Police Cruiser takes out motorcycle

**naphazoline** · 10th June 2009, 11:54

Originally Posted by kunoichi

..... What could we do to stop our cops from brutish yanky policing?

I bet David Bain is asking that exact same question.

**p.dath** · 10th June 2009, 12:18

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Hell yeah, the cop just saved someone from being injured.

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Steve

The cop did injure someone. Weather the cop saved someone else from injury is pure speculation.

**3L4NS1R** · 10th June 2009, 12:21

Originally Posted by naphazoline

Taking a life is still KILLING,and SHOULD NOT be up to an individuals discretion.

From the police's perspective, it's not up to the individual. That's why law and police protocol are there. Obviously NZ police protocol differs a lot from US protocol, but it's there to assist police officers make decisions quickly and wisely, and it usually works.

Again, it's quite circumstantial. Without watching the video recently, I don't know how many bystanders there were etc.

The question still stands: why didn't he pull over?

**p.dath** · 10th June 2009, 12:21

Originally Posted by smoky

He wasn't just speeding, he was trying to outrun the cop!
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The cop should have noted his number plate, backed off and persued from a safe distance, and communicated the need for further assistance. Pushing the situation further to the stage that someone was injured was a poor outcome.

I feel the cop should have been charged with something.

**p.dath** · 10th June 2009, 12:23

Originally Posted by Anthrax

You run and endanger others you deserve to get taken out. The cops aren't out there to play games. Good on him. If the biker had stolen the bike everyone would be praising the cops actions?

So you would also have been quite happy for the cop to shoot the guy dead while he was riding as well?

By taking out a rider in this fashion he might as well have.

**3L4NS1R** · 10th June 2009, 12:23

Originally Posted by p.dath

I feel the cop should have been charged with something.

Charged with what?

Doing his duty? Making Decisions on the job? Taking down a lawbreaker?

**p.dath** · 10th June 2009, 12:24

Originally Posted by 3L4NS1R

Charged with what?

Doing his duty? Making Decisions on the job? Taking down a lawbreaker?

Dangerous Driving resulting in injury. The cop has other options open to him.

**NDORFN** · 10th June 2009, 12:24

So basically the pig decided to avert a potential accident by causing one. Nice one.

**3L4NS1R** · 10th June 2009, 12:25

Originally Posted by p.dath

So you would also have been quite happy for the cop to shoot the guy dead while he was riding as well?

By taking out a rider in this fashion he might as well have.

Ummmm.... No? the guy survived. A gun shot would have been a tad more significant. He wasn't trying to kill the guy. He was trying to stop a speeding vehicle. Just sucked that it was a motorbike.

**NDORFN** · 10th June 2009, 12:32

Originally Posted by 3L4NS1R

From the police's perspective, it's not up to the individual. That's why law and police protocol are there. Obviously NZ police protocol differs a lot from US protocol, but it's there to assist police officers make decisions quickly and wisely, and it usually works.

Again, it's quite circumstantial. Without watching the video recently, I don't know how many bystanders there were etc.

The question still stands: why didn't he pull over?

Firstly, NZ police protocols don't work, example... that dude with a baseball bat smashing windows who was shot and killed, as opposed to being tackled by the two officers or even shot in the leg. Secondly, the reason why he didn't just pull over is because he didn't want to be bent over the bonnet of the patrol car and reemed.

**CookMySock** · 10th June 2009, 12:34

Originally Posted by 3L4NS1R

Charged with what? Doing his duty? Making Decisions on the job? Taking down a lawbreaker?

There is no mandate in law for killing someone because they broke some fucking speed limit. Thats daft.

Steve

**kunoichi** · 10th June 2009, 12:45

yeah it was extreme reaction from the cop. even with a car, they use road spikes etc to slow them down. They use other means, same precaution should of been taken by the cop

**NDORFN** · 10th June 2009, 12:48

The best course of action would've been to take the registration and put out a warrant for the owner. Sure the owner could claim he lent the bike to someone, or that it'd been stolen, or perhaps it WAS stolen, but at the end of the day what the American law enforcers REALLY need to get a handle on is that you win some, you lose some.

**naphazoline** · 10th June 2009, 12:49

Originally Posted by 3L4NS1R

From the police's perspective, it's not up to the individual. That's why law and police protocol are there. Obviously NZ police protocol differs a lot from US protocol, but it's there to assist police officers make decisions quickly and wisely, and it usually works.

Again, it's quite circumstantial. Without watching the video recently, I don't know how many bystanders there were etc.

The question still stands: why didn't he pull over?

Firstly,the choice IS made by individuals.They don't ask for authorisation to shoot.(well at least not in america,which is where this story is from,and this thread is about.)

Secondly,his bike came off the crash rail,and moved out towards the road.

Too bad if a vehicle full of kids were coming along at the wrong time,but i guess because it's "all in the line of duty", or "Police protocol" it doesn't matter?

What's more,Failing to stop at a stop sign,or not indicating makes someone a lawbreaker.
Does that warrant using a vehicle as a weapon,or risking their life?

I think people need to take a good look at their own fuck ups before passing death sentences on others.