Shocking dashcam video shows the moment two cops open fire on

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 17 November 2013 | RYAN GORMAN

[moonshinner_09]

Shocking dashcam video shows the moment two cops open fire on a car being driven by a mom with CHILDREN in the back as she fled the scene after a heated altercation

A shocking dashcam video shows the moment a New Mexico state trooper opened fire on a minivan with five children inside after a route traffic stop went horribly wrong. Now the New Mexico State Police have opened an investigation into the conduct of the troopers - and driver Rihanna Ferrell and her 14-year-old son are facing charges. The traffic stop took place south of Taos, New Mexico, on October 28 - but it has sparked local outrage after the video from a state police dashcam went public. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO

Footage shows the officer casually walk up to the vehicle and begin speaking with the driver. When the officer walks away, presumably to run the license and registration and decide whether to write a ticket, the van takes off. A short chase ensues before the driver again relents and the van makes its way to the side of the road.

The officer at this point has had enough. He storms up to and opens the driver’s side door while ordering the driver out of the vehicle. She refuses and a struggle ensues as children inside the Ford can be heard screaming. The driver’s son, 14, according to ABC News, gets out of the van but thinks better of the idea as the cop pulls a Taser on him.

[Ole Okie]

I kinda think Andy shouldn’t have given his Barney Fifes their bullet.

[RetAF_fedUP]

Interesting...Miriam Carey got smoked by the Capitol Police, Secret Service and DC’s finest just a few weeks back with her child in the car and that was “justifiable”.

Once the idiot fled, she endangered everyone and she showed “Zero” like respect for the law, least of all the well being of her children.

While no fan of over-zealous officers of the law, his lawyer should have no problem countering that the “threat and risk” needed eliminated to save the lives of her aahmmm, innocent children and society as a whole.

[elkfersupper]

The cops? Have they not got helicopters in New Mexico?

One of the reasons I drive an SVT Raptor is that I can make a left or right turn through the fence and keep on going.

I've been jacked up before and one of these days, I'm going to be motivated to do exactly that and make them get out the helicopters if they want to jack with me again.

[Kenton]

Deadly force when she presented no threat to the cop? That’s a felony.

[RLM]

We can debate if the assisting 2nd cop acted rationally. From my observation the entire incident was provoked by a belligerent mother, and later escalated by the 14 year old kid that assaulted the cop while the cop was trying to restrain and arrest the mother. The 2nd cop to arrive evidently knew he was responding to a call for assistance, and upon arrival observes the mother and kid fighting with the cop. At this point I think it’s fair to assume the 2nd cop had no idea what was going on, except for what he observed upon arrival, specifically the woman and kid fighting with the 1st cop. There is no reason to believe the 2nd copy even knew there were kids in the van.

The 2nd cop shooting at the van is a subject for discussion and possible action, partially depending on what he observed upon arrival, or may have known as he responded to the call for backup. I did not see anything that the 1st cop did wrong.

The belligerent woman did just about everything possible to provoke and escalate the incident, and junior further excalated the incident when he jumped in the fray. As a minimum the woman should be booked and prosecuted for failure to yield, child endangerment and for resisting arrest, on top of a speeding ticket. The kid should be arrested and prosecuted for assault on a police officer.

There is nothing shocking about the story. The video clearly shows what happens when you fail to yield to an order by a cop. If the cop is wrong, you can deal with the matter later, rather than the heat of the moment alongside a highway.

[lwoodham]

Typical liberal response by both her and cops. They both think they have rights above and beyond the law. The Rule of Law is crumbling in this country.

[SkyPilot]

I watched the video. The one cop should not have opened fire, but you could hear the mother clearly several times. It seems like "black woman with attitude" problem that escalated this. All she was going to get was a ticket, the cops were respectful to her, but she thought she was above the law. She ran, and then her son (who is not a little boy, he is adult size) tried to attack the cops.

She talked back to the police, disregarded their instruction, ran from them, and basically tried to use her kids as human shields.

[BipolarBob]

What in the hell type of training are these police getting ?

This is New Mexico where there have been several incidents of (illegal) unwarranted full body searches of white women. Something ain't right with the NM police.

[woofie]

THe next time I commit a crime I will make sure to have some cute kids along with me

[redfreedom]

No doubt mommy was stupid, if all she was doing was 71 in a 55, then just like the rest of us, just accept the ticket and be gone.

The son should not have gotten involved.

Imagine the absolute terror of all when the cop started bashing in the window. Even though mom and kid are idiots, many people under such circumstances would have fled.

The cops shooting, why? A mom and kids running away from a cop is not threatening the cops life.

Mommy should get her driving privileges permanently revoked, the cop with the baton should be terminated (employment that is), the cop who fired the gun should go to prison. 30 years ago this probably would have been a reasonable remark to make.

But with today’s race baiters getting blacks to automatically hate whites and white-hispanics, and then cops being more likely to get out of control, gee, things are sure a mess.

THANK YOU TO ALL DEMOCRATS, LEFTIES AND COMMIES FOR TURNING OUR WORLD UPSIDE DOWN.

[Thumper1960]

The cop did not succeed in killing any of the kids. For that failure, he won’t get a commendation, his pay won’t increase and he will be the subject of derision by his fellow “officers”. Extra time on the target range for him. There may well be extra points for killing minorities, we just won’t know about that.

[Gene Eric]

>> The mom should go to jail.

Why?

[Gene Eric]

Agreed.

[Gene Eric]

>> THANK YOU TO ALL DEMOCRATS, LEFTIES AND COMMIES FOR TURNING OUR WORLD UPSIDE DOWN.

You neglected to mention the boot-licking statists.

[Valpal1]

Typical liberal response by both her and cops. They both think they have rights above and beyond the law. The Rule of Law is crumbling in this country.

Best post of the day. Perfect analysis.

[jwalsh07]

Yeah, I hear ya. Should have droned the van, taught the witch and her kids a lesson.

[Neidermeyer]

The video was skipping for me but it appeared to me as if the cops were being pretty rough on her at first ,, knowing what we know about NM traffic stops I think it was entirely reasonable for her to want to drive to a location with other people/witnesses .. looks like a hospital ER entrance or Hotel front desk area to me ...

[Chickensoup]

It sounds like she was trying to say that she wanted to get to a more populated area. I would not want to be in a rural area with lots of officers from New Mexico these days.

Why was the turkey smashing the window? She never would have gotten away. What kind of fools are these police.

I was once stopped by a man who pretended to be a police officer. Not a good thing

[Kevmo]

You think an officer should be allowed to open fire on a van filled with 5 kids just because the mom’s a dumbass?