Posted on 04/02/2006 7:48:22 AM PDT by rellimpank
After last week's discussion of whether cops always obey the traffic laws they're sworn to enforce, I've had lots of folks say I can kiss goodbye any chance of getting off with just a warning the next time I get caught lead-footed. Probably true.
But readers also had other thoughts, like if it's really so bad if cops do what a lot of Las Vegas Valley drivers do, and top the speed limit by a few ticks. Some aren't too sure it's the worst thing in the world. No harm, no foul.
Sparking the debate is the case of Joshua Corcran, a Nevada Highway Patrol trooper who was racing his squad car at 113 mph when he rear-ended a car on Interstate 15 near Sloan, killing four people Feb. 19. Prosecutors say Corcran was in a hurry to eat dinner and take an online test, rather than to serve and protect.
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My hometown officers drive around in the police cars with cell phones glued into their ears and with big smiles on their faces, talking to their girlfriends.
I see cops violating driving laws all the time. They think they don't have to obey the law. I frequently see them ignoring the obvious violations of other drivers...probably too lazy to get out of their cars, or think traffic enforcement is beneath them. It isn't unusual to see them turn on their emergency lights just so they don't have to wait at a red light.
My hometown officers apparently have enough on their hands trying to keep drunks and druggies from killing each other or OD'ing on the street to worry about their or anybody else's driving manners. I don't know how many times I have seen marked cars gun it through the red light or fail to signal a turn, and I am referring to casual, not pursuit driving. I don't care so much about speeding as the other aspects of driving.
He belongs in prison. Not only for vehicular manslaughter, but because he was in a position to uphold the laws he was breaking.
Very Interesting.
Piece was written by Omar.
Truth for cops:" You can never go fast enough to please people who need your services, and slow enough to please those who do not."
Twenty years ago, my brother's car got slammed by a cop car that flew out of a parking lot. No lights. No siren.
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