Every time someone tells me to be careful riding the bike I remind them that people looking at their phones is the biggest risk above anything else. Immediately asking if they can tell other people makes me think they remember it at least for them. Hopefully.
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That is precisely why you need to be extra careful: Idiots in vehicles are, by far, the biggest threat to cyclists, pedestrians, skaters, scooters, and drivers.
Sounds like a good reason to be careful riding a bike to me.
I don't think the content of what he was watching bears anything on the fact that he was distracted and not watching the road. He could have been watching cat videos and the results would have been the same.
One could argue that the type of person who watches right-wing propaganda shouldn't be given authority of the state and a firearm. If he was watching cat videos, he would simply be a careless dipshit who killed someone because he's stupid. Instead, we know he is a careless dipshit who killed someone and is also a fascist piece of shit who shouldn't have been a cop in the first place.
Unless his record of conduct in his department is clean. It's entirely possible to not take your political beliefs out on people. Now, if he has a record of abuse of power that's a complete different and separate issue.
It's entirely possible to not take your political beliefs out on people
If you believe trans people are mentally ill, you will take that context into every situation. No one is so mentally perfect as to avoid that. Especially not cops.
He has a record of watching fascist content while driving and killing a cyclist. I'm not inclined to give any benefit of doubt.
I'd argue that he was perfect for being a united states cop. police have no obligation to save you as per a 2000s Supreme Court ruling. if you're bleeding out and someone is actively murdering you right in front of them.
The police only protect property and corporations in the US. any other developed western country I can't think does this.
this is not me defending them I hate how the law works here it's so moronic.
Reminder to be careful out there and ride with a camera recording and your helmeted head on a swivel because you never know who isn't paying attention to the road!