“Certainly she was someone who could have used some help.”
Sad case for sure. Even in the midst of personal tragedy, cussing out a cop is not a smart move. Otherwise she should not have been arrested at all! Maybe even with her disrespect and resisting arrest, she need not have been incarcerated for three days. . . maybe the cops thought she would get out of jail like most do, in a heart beat.
The thing that got me, is that she was in jail for three days and even her family would not help to bail her out.
With what she had been through, that could have been the final blow.
Tragedy. A case like this — should not have resulted in three days in jail and a death. I do not know why people think they can smart-mouth off cops and struggle with them. I guess most cops don’t have advanced degrees in human psychology and compassion either . . . to diffuse the situation. With the number of cops harmed and killed, how far can one blame them?
In THIS case, the cop was beligerant, IMHO. When I have been stopped for speeding, the first thing I want is a cigarette! Making sure my hands are in view, and I do not put a cig butt on the highway! A cigarette is a natural response to the stress of being stopped, no matter how guilty or innocent! Still if the cop told me to snuff it out, I hope I would have.
“Tragedy. A case like this”
Yeah. It’s not really simple. The gal was a really troubled person. Doesn’t excuse all her traffic violations, but,,,, she was a messed up person. Sad all around, imo/