Re: Where Did All The Nice People Go?
She was doing 80 in a 45. Then she started playing footsie over the ticket on the side of a busy highway. People get hit and killed on the sides of highways. It's a dangerous situation. Her games end up causing the cop to bring her outside of her vehicle. Now that she'd played her game, she wanted to capitulate and go on her way. She should have thought of that before she forced the situation further. Now they're outside of the vehicle and he is responsible for her safety and his saftey. You can't say he knew she was not intoxicated. Her behavior suggested something was out of order. Maybe he planned to give her a breathalizer. If she had been drunk and then drove off and killed someone else, he would also be responsible for that outcome, at that point. I've been called to hospital ER's in the middle of the night to do crisis mental health evals. I've seen people who for all intents and purposes appeared mostly sober. Blood testing revealed alcohol levels 3 times over the legal limit. Persons who are addicted can have amazing tolerance and still walk around and talk when a casual drinker would be tossing cookies or passed out with the same amount of alcohol in their system. She might have bolted out and been hit by a passing car and killed. Then her family would have sued the police force. She had multiple opportunities to surrender and it was her responsibility to surrender. Could he have restrained her physically. I imagine so. I also imagine the police force he works for has instituted a policy about how to manage people who resist. I imagine she was the recipient of a policy decision made long before that day. She could have been high on meth for all he knew. It's disturbing to see an elderly woman stunned to the ground, but it was entirely within her control from start to finish. She elected to be tazed and was tazed as a result. I'd hate to be a cop.
She was doing 80 in a 45. Then she started playing footsie over the ticket on the side of a busy highway. People get hit and killed on the sides of highways. It's a dangerous situation. Her games end up causing the cop to bring her outside of her vehicle. Now that she'd played her game, she wanted to capitulate and go on her way. She should have thought of that before she forced the situation further. Now they're outside of the vehicle and he is responsible for her safety and his saftey. You can't say he knew she was not intoxicated. Her behavior suggested something was out of order. Maybe he planned to give her a breathalizer. If she had been drunk and then drove off and killed someone else, he would also be responsible for that outcome, at that point. I've been called to hospital ER's in the middle of the night to do crisis mental health evals. I've seen people who for all intents and purposes appeared mostly sober. Blood testing revealed alcohol levels 3 times over the legal limit. Persons who are addicted can have amazing tolerance and still walk around and talk when a casual drinker would be tossing cookies or passed out with the same amount of alcohol in their system. She might have bolted out and been hit by a passing car and killed. Then her family would have sued the police force. She had multiple opportunities to surrender and it was her responsibility to surrender. Could he have restrained her physically. I imagine so. I also imagine the police force he works for has instituted a policy about how to manage people who resist. I imagine she was the recipient of a policy decision made long before that day. She could have been high on meth for all he knew. It's disturbing to see an elderly woman stunned to the ground, but it was entirely within her control from start to finish. She elected to be tazed and was tazed as a result. I'd hate to be a cop.
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