Sorry, darnright, I disagree.
As she was running, grabbbing her, tackling her, any of that while running like they were could have caused either or both to fall and injure one or both. A scuffle could have ensueed and particularly if a person is on drugs, the outcome is not certain.
Perps get officers guns far too often and the result is then a very deadly situation. If you are wearing your sidearm, one of the last things you want to do is to allow a fleeing perp, a fugitive, to get anywhere near your weapon in a scuffle or physical match. They have already shown by fleeing that their intent is not to remain captured at almost any cost.
He made a call based on his training and I cannot fault him for it.
As I have said, this lady had shown she was very capable of injuring others or worse...and she didn’t care enough to even stick around and see on two different hit and run cases.
She was known to be into drugs. She took another persons vehicle.
Then, when finally arrested sho took the first chance and tried to escape.
The outcome was a terrible accident...which by the way could have equally happened in the other scenarios had the officer tried them...but it was an accident that at every phase of the decision chain leading up to it, this lady could have avoided by simply making a good choice. She didn’t.
The officer could not be expected to just “let her go,” she was under arrest and his job was to stop her...and he did. Sadly with tragic results...but those results can and should not be laid at anyone else’s feet except the woman herself.
This officer did not abuse his authority, or try to harm or injure this woman in the least. He tried to stop her with as little force and danger to all involved as possible in the circumstances. In this cae, the terrible accident occurred.
As I have said, I am sorry she and her family are going through this tragedy, but I am not sorry she is no longer on the street. She was an accident, more crime, and real potential injury to innocent bystanders waiting to happen. She had proven it by her own actions.
Hi Jeff,
You and I do agree on quite a bit. Under no circumstances should she “have been let go”, particularly handcuffed; if nothing else for her own safety.
She was a potential accident waiting to happen, I agree.
One place where we disagree is in feeling sympathy for her parents. I feel nothing but disgust for her mother, who was into crime and drugs. This individual raised her daughter with no compass, no moral code on which to depend. The mother gave her adult child little if any chance to grow up to be a functioning member of society. Of course, she’ll learn nothing from her daughter’s fate, but I guarantee she’ll do all in her power to get her hands on a much money as a gullible jury will award.
Actions indeed do have consequences. I hate to disagree with you Jeff, however, she was a lot less of a threat to other innocent people than are most politicians in general. I would not mind her coming back around. Besides, Laz would hit it and who knows if she wouldn’t have someday become President, once she got beyond her youthful indiscretions. Really!