PC guilty of girl's crash death.

bookworm_020 · 04-09-09, 06:32 AM

What a waste.....

Schroeder · 04-09-09, 06:46 AM

Oh boy, how fu**ed up can it get.
He did not want to alarm the driver of the Megane by turning on his blue lights.... Now tell me how is a Megane supposed to get away from that police Volvo that obviously has a tremendous acceleration or how are pedestrians supposed to notice him on time (I think the second question has been answered in a terrible way)?
98 mph in a city, blast!!!

Platapus · 04-09-09, 08:16 PM

What a terrible thing to happen.

But in addition to the high rate of speed, he was driving on the wrong side of the road!!!

oh

Iceman · 04-09-09, 11:54 PM

It was an accident plain and simple...along with a mistake in judgement.

I notice they do not say what happened next....which I "assume" since he is/was a police officer which was to jump out of his car and see what he could do along with calling in the medics.

It is a friendly fire incident....the officer should not lose his job over it...but let it serve as a reminder to all law enforcement around the world to keep the publics well being as the top priority in they're minds at all times...."To Protect and Serve".

Schroeder · 04-10-09, 04:30 AM

Not really. He was careless to the extreme by going way to fast. It was within a city for Christ's sake. You have to expect people to cross the streets especially since he didn't use any means to warn them (sirens or even just the blue lights).
How did he expect to avoid a crash while going that fast without warning people?

A car at that speed in a city is a threat to all the people on the streets and that is exactly what a police officer is not supposed to be.
Sure he has to go fast in order to stay in touch with the other car, but he exaggerated it in an irresponsible manner and someone had to pay the ultimate price for that.

jumpy · 05-01-09, 04:23 PM

3 years.
Not sure if it ought to be more

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8028666.stm

AVGWarhawk · 05-01-09, 09:08 PM

I have to agree here, his speed and non-use of lights/siren were a serious lack of judgment. 91+ going after a car in that 'possibly' was involved in a crime was not justified. Felony crime committed or not, racing through the city streets at 91+ is never justified.

04-09-09, 06:32 AM	#1
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	What a waste..... __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

04-09-09, 06:46 AM	#2
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Oh boy, how fu**ed up can it get. He did not want to alarm the driver of the Megane by turning on his blue lights.... Now tell me how is a Megane supposed to get away from that police Volvo that obviously has a tremendous acceleration or how are pedestrians supposed to notice him on time (I think the second question has been answered in a terrible way)? 98 mph in a city, blast!!! __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

04-09-09, 08:16 PM	#3
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,444 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	What a terrible thing to happen. But in addition to the high rate of speed, he was driving on the wrong side of the road!!! oh __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

04-10-09, 04:30 AM	#5
Schroeder Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Banana Republic of Germany Posts: 6,170 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Not really. He was careless to the extreme by going way to fast. It was within a city for Christ's sake. You have to expect people to cross the streets especially since he didn't use any means to warn them (sirens or even just the blue lights). How did he expect to avoid a crash while going that fast without warning people? A car at that speed in a city is a threat to all the people on the streets and that is exactly what a police officer is not supposed to be. Sure he has to go fast in order to stay in touch with the other car, but he exaggerated it in an irresponsible manner and someone had to pay the ultimate price for that. __________________ Putting Germ back into Germany.

05-01-09, 04:23 PM	#6
jumpy Admiral Join Date: May 2003 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 2,139 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	sentenced 3 years. Not sure if it ought to be more http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8028666.stm __________________ when you’ve been so long in the desert, any water, no matter how brackish, looks like life

04-09-09, 11:54 PM	#4
Iceman Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mesa AZ, Arizona, USA Posts: 1,253 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It was an accident plain and simple...along with a mistake in judgement. I notice they do not say what happened next....which I "assume" since he is/was a police officer which was to jump out of his car and see what he could do along with calling in the medics. It is a friendly fire incident....the officer should not lose his job over it...but let it serve as a reminder to all law enforcement around the world to keep the publics well being as the top priority in they're minds at all times...."To Protect and Serve".

05-01-09, 09:08 PM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,305 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I have to agree here, his speed and non-use of lights/siren were a serious lack of judgment. 91+ going after a car in that 'possibly' was involved in a crime was not justified. Felony crime committed or not, racing through the city streets at 91+ is never justified. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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