Posted on 06/09/2016 1:18:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Democrat union voter.
I was driving by a U.S.P.S. vehicle yesterday and the Post Officer was talking into a phone with it right in front of his face.
Same exact thing happened in L.A. a couple of years ago...cop ran over and killed a bicyclist on a windy road while looking at his computer...DA refused to prosecute, saying that officer was protected under civil immunity since he was on duty and doing his job at the time, even though distracted driving is illegal.
Same thing will happen here.
The article doesn’t say but he SHOULD BE ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER!!!
I was always under the impression that if you rear ended some other vehicle it automatically your fault.
You know that old CHP and drivers ed saw about having your vehicle under control at all times
And the public was okay with that?
How is this any different from texting while driving. Hope they lock this bastard up.
The teen’s car must’ve had a “waistband” and the kid was reaching for it.
I don't agree with that. But they may very well do it. That's what these prosecutors do with their cop buddies. They over charge and when they skate, the jury gets the blame.
If the kid was black things would be different.
And The California Highway Patrol is an abuser, Read this:
http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=28535#.V1pPcler_nY
BTW, this guy just settled with the State of California for an undisclosed amount, but the CHP’s involved got away with not being tried as the criminals they are. That’s the part that sticks with me. Bad cops don’t get punished, they get the taxpayers to pay off the people they abuse who have the tennacity and the resources to go after them. And as always, the “legal system” protects them from the shame and jail time that they should be getting.
“Meanwhile, cops do 90mph on the highway in non-emergency situations while talking on a hand held phone. “
I had two CHP Crown Vics pass me in Concord, CA on I-680 w/o lights or siren at about 11:45 p.m. a couple of years ago. I estimated their speed at at least 120 mph! Where were they going? Well they were headed down I-680 about ten miles where there was night construction going on, and when I drove by, there they both were, “sitting” on the contruction site with their lights on as “protectors” for the workers. So much to say, they were speeding because they were late. Size 44 coveralls and size 4 hats!
Could have been cell phone.
Whatever the distractions, this is not good for anyone involved. Distracted drivers kill and injure lots of people, daily. LEO’s are like anyone else, they get distracted and make big mistakes.
Grew up there.
Kid’s uncle was in my graduating class (110 kids).
I knew his dad.
if the CHP is local, he was just a couple years behind (in my brother’s class). the town is really shaken up, very small town surrounded by rice farms.
they have radios, both on person and in car, computers and all sorts of other things. It is only a matter of time until distraction causes an accident. Unfortunately, a kid and his family paid the price on this one.
Yes, should suffer the same legal proceedings any of us would, but we know the system plays differently for those with a badge.
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