“I don’t get why the perp chose to try and take the cop out on a routine traffic stop.”
Cops formerly would stop people who were doing dangerous things. Sure, they still wrote speeding tickets, but not as many as now. But the number of cops on the road is probably triple what it was a few years ago and they’re stopping people around here at 6-7 miles over the limit. This is a huge burden on people who probably can’t afford the $150-350 tickets. I’m not justifying the shooting but I believe cops are now seen as oppressors. Any good feelings people had for police have evaporated in the light of excessive enforcement, no-knock raids and senseless dog shootings.
I’d hate to be a cop today. I’d be looking for another job.
I certainly agree with you that states have come down far to hard on the speeding issue. In my province, vehicles can go up to about 6 miles over before they get tagged, which is reasonable in my mind.
Not enough info here. 76 in a construction zone could be dangerous, depending on what is going on and how the zone is set up. I'm not willing to give this Trayvon any benefit of the doubt.
6-7 miles over the limit”??
I got a ticket in Wisconsin driving my Dad’s car—for being 1 ONE mile over the limit. The trooper wasn’t kidding.
I'm surprised your post didn't get you flamed into last tuesday. For quite some time, I've been amazed at every day that goes by without a roadside tax collector getting killed. Not justifying it or anything, just really surprised that it doesn't happen much more often.