[quote]A Savannah man was indicted on assault charges after he allegedly dragged a local police officer with his car at a southside gas station in May.[/quote]
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lQ2CYOxIZM[/media]
[url]http://savannahnow.com/crime/2015-08-19/savannah-man-indicted-dragging-police-officer-car#gsc.tab=0[/url]
Posted this because it reminded me of the Dubose incident.
Doing shit like this to the police isn't helping any situation out. There is better avenues at showing your displeasure to the justice system.
[QUOTE=Richard Simmons;48512374]Doing shit like this to the police isn't helping any situation out. There is better avenues at showing your displeasure to the justice system.[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately this was a gas station, not an avenue.
Jokes aside, I applaud the cop for not going totally berserk on the dude, now he can be tried and we can figure this all out.
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Depending on how old the suspect is, he might not see a drop of time if he’s under 17, if he is over, he can kiss his ass goodbye. That’s attempted murder on a peace officer, might get knocked down to aggravated assault depending on the lawyer.
stupid people
[QUOTE=foxtrot_iic;48512769]Depending on how old the suspect is, he might not see a drop of time if he’s under 17, if he is over, he can kiss his ass goodbye. That’s attempted murder on a peace officer, might get knocked down to aggravated assault depending on the lawyer.[/QUOTE]
If you watch the video when the officer is calling it in he says 3/29/92.
Kid is going to get some serious time in prison.
Wow that person is lucky to be alive.
[QUOTE=Megadave;48512538]Jokes aside, I applaud the cop for not going totally berserk on the dude, now he can be tried and we can figure this all out.[/QUOTE]
"Going berserk", amazing. A car is just as deadly a weapon as anything else, and a bullet through the brain like the other person who did this to a cop would have been a perfectly acceptable response.
I love the "figure this all out" bit too, that's great. As if there's some ambiguity as to what happened, as if there's a valid reason for speeding away from police in a vehicle, let alone doing it while dragging a cop along.
[QUOTE=DaMastez;48514375]"Going berserk", amazing. A car is just as deadly a weapon as anything else, and a bullet through the brain like the other person who did this to a cop would have been a perfectly acceptable response.
I love the "figure this all out" bit too, that's great. As if there's some ambiguity as to what happened, as if there's a valid reason for speeding away from police in a vehicle, let alone doing it while dragging a cop along.[/QUOTE]
Running from police, morally, should not warrant a 'bullet through the brain'. It's quite a stretch to say this man was actively trying to end the officers life, which should be the only possible reason for him to be killed.
If an officer gets harmed and doesn't immediately kill the suspect, that officer should be commended for his restraint, sure, but to say he should have fucking executed the guy is ridiculous.
[QUOTE=DanTehMan;48514427]Running from police, morally, should not warrant a 'bullet through the brain'. It's quite a stretch to say this man was actively trying to end the officers life, which should be the only possible reason for him to be killed.
If an officer gets harmed and doesn't immediately kill the suspect, that officer should be commended for his restraint, sure, but to say he should have fucking executed the guy is ridiculous.[/QUOTE]
Well he wasn't running from the police. He was taking the police with him.
[QUOTE=Megadave;48512538]Unfortunately this was a gas station, not an avenue.
Jokes aside, I applaud the cop for not going totally berserk on the dude, now he can be tried and we can figure this all out.[/QUOTE]
Not all cops go "berserk" on people, it's obvious the fellow had something to hide otherwise he wouldn't have attempted escape. That said though it's a bit black and white; even people who've done nothing wrong might panic at times when approached by officers. If he had nothing to hide, he should have submitted himself to routine questioning. His reaction was to break and run, get into his car, and drive off with the officer's arm stuck in it.
IMO the officer shouldn't have attempted to turn the ignition off, that was a risky enough move as it was.
[QUOTE=DanTehMan;48514427]Running from police, morally, should not warrant a 'bullet through the brain'. It's quite a stretch to say this man was actively trying to end the officers life, which should be the only possible reason for him to be killed.
