Posted on 05/28/2019 1:56:06 PM PDT by simpson96
Say what you will about a Florida man who speeds off after a traffic stop and clips the officer with his passenger side mirror.
At least he was polite. He apologized before running the officer down.
The Daytona Beach Shores Police Department released a video of the Wednesday incident in which William Patterson of Volusia County was stopped for a seat-belt violation.
Everything seemed to be going fine until the officer found out Patterson, 28, had a suspended license and asked him to get out of his truck.
Instead, Patterson is seen throwing his white Ford F150 into reverse, saying “Sorry, man,” and taking off along State Road A1A. His mirror clipped the officer, who had pointed his weapon at the driver.
The officer slides into his police car and calls in to dispatch.
“I’ve got a car that is running. He tried to run me over,” the officer calls out between breaths. “He ran me over! He’s heading west bound.”
According to NBC’s WESH2, Patterson was hit by the officer’s Taser gun. One of its probes hit him in the neck.
That didn’t stop Patterson from leading the officer on a chase down A1A. He was finally stopped in the Longstreet Elementary School speed zone
(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...
He’s got a bright future.
Weapon pointed at the driver?
Over a suspended license and unbuckled seat belt?
Everyone says Florida Man is very polite
He is not a smart lad.
Maybe he drew the weapon when Florida Man was starting his truck to get away.
It appeared that the officer pulled his taser and fired it as the driver began to leave. I have no problem with that.
“Weapon pointed at the driver?
Over a suspended license and unbuckled seat belt?”
The “weapon” (a non lethal device) was obviously pointed at the driver as he pulled away in attempt to avoid arrest. Which part of that does a cop hater such as yourself not understand?
I was expecting longer hair and a little more meth-y.
He looks like his drug of choice is lasagna.
For a seat belt violation? Running him down is too good for him!
I’m sorry officer, but I’m going to run over you. It’s not you, it’s me...
So now I’m a cop hater for asking what seemed to be a pretty obvious question?
I doubt you even know any cops.
Have a nice day. Better yet, don’t.
This should be used as an instructional video for young black men. Notice how the white guy didn’t get shot because he obeyed the officer’s commands.
“seemed to be a pretty obvious question?”
I’m sure it seemed a pretty obvious question to you. It’s just a shame you didn’t read the article and view the video, before asking an asinine question. Do you partake in most of the Al Sharpton protests? They have the exact same comprehension issues as you.
I would hope the judge would have the courtesy to say “Sorry, man” at the sentencing.
He looks like his drug of choice is lasagna.
My name is Bill, and I have a lasagna problem...
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