Cop pulls out gun on motorcyclist

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http://carlosmiller.com/2010/04/16/m...-cop-with-gun/

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I read on slashdot the guy could of faced 16 years in prison for video taping the cop, seems he got let out after 26 hours


man that's a sweet bike though, I rode one on Monday.

[Big Dave]

Do try and keep up will ya?

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.co...us-v-them.html

he got 26 hours.

[Big Dave]

And yea - it sure doesn't read like an episode of Motorway Patrol.

[Rogue Rider]

Well, I'm sorry to say, if people do things un-toward on motorways, they are always going to get nabbed..... certainly my experience lol.
Often when I'm out riding I'll get the desire to wheelie and give the triple a wurl...... however I resist the temptation and just toodle on..... next thing you know owh there be a popo hiding just around the corner........ phew that was close..... coincidence or rider intuition....
How many others out there get the 5th sense, and realise shortly after that it was divine....
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With regard to that incident, someone jumpin out of a car wielding a gun at me would seriously freak me out, especially if they don't identify with sirens and lights etc........

[dipshit]

How many others out there get the 5th sense, and realise shortly after that it was divine....

I find my radar detector to be a lot more reliable.

[pyrocam]

if someone jumps out of a car with a gun I would of thought the first thing to do would be to get the hell out of there.

[Neshi]

that's because your a kiwi, used to police that doesn't wield guns.

America a cop will pull a gun like reflex, like you see in the video. Even undercover..
I thought this video wasn't so bad.. the biker was acting quite weird on the motorway though.. speeding, slowing down, crossing several lanes at once.. no wonder he got arrested.

[Ironclaw]

I don't see much point in waving a gun at the biker(apart from scare/control tactics), he's not exactly going to pull out a concealed weapon is he? It would've been more appropriate to show his badge and put his hand on a holstered gun to show he was serious. Just my innocent kiwi opinion

[PrincessBandit]

that's because your a kiwi, used to police that doesn't wield guns.

America a cop will pull a gun like reflex, like you see in the video. Even undercover..
I thought this video wasn't so bad.. the biker was acting quite weird on the motorway though.. speeding, slowing down, crossing several lanes at once.. no wonder he got arrested.

I just thought it was a "only in the States" kinda thing....
When I read the cop pulled a gun, (plus the accompanying photo is a little misleading taken just at that particular frame in the vid) I wondered just what had happened. He did holster it pretty much immediately, it