What I realize is that a careless person would have done nothing and not tried to stop at all. His occupation has nothing to do with the accident.
The most proximate fault is the 18 yr old who failed to prevent a 4 yr old from darting into traffic at night. They should have been holding hands in order to maintain control of the child.
The bike rider is not the only one that failed at situational awareness.
Now whether he panicked or deliberately laid it down is immaterial to the fact that he tried to aid the child while suffering far greater injuries himself.
And got beat up by urban thugs. I’d have shot the dad’s sorry ass, too. But since I’m not a cop, I’m sure I’d be safe from the phony baloney double standard on display on this thread.
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No doubt that the 18yo lost control, nor uncommon. What I’m saying is that the claim of deliberately risking himself for the girl sounds fishy. If he had that kind of time to think, then it would not have ended the way it did. It sounds like he MAY be trying to deflect criticism of his mistakes. Not uncommon for police.
What is also not uncommon is cops ignoring basic driving safety. Did you hear about the FL Trooper who stopped a Miami cop doing 120 going to an off duty job? Did you hear about the cops criticizing HER for stopping his nascar race? Or her stating that they do it every day.
There is also the nature of his injuries, suggesting a high rate of speed. Of course what the road was, and what the appropriate speed was isn’t known to us. But it reads like a confined street, where the speed limit would be low. In which case, it would be far less likely to result in those injuries.
As for the double standard. Has it occurred to you that cops have caused that attitude with their double standard in favor for themselves? It is very hard to ever get a cop truly punished for wrong doing. Or for cops to care about the wrongdoing of other cops. Cops defended Officer Harless, and I’ve seen them celebrate him able to get his job back.
Cops kill people, sometimes under very ridiculous circumstances, and all they have to say is “I was afraid.” No effort is made to determine if the fear was justified or reasonable.
Sorry if you don’t like my opinion of cops, but they’ve earned it hands down.