Police Cruiser takes out motorcycle

[p.dath]

I was watching Prime TV last night, and they had one of those cop shows on.

Anyway one segment was about a speeding motorcyclist.

I'm sure you have seen the classic Police move where they move the Police car from left to right (or vice versa) pushing the bumper across of the vehicle in front so that it spins around the car being persued.

Well this cop did exactly that to the motorcylist. I was agasp.

As expected, the rider came off rather harshly. The bike was pushed into a crash barrier and did a rather nasty spin. The rider broke his leg and several of his ribs.

And then to cap it all off, the Police officer draws his gun to prevent the rider from "running" away.

I was hoping the officer was going to be charged with something. But no, the TV show keeps talking like he's a hero or something for stopping the speeding rider.


Now I don't object to the rider being pulled over, but really, using that much force - the officer was lucky to not have killed the rider. And this passes for OK in the US it seems.
Tell you what, I wouldn't risk speeding on a bike in that country!

The rider had not committed any other crime but speeding.


If that happened in NZ I would hope the Police officer would be changed with dangerous driving or something. That kind of Policing should not be allowed. Aggravating the situation by putting someone's life in serious danger is not acceptable for something as minor as speeding.

[3L4NS1R]

so he was speeding, and not stopping for a police officer?
sounds fair game to me? ruthless yes, but ultimately, he could've pulled over.

[BiK3RChiK]

Worth killing someone for? I don't think so!

What a power tripper!!

[3L4NS1R]

Worth dying for? I don't think so...

Unless he was smuggling a kg of cocaine...

[smoky]

He wasn't just speeding, he was trying to outrun the cop!

Stupid thing to do really - if I ever chose to out run a cop and he got any where near that close to me I would realise it was a waste of time and stop? The rider was stupid.

You think NZ cops would be any better? I remember a cop ran over a guy in a pub car park in somewhere like Kewarau - a few years ago; who was doing a runner - killed him.
When I was about 18 I was stopped on an IT250, the dumb arse cop touched my rear wheel as I stopped, I gave him absolute shit about it, he gave me lots of fines. That was the last time I ever got puled up on a bike.

[Taz]

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?

[awayatc]

sounds to me biker and cop went to same sort of school.....
may even share some genes..

Combined IQ in temperature would still require thermals....
Speed kills....Didn't you know that?

[CookMySock]

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?

Hell yeah, the cop just saved someone from being injured.. Who knows - the biker might have ran into someone and broke their leg and a couple of ribs?

The police regularly turn up and aggravate the situation, and media are regularly there to feed on it and then dish it out to idiots like you and I so we get irate about it and go post on some internet forum about it.

Sharpen up. Don't watch media wind-up bullshit. It will just fuck you off and waste your time. Go do something fun and useful with your bike that will make you feel better, not worse.

Steve

[3L4NS1R]

The police regularly turn up and aggravate the situation, and media are regularly there to feed on it and then dish it out to idiots like you and I so we get irate about it and go post on some internet forum about it.

Sharpen up. Don't watch media wind-up bullshit. It will just fuck you off and waste your time. Go do something fun and useful with your bike that will make you feel better, not worse.

The man was speeding. The police attempted to correct him by pulling him over.. He didn't pull over. Clearly something had to be done least there was something more illegal afoot that meant he didn't want to be caught.

There's not really much the media can wind up with this...

[kunoichi]

I suppose the police could of called for back up and had the road blocked or something. It wouldn't do to have the biker thrown infront of an oncoming car, potentially causing more injury to bystanders. I don't suppose spikes would of been much better but perhaps barackading and cornering him. U would asume US cops would have that much resources. Yet it's easier to scrutinize actions wen in the situation u might not be thinking that clearly.

[3L4NS1R]

I suppose the police could of called for back up and had the road blocked or something. It wouldn't do to have the biker thrown infront of an oncoming car, potentially causing more injury to bystanders. I don't suppose spikes would of been much better but perhaps barackading and cornering him. U would asume US cops would have that much resources. Yet it's easier to scrutinize actions wen in the situation u might not be thinking that clearly.

Why waste resources and time on a law breaking loon? Especially in circumstances where giving him more time on the street increased his chances of getting away? It was a text book answer to a text book issue. Unfortunately the vehicle the loon chose didn't score well on the 'bump to the rear wheel' saftey rating.

If he didn't want to get hurt, he can always pull over and stop.

[kunoichi]

Why waste resources and time on a law breaking loon? Especially in circumstances where giving him more time on the street increased his chances of getting away? It was a text book answer to a text book issue. Unfortunately the vehicle the loon chose didn't score well on the 'bump to the rear wheel' saftey rating.

If he didn't want to get hurt, he can always pull over and stop.

Yeah that is true, but it's worth using a few resources if it puts others in danger by knocking him off his bike. I suppose if it's in a quiet street he was screaming down, then all good, not so much on a busy intersection or motorway. All comes down to context.

[3L4NS1R]

Yeah that is true, but it's worth using a few resources if it puts others in danger by knocking him off his bike. I suppose if it's in a quiet street he was screaming down, then all good, not so much on a busy intersection or motorway. All comes down to context.

indeed it does. Anyone got a link to it? I remember seeing something like it aaages ago...

[naphazoline]

....It wouldn't do to have the biker thrown infront of an oncoming car, potentially causing more injury to bystanders.....

That is an outstanding point that some people with their self righteous attitudes are overlooking here.

Seems to me,too many people just think of themselves,or their own personal gain over other peoples safety,and it's this attitude that has yank police drawing guns and shooting in public places,which has ended in the death of innocents on multiple occasions.Even on the odd occasion here in NZ.

I'm not saying the bike rider was innocent,(BTW,I saw this on TV)but at what price towards others,does "getting your man" come?

One could argue,that if his number plate has been noted,that calling off the chase is less dangerous then having a rider/driver making rash decisions cause the cops are on their tail.

Obviously if someone is armed,and not concerned with anybodys safety,then this is one of those cases where they need to be taken out,but petty crime?

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

[kunoichi]

that's very true, noting the number plate would of been a much better decision. If you watch those US cop shows, they are very brutal and sometimes unjustly. By all means, when the situation is putting innocents in danger, take him out. It seems to me that the yank police don't take on the care of bystanders until they are directly in danger. The ripple effect should be considered and minimized. What could we do to stop our cops from brutish yanky policing?