[CedarDave]

Other posters on Facebook point out how Farrell was given chances to sign a simple speeding ticket but sped away, not once but twice. She has been charged with aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer and intentional child abuse both felonies, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. She is free on $10,000 bail. Her 14-year-old son has been charged with battery against and assault on a police officer.

On the other hand, Montoya was featured in a 2010 Taos News article as a father who mentored boys in an organization called Taos Men Engaged in Non-violence and appears to be known and well liked in the community.

[Star Traveler]

No question ... he deserved to be fired.

[CedarDave]

Please leave this in the news forum. The article provides a lot more information than the previous article which was moved to chat, likely as a result of the police haters who saw it as an opportunity to demonize all law enforcement officers.

[Popman]

I'm sure Officer Elias Montoya is a fine upstanding individual...loves puppy dogs and BBQ, eats mom's apple pie too...

What he did was unconscionable and he should have been fired...

Lots of people do ONE really stupid thing at their place of employment and pay the price by losing their job...

Just like he did...

[smokingfrog]

Bad behavior on both sides.

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[mosesdapoet]

KILL THE VEHICLE NOT THE PERP
I never understood why in these sort of traffic stops when the use of a firearm is required the vehicle doesn’t get killed not the people. With the right type of weapon and ammo frontal shots aimed at the radiator for example will eventually wreck the cooling system. And the vehicle will quickly develop seizures. Angled side shots aimed at the engine block can wreck a piston wall and the vehicle goes nowhere rather quickly. Rear angled shots to puncture the gas tank should be considered but then there’s the hazard of somebody being locked in the trunk as happens particularly with car jackings and injuring them plus fire .

But if these policies were emplaced I’ll bet those car/vehicle chases would be reduced by half.

[Vendome]

Goes to intent.

Yer fired Flinstone!

[trisham]

Thank you.

[LevinFan]

“Other posters on Facebook point out how Farrell was given chances to sign a simple speeding ticket but sped away, not once but twice. She has been charged with aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer and intentional child abuse both felonies, and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. She is free on $10,000 bail. Her 14-year-old son has been charged with battery against and assault on a police officer.

On the other hand, Montoya was featured in a 2010 Taos News article as a father who mentored boys in an organization called Taos Men Engaged in Non-violence and appears to be known and well liked in the community. “

None of which changes that he used a deadly weapon in a reckless manner and without sufficient cause. Lots of people do good things and then make a mistake. They pay for their mistakes, and so should he.

[Future Snake Eater]

Is fleeing a traffic stop usually grounds for police to use lethal force?