If an officer gets harmed and doesn't immediately kill the suspect, that officer should be commended for his restraint, sure, but to say he should have fucking executed the guy is ridiculous.[/QUOTE]
It doesn't really matter if he was attempting to end the officer's life or not, what matters is he was endangering a life. And he was doing it intentionally, while breaking laws. Shooting him would have been a justified use of lethal force, not an execution
[QUOTE=Jackald;48515924]Every single time I see one of these videos, the suspect is being uncooperative. Just work with the police. It's not like they turned up to his home without a warrant and wanted to break all his shit, at this point he just wanted him to step out of the car so he could give him a pat down and send him on his merry way.
[editline]22nd August 2015[/editline]
There are some genuinely shitty things that some cops do, but being uncooperative in a traffic stop is not a great way to deal with that situation.[/QUOTE]
Just stop and do what the officer says. A lot of the time when you haven't done anything terrible you might get off with a warning.
It's that easy really, I once crossed double line in front of police man and all he did is checked me, he didn't even told me I crossed the line.
[QUOTE=Charades;48513028]If you watch the video when the officer is calling it in he says 3/29/92.
Kid is going to get some serious time in prison.[/QUOTE]
What's that a code for?
[QUOTE=Jackald;48515924]Every single time I see one of these videos, the suspect is being uncooperative. Just work with the police. It's not like they turned up to his home without a warrant and wanted to break all his shit, at this point he just wanted him to step out of the car so he could give him a pat down and send him on his merry way.
[editline]22nd August 2015[/editline]
There are some genuinely shitty things that some cops do, but being uncooperative in a traffic stop is not a great way to deal with that situation.[/QUOTE]
Frankly I suspect a lot of it isn't help by the whole perception that police stop = police brutality that a lot of shit stirrers tend to encourage.
[QUOTE=DanTehMan;48514427]Running from police, morally, should not warrant a 'bullet through the brain'. It's quite a stretch to say this man was actively trying to end the officers life, which should be the only possible reason for him to be killed.
If an officer gets harmed and doesn't immediately kill the suspect, that officer should be commended for his restraint, sure, but to say he should have fucking executed the guy is ridiculous.[/QUOTE]
Running from the police means on foot, when you get into several tonnes of high speed metal, you will endanger peoples lives when trying to run, thus you're a threat to both the police officer and the public.
[QUOTE=GordonZombie;48516317]What's that a code for?
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Not a code, it's his birthdate.
Jesus that video makes my blood boil. Completely irrational behavior.
Is an officer allowed to demand your car keys under threat before he's even run your identity, assuming you are just pulled over for a routine traffic stop?
[QUOTE=Mattk50;48527004]Is an officer allowed to demand your car keys under threat before he's even run your identity, assuming you are just pulled over for a routine traffic stop?[/QUOTE]
For a routine traffic stop, it may fall under an illegal seizure but I seriously doubt it. That said, the only procedural reason to withhold car keys is if you are going to conduct a search, in which case it is legal. I couldn't find any case law on whether it would also be legal without the search, though.
[QUOTE=Mattk50;48527004]Is an officer allowed to demand your car keys under threat before he's even run your identity, assuming you are just pulled over for a routine traffic stop?[/QUOTE]
I don't know, but it is common practice to turn off your ignition when you're pulled over.
You're supposed to turn off your car when you get pulled over. I'm not sure if it's legally required but an car that's on is a car that's dangerous as seen in the video. Every police stop rights page will tell you to turn the car off and keep your hands in plain sight and don't reach for anything unless told to do so.
[QUOTE=OvB;48527286]You're supposed to turn off your car when you get pulled over. I'm not sure if it's legally required but an car that's on is a car that's dangerous as seen in the video. Every police stop rights page will tell you to turn the car off and keep your hands in plain sight and don't reach for anything unless told to do so.[/QUOTE]
Apparently you're supposed to turn off your car and put the keys on the dash. I've never heard of this/been told this when I've been pulled over. Hell, I don't think I've even ever turned my car off in the various times I've been pulled over.
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