Fla. deputy suspended

[AnimeSpirit]

Originally Posted by BrainSmashR

1. It's not the job of the street cop to investigate the story of every or any perp.
2. verifying her story would have taken more time than accepting the ticket.

It is his job to issue citations to and/or arrest legitimate perps, a label that is applied AFTER the cop ascertains the legitimacy of the crime. Street cops ARE required to hold minor investigations when the need arises in order to legitimize citations and arrests before making them. If a street cop receives a report of an intruder in your home, they must go and investigate before making any arrests.

Also, it would have been MOST quick if the cop would've just heard the words "emergency room" and escorted the woman there to legitimize her story before writing the stupid ticket.

[piemaker720]

The girl was wrong on somethings but to use excessive force is not. The article say the officer now knows it could have been handled differently. You can look in someone's eye and see despair or fear. That should have told the officer something, he is trained to look at people actions. Also there was no need to slam her against the car when she was pleading with the officer to let her see her dad. That just plain sounds heartless on the officer's behalf. Would he have wanted to see someone treat his child that way or would he hope that the officer has enough compasion to know the difference between trying to con an officer or being truthful about the situation.

[BrainSmashR]

Originally Posted by AnimeSpirit

It is his job to issue citations to and/or arrest legitimate perps, a label that is applied AFTER the cop ascertains the legitimacy of the crime. Street cops ARE required to hold minor investigations when the need arises in order to legitimize citations and arrests before making them. If a street cop receives a report of an intruder in your home, they must go and investigate before making any arrests.

Radar gun clocked her speeding, there is no excuse where the law is concerned.

Also, it would have been MOST quick if the cop would've just heard the words "emergency room" and escorted the woman there to legitimize her story before writing the stupid ticket.

Or she could have obeyed the law, not endangered the lives of anyone else on the road, not gotten a speeding ticket, not been physically abused, and actually have seen her father that night instead of going to jail.

[AnimeSpirit]

Yes, Brain, she could have, but that would also be the attitude of a heartless cop who has no sympathy for extenuating circumstances, HENCE where he was wrong.

[BrainSmashR]

Originally Posted by AnimeSpirit

Yes, Brain, she could have, but that would also be the attitude of a heartless cop who has no sympathy for extenuating circumstances, HENCE where he was wrong.

No, he was "wrong" for using excessive force, something his training should have taught him to over come (or at least you hope it does). The girl obviously wasn't "fighting" him therefore there shouldn't be any reason for him to use a level of force that resulted in bruising.

Hopefully someone you love won't get shot while some cop is checking out the story of a speeder and then provide a police escort in a nonemergency situation, instead of doing his job

[AnimeSpirit]

That's where cops have to learn priority. Put yourself in the cop's position. If I were a street cop and in the process of citing a speeder or even investigating the need for a citation and a call comes in about a shooting that happened nearby, BELIEVE ME when I say SCREW THE TICKET! I'm going to let the speeder go right then and there and go help out at the shooting.

If I were the one shot, then I would expect the nearby cop to do this as well. Let the speeder go because there are bigger fish to fry now.

However, this is a hypothetical situation that was NOT the case here. This cop was not in any hurry to get to another scene. He had all the time he needed to check out this woman's story if he were willing to take it. And I believe he SHOULD have taken it.

[BrainSmashR]

Well, I suppose you're right about the priorities....bad example on my part.

....but what it seems like is that you are promoting the "good ole boy system" that has corrupted our state for decades, without even realizing it.

You're advocating allowing people to break the law based on the excuse they provide.

[piemaker720]

It's not the good ole boy position has much as the officer should have been trained to interpret her begging has none threatening to him but concern for a love one. The amount of force is inexcusable. I mean she was not violent.