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I fully understand why people find justice in their own ways outside the court system. ACAB.
ACAB
Especially this guy
Over the last several years I've come to despise the police and consider them more of a menace to the general public than any criminal organization at this point. That's really all I've got to say here, I feel like there's not much more I can do other than vote for non-existent police reform policy.
So was she or was she not wearing headphones? That's something that should have been trivial to verify if true. Since it's a maybe I'm assuming she wasn't.
Also, why the fuck does a cop need to do 50mph over the limit for an overdose victim? Are we pretending he would have done anything helpful once there?
Fuck officer Kevin Dave.
I think they carry that drug that can save people from an overdose. Otherwise, really, why would he be in a hurry. An OD is just lots of paperwork. If you told me he was speeding away... I would believe it.
Someone was overdosing. If he was too slow he would loose his chance to fear for his safety and shoot him dead.
Exactly. There is zero chance that this guy was speeding (3x limit, in 25 zone!) just to help at an overdose emergency. We can only imagine why he was so motivated. ("Car loud, go fast?! People notice, feel special! Gun fun, maybe use!?")
She got hit at 74mph. If you told me her ears had detached and couldn't be found, I wouldn't be surprised.
Yeah, pretty much. The poor girl probably resembled hamburger meat.
And some people have been quick to jump on the “well why did she run across the street” talking point, but humans are really really bad at judging speed when something is coming directly at us.
Our brains perceive depth by measuring the difference between our two eyes. But when your eyes are only a few inches apart and the object is three hundred yards away, it basically looks stationary until it’s right on top of you. There hasn’t been any evolutionary advantage to being able to accurately gauge speeds from several hundred yards away, because for the vast majority of human history nothing existed that would chase you down that fast. Even when driving, you’re rarely looking directly at oncoming traffic; You’re usually off to the side slightly, so you can more accurately judge the speed of oncoming traffic by comparing it to its surroundings.
If she assumed it was going at a more reasonable speed, and couldn’t tell otherwise because it was heading right for her and depth perception failed her, then she literally wouldn’t realize her mistake until the car was right on top of her.
At the listed 74 MPH, a car would close a 300 yard gap in less than 9 seconds. That’s about how long it’d take someone to see it, go “it’s not going that fast! The speed limit is only 20 MPH and they’re maybe doing 40? I can make it,” and run out in front of it. At an average walking pace, it takes about ten seconds to cross a three lane road, so she’d probably end up riiiiiight in front of a car if it’s traveling way faster than she anticipated.
It can be both: the officer could have been operating within the bounds of his responsibility, the victim could have been in a state with diminished hearing, and the tragic accident could be just that; AND the other officer could be a monumental racist shitbag who hates people and needs to lose his job and address that racism.
We can regret that this accident occured even as we hate the racist cop who disparaged the deceased and disrespected her as a person.
Good comment. Fucking sucks in all ways, especially for her family. Poor kid.
Kinda funny how you think she is a kid but the POS police officer thinks she was too old and therefore had "limited value".
Ugh, the juxtaposition makes him even that much more evil
She might also have been wearing wireless earbuds that could have diminished her hearing, they noted.
Might? Really, Might? She did or didn't, and she was listening to something or didn't. Might is just guessing and just randomly throwing out accusations. She might also have been robbing a bank and the police officer might also be a pedophile. What the hell is this?
I don't see how it matters anyway, do deaf people deserve to die because they have diminished hearing?
If you ever doubt the power of unions look at the police Union.
Most unions aren't supported by the government and given license to kill.
I think you missed the point, homie
Police unions aren't labor unions. They aren't the same in the slightest. Police unions are a criminal protection racket.
The last two jury duty cases I was called for had the district attorney making very sure all the jurors knew that "even if the person the crime was committed to didn't want the charges pressed" and "if there's only one person saying what happened actually happened, that's all the evidence you need to know that it happened" while a non English speaking person sat in the defense side with a translator and a (I'm betting) court appointed attorney tried to defend them.
Meanwhile police are mowing people down at felony reckless driving speeds and the district attorneys are "lol, not enough evidence"
Get the fuck out of here with that cowardice.
“There is insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Officer Dave was consciously disregarding safety,”
so as long as i hit someone who has ear buds in while doing 75mph in a 25mph zone, i'm in the clear. way to victim blame. what a fucking joke.
ACAB