Fla. deputy suspended

[piemaker720]

It's not the good ole boy position has much as the officer should have been trained to interpret her begging has none threatening to him but concern for a love one. The amount of force is inexcusable. I mean she was not violent.

[BrainSmashR]

Originally Posted by piemaker720

It's not the good ole boy position has much as the officer should have been trained to interpret her begging has none threatening to him but concern for a love one. The amount of force is inexcusable. I mean she was not violent.

I agree, and he should be held accountable for his actions too. I mean they've got him on camera. However, that should not excuse HER for speeding and then "running" from the police, but all the charges were dropped against her.

[piemaker720]

Speeding, I'll give you that, but we are all guilty of that and somtimes it isn't even an emergency. Just every day driving. I try not too, but you know how it goes. As far as her running from the officer, no, she was not running from him delibertly, just trying to find her dad. She knew he was suppose to drive hisself maybe she was trying to make sure he made it. She was looking for his car.

[BrainSmashR]

Originally Posted by piemaker720

Speeding, I'll give you that, but we are all guilty of that and somtimes it isn't even an emergency. Just every day driving. I try not too, but you know how it goes. As far as her running from the officer, no, she was not running from him delibertly, just trying to find her dad. She knew he was suppose to drive hisself maybe she was trying to make sure he made it. She was looking for his car.

Yes I too am guilty of speeding from time to time, but I have never driven away from the police.

As far as her "deliberately" running or not? Didn't she deliberately put her car in gear and deliberately drive away from the scene and deliberately refuse to stop again until she got to the hospital? My personal opinion, a cop should have been allowed to shoot the perp at this point regardless of the crime. Flight from an officer equals guilt every single time.

I'm sorry, Piemaker720, but you cannot (or we should not, apparently they can) allow people to get away with breaking the law simply because their actions took place during an extreme emotional state....after all, you aren't willing to let the cop slide for man-handling her because of HIS emotional state, are you?

[Isaac-Saxxon]

I have been reading this entire thread.After reading I think that the lady did the wrong thing. You do not run from the police and had she taken her ticket she could have gone on to the hospital and talk to the judge later. There are to many crack heads out there with sob stories and others trying to cover up something in there vehicle to just take her word. NEVER fight with the police and certainly not over a speeding ticket

[AnimeSpirit]

Originally Posted by BrainSmashR

after all, you aren't willing to let the cop slide for man-handling her because of HIS emotional state, are you?

That depends on how you look at it. The cop is getting a 5 day vacation startin May 22, so you could say they did let him slide.

I will say that in her position, I would NOT have driven off while the cop was writing the ticket. That was kinda dumb.

[Texasbelle]

I first saw this story on GMA yesterday. I was appalled by the lack of compassion the police office exhibited right from the start when the woman tried to tell him her situation. I was even further disturbed to see the force he used on her when he finally pulled her out of the car. She was not a large woman and she was not combative at that point. The brute force he used in slamming her to the car was totally unneccesary and just his reacting to the situation and his own anger. He was wrong at this point for the use of force on a woman.

The woman though was also wrong for initially running from him. She should have just him write the ticket and hurried on her way. Instead the whole situation escalated because she kept running. I don't believe all the charges against her should have been dropped but it's easy to tell they were dropped because of the threat of lawsuit. There is always time to court and explain your situation after the ticket has been issued. She would have even had the hospital records to prove her case. BUT the police office could have taken the time to verify her story or listen to it. He obviously must have a parent and knows he would do exactly the same thing as her in her situation. He could have even helped her look for her father. We are all still humans at this point and still need to have some compassion for one another.

[joepole]

>BUT the police office could have taken the time to verify her story or listen to it.

He really shouldn't have. He should have treated her just like anyone else that flees police after getting caught breaking the law.

[BrainSmashR]

Originally Posted by AnimeSpirit

That depends on how you look at it. The cop is getting a 5 day vacation startin May 22, so you could say they did let him slide.

I will say that in her position, I would NOT have driven off while the cop was writing the ticket. That was kinda dumb.

Suspended for a week without pay isn't a vacation, it's punishment. In fact, for someone like me who's paying for a house/car/student loans/all of the bills/insurance/taxes, etc, by myself....it would be a pretty severe blow indeed....all because SHE did something everyone seems to agree was dumb and the cop lost his temper and treated her like a man resisting aresst instead of a grief stricken woman.