and didn't use proper judgment, that's not the fault of a driver who hits him.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: koods]
#22370881 - 10/12/15 09:28 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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If that is the case, then yes, he's liable.
The times when not using the siren would be something like a raid or a hostage situation. Stuff along those lines where you don't want the bad guys knowing you're coming for them.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: Shroomslip] 1
#22370906 - 10/12/15 09:33 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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in b4 pris says the cop was just doing his job
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: qman] 2
#22370931 - 10/12/15 09:38 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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qman said:
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koods said:
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qman said: Why the hell is someone trying to cross a 4 lane road at night?
What if a citizen hit that person going slightly above the speed limit, should they be charged for hitting someone that's jaywalking on a 4 lane highway? I don't think so.
He was driving over 100 mph. Also that road did not have designated cross walks anywhere near where he was hit.
Cops are allowed to drive that fast, pedestrians are not allowed to cross a road like that because anyone could hit them, including citizens obeying the speed limit.
The guy that got hit was also drunk and didn't use proper judgment, that's not the fault of a driver who hits him.
Why didn't he use his lights and sirens? The point of those is to warn citizens that their vehicle is driving faster than would be expected in the road they are driving. I doubt it is illegal to cross that road. Like I said the previous intersection didn't even have a cross walk. Here's the reason he didn't use his lights and siren: he wanted to catch the guy speeding so he could get another notch in his belt and make.some cash for his pathetic little town.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: koods]
#22370961 - 10/12/15 09:43 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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If he had hit a car turning out onto the road, he would have been liable. People have to use judgement based on the speed limit of the road and the distance of an approaching car. If a car is approaching at twice the speed one would expect, the judgement is bad but it's the fault of the driver going twice the speed limit. The guy crossing the street would have had plenty of time if the cop wasn't driving 100mph
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: koods] 1
#22370971 - 10/12/15 09:44 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Most civilized places have rules about not engaging in high speed chases unless there is a very good reason. Thinking that someone might be speeding is not one of those situations.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: koods]
#22370996 - 10/12/15 09:49 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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koods said: If he had hit a car turning out onto the road, he would have been liable. People have to use judgement based on the speed limit of the road and the distance of an approaching car. If a car is approaching at twice the speed one would expect, the judgement is bad but it's the fault of the driver going twice the speed limit. The guy crossing the street would have had plenty of time if the cop wasn't driving 100mph
"If he had hit a car turning onto the road, he would have been liable"
I'm not sure if that is true, but there's a big difference between a car that is legally allowed to be on that road and a drunk person jaywalking on it.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: koods]
#22371023 - 10/12/15 09:54 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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336 said: To play devil's advocate most of the people on the freeway in cali drive between 80-100mph; so the fact that a cop was driving that fast doesn't really surprise me much.
Not to say the cop should be excuse; a civilian definitely wouldn't be; and imo cops should be held to a higher standard as they are supposed to be protecting us. That said cops are just human and humans speed and make mistakes constantly. Not to mention the fact that cops undergo a hell of a lot more stress then the average person thus I often excuse them for little excesses like blowing red lights and speeding; that said it still pisses me off when they bust me for doing the same thing lol.
All in all, humans aren't perfect; should we just go around blaming and hating one another? We can, but usually that doesn't get us very far; instead we should try and learn from these mistakes and work at improving ourselves that way we avoid them in the future.
In this case cops should be more vigilant and stop being so careless when they drive.
It wasn't a limited access highway. It was a just a road and he had just driven through an intersection 10 seconds before he hit the dude.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: koods]
#22371041 - 10/12/15 09:57 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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He ran across the middle of a road.
People don't belong in the middle of the road when there is little to no visibility.
Are people suppose to be on the road? No.
Do I think the cop should have been going 100 (Yes if he was trying to catch up to someone going 60 in a 35 - YES!!)
Do I think he should have been going 100 without his sirens/lights on? No.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: Lophosaurus]
#22371046 - 10/12/15 09:58 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Lophosaurus said: Even the "good" cops are bad because they don't do anything about all of the corrupt cops.
You could say the same thing about people in the hippie scene, there are just as many scumbags walking around preaching peace and love, who don't practice what they preach.
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: Uzziel]
#22371054 - 10/12/15 10:01 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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In Illinois if an intersection does not have a marked crosswalk you are Permitted to cross the road at any point along the road
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Re: Cop Driving 100 mph without Lights or Siren Kills Pedestrian - No Charges [Re: koods]
#22371070 - 10/12/15 10:04 PM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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Does that make it any less stupid to go across the road at 5 in the morning when it's dark out and no motherfucker can see you?
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