http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quf0ihNEdmI
No personal comment on this, but I thought it's funny.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quf0ihNEdmI
No personal comment on this, but I thought it's funny.
Looks like he's driving a Honda. If I were a sheriff and some dipshit pulled me over, I'd tell him that I'll be sure to go the speed limit on the way to his house if he ever calls the police.
Not sure what to think about that. But I bet a local news reporter would have been all over that if the language was cleaner in the video.
It just made it to cnn.com LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by RRD3
did you notice about 3 min into the video they blow through a stop sign?
Sir!!! Sir!!! May I suggest using your night stick?
I personally thought the video was great. Either it was a scam, or the dude was just ballsy enough to go after him and the sheriff knew he fucked up and couldn't do a thing about it.
I am guessing if it was real the sheriff was fired. no reason for him to go blasting through town like that putting people at risk. then he blasted through a stop sign.
a badge doesn't mean being above the law even though some people think so. I would like to see the sheriff nailed for this one.
He's a Deputy, the Sheriff is his boss... they're human, they make mistakes..
and everywhere that I know of, Sheriff is an elected position.. so bad PR will usually result in someone taking the fall..
I agree that this would've been all over mass media if he'd kept the language clean..
HAHA bad LEO. Bad LEO! Thats a zero.[ROFL1]
I agree. I saw a lot of abuse from other LEOs while I played cop. I figured that I had to hold myself to *a minimum* of the same standard I was holding everyone else to - on and off the job.Quote:
Originally Posted by sniper7
I constantly see Colo Spr Police vehicles seriously speeding without the use of their lights or siren (sirens are rarely used anymore..and as I understand it, the use if the lights is seldom required. I've witnessed this sort of thing not just from CSPD, but other departments as well). If it isnt safe for John Q. Public to exceed the speed limit and make rapid lane changes, what makes it any safer for an LEO to do these things? If they are responding to a call or pursuing a suspect then they should have their lights on to provide warning to other drivers that they (the LEO) are proceeding unsafely - especially at intersections. The irony is that someone has the audacity to hold someone accountable to the same laws that they routinely break while on duty and in the uniform that marks them as someone responsible for maintaining the law. I know that not every officer does this, but I'd wager that most do. Right is right and wrong is wrong and if you can't abide by the laws, don't enforce them on others - PERIOD.
Perhaps you all now understand why I went back to being an IT guy and am not doing the LEO thing.
Well to add to the general disappointment, I saw a Aurora PD motor cycle office riding his APD bike up the sidewalk at Parker and 225 (exiting from Parker to 225 N) .. no lights, no one around, just scooting up so he could (I assume) get back to is ticket trapping spot. Irked the hell out of me and if I had been able to catch the ID on the bike I'd have called. There was no way for me to reasonable turn around (sans getting on the sidewalk) and confront the officer with his blatantly illegal conduct.
Hate that shit... with a passion.. WITH A PASSION. Don't even get me started on the accountability failures of the Arapaho County Sheriffs Dept.!!!!!!
Unfortunately some officers get on a power trip and think they can do whatever they want. It happens in all public service work. Have relatives in law enforcement in Arizona, I have heard plenty of stories of their co-workers abusing the laws..but it is a minority of them who do it..but like anything else a small group spoils it for everyone.
nothing illegal about that officer on the sidewalk. If i remember, the statute is 42-4-108. It is kind of the "playbook" for LEO driving. It states that a cop can stop, stand, or park anywhere they want. It states that a cop can drive their vehicle anywhere they deem necessary, it states that they my disregard red stop signals and signs and drive above the posted speed limit, while using popper lighting and sirens.
I assume as to the part of driving or parking standing or whatever this would be on public roads/property? I would think. And what about safety? Because you "can" doesn't meen you should.Quote:
Originally Posted by bjl913
The lesson in this video.....WE ARE WATCHING YOU COPS!
Well shit, I came in here all fired up to make a comment and y'all store my thunder.
+1 to just about everything said here.
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Originally Posted by theGinsue
$$$$$$$$$$ [ROFL1][Beer]
I hear ya this specific issue is one where if I am not working I CANT know if they are responding to the bladder/tummy or a priority call unless I have a radio or MDT so up until the point they crash into me I just assume they have a reason.
There are a lot of tactical reasons why it's better to run dark, you had to notice that people became idiots when lights start flashing. I found it better to use the warning devices clearing intersections per policy rather than causing every car on the road to stop pull to the left or right or slow down change lanes ect. It was much safer for myself and the public when trying to get somewhere in a hurry to only use such devices when obstructing the natural flow of traffic, this is a subject where training is sorely lacking, the fire guys have done a lot more research in this area....
There are 2 valid reasons to operate your car not in accordance with traffic laws:
1. Pursuit IMHO rarely worth it yep I will admit it publicly everyone hopes for one and wants to, it is fun UNTIL a family gets killed that had nothing to do with it. This never happened to me thank God because I don't know how I would....
2. Responding to crime in progress/officer down/help, Here you really don't want the bad guys to know where and when your are coming so run dark IMHO
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Originally Posted by BadShot
The AG,CBI, POST, APD/ACSO IA, could all possibly listen and act upon your complaint, there are forums for recourse and I encourage you to use them. Just like any charge or complaint it has to be more than hersay, I can tell you IA does NOT assume the officer is innocent and they are not well liked if they were then they would not be doing their job
A video of this idiot trying to run down an A type leo would be much more entertaining. I agree cops aren't above the law, but for pretty much anybody to say they haven't bent the rules to their favor a bit (like speeding, or rolling through a stop sign) would be lie. What this kid was pretty foolish but lucky for him it didnt blow up in his face.