[wideawake]

Higbee, a trooper since April 2001, declined to comment on the summonses, but his attorney, D. William Subin, issued a prepared statement on the trooper's behalf. "Trooper Higbee is saddened by the tragic loss of these two women and has wanted to extend his deepest condolences to the family," Subin said. "However, because of the legal proceedings, he has been advised not to do so."

How manly of him.

"I'd consider possibly apologizing for murdering your kids, but my lawyer says I shouldn't so . . . um . . . "

[OldFriend]

Not only did he 'murder' those two girls, but the police on the scene refused to tell the mother if it was her children dead. They kept the news from the family for hours.

This stinks to high heaven.

The police formed a circle around their fellow officer and the public be damned.

[HOTTIEBOY]

Sounds to me like he ran a stop sign and ran into a car.

He did not have malicious intent. He was not intoxicated.

He made a moving violation as anyone else would do. Except this time, tragically, another car was in his path.

It could have happened to anyone...

[monday]

" although the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said it was still considering criminal charges."

Still considering huh? Still considering how they can sweep this under the rug. Tactics of delay, delay, delay, then quietly dismiss on a Friday night during a big news day six months later.

Compare this to the zealous prosecution of the border patrol agents who injured a drug dealer by shooting him in the butt. The US Attorney went so far as to track down the drug smuggler in Mexico and promise him full immunity from prosecution to testify. The Border Patrol Agents received 11 and 12 years in prison. This for shooting a drug dealer in the butt. It didn't even slow him down.

This officer KILLS two teenage girls..... and they are still considering..... This is why people hate police officers and prosecutors. That have one set of rules for themselves and another for everyone else.

[opinionator]

Maybe it was justified? Was the girl reaching for her waistband? Maybe he saw something shiny? Cops don't make mistakes.

[Sir Gawain]

Cops always have the right-of-way. They're speshul. Duh!

[Renegade]

The traffic tickets were issued just before the deadline of 30 days . The investigation is being carried out by the state police on a state trooper . There is no LOCAL police force in this township , so the investigation should be carried out by a third party , namely the FBI . The guy blew through a stop sign , on duty , with lights and sirens off . You be the judge !

[stopsign]

Poor Family. This is "BULL!" If anyone of us citizens did this we would still be in jail...: ( <<< me

[buccaneer81]

Here in Ohio we have drunk driving State Troopers who kill themselves and innocent civilians. And then their union tries to discredit the coroner's report regarding the blood alcohol content. What a country!

[tfecw]

I bet he knows a guy can 'take care of those tickets' for him.

[Continental Soldier]

How many times have I seen the police ignore and violate speed limit signs and stop signs and even no turn signs? Now one of them has done what everyone feared -- killed somebody. While this officer undoubtedly never meant to hurt anyone, he thought he was above the laws and ordinances the rest of us are held to. It is the mentality of special entitlement that must be addressed and corrected.