As for the second article, while it looks like the encounter was amiable, tickets were issued, so it seems to me that the officers who performed the stop did their job. If we're going to quote newspaper articles, we should at least quote the whole article instead of the bits and pieces that support the viewpoint we support.
If he loses his job because of his actions, good. Being a Highway Patrol trooper he should know better. He only has himself to blame for every and anything that happens to him.
VPF
I would like to see what the final outcome of this case will be. I will bet that his punishment as well as his treatment will differ from that of a non leo.
An ordinary person usually doesn't stand the possibility of losing their livelihood
I'm quite sure cops aren't the only one's that can lose their jobs for this. Regardless, they should be treated as anyone else who puts themselves in that position should be treated. But they won't.
How do you know? It is already worse than a non L.E.O. as they are splattered all over the news.
So, if one person (non L.E.O.) in that state was let off for the same or similar violation then the off-duty officer should be eligible to receive the same disposition? Or if a non L.E.O. with the same or similar violation didnt lose his license, then it would be okay for the L.E.O. not to lose his license as they would be getting treated the same?
Past history is a very good indicator of future practice.
I was under the impression that in most jurisdictions with an offense of MORE than double the speed limit that the vehicles got towed? Not these guys, they get a pat on the back a few laughs and permitted by fellow cops to continue on their merry way even after putting other motorists lives at risk.
Huh, I'm confused.
Oh yeah, here is an 18 yo splattered all over the news too:
18-year-old cited for reckless operation after allegedly driving 100 mph
By Morning Journal Staff
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LORAIN — An 18-year-old man was cited for reckless operation for allegedly driving up to 100 mph on Oberlin Avenue on Friday night, according to Lorain police.
Gary J. Skinner, of Amherst, was cited for allegedly speeding past a Lorain police cruiser while driving a yellow 1999 Ford Mustang southbound on Oberlin Avenue, a police report said.
About 9:01 p.m., the officer estimated the Mustang was moving 80 to 100 mph in a 35 mph zone, the report said. The officer was sitting immobile after investigating an earlier call of a break-in nearby.
"The driver of this vehicle clearly saw me where I was sitting and upon seeing me pull into traffic in an attempt to stop him, continued at this high rate of speed through the intersection at Cooper Foster Park Road and Oberlin Avenue in an attempt to elude me," the report said. The car headed west on North Ridge Road in Amherst and had to maneuver around stopped traffic to avoid a collision in the intersection, the report said.
A short time later, an Amherst police officer later stopped the Mustang and police took Skinner into custody. When asked why he was driving at such a high rate of speed, Skinner stated "because I'm stupid," the report said.
Skinner's car was impounded, the report said
FordSVTFan said:So, if one person (non L.E.O.) in that state was let off for the same or similar violation then the off-duty officer should be eligible to receive the same disposition? Or if a non L.E.O. with the same or similar violation didnt lose his license, then it would be okay for the L.E.O. not to lose his license as they would be getting treated the same?
Excellent job of not answering the question.
Here it is again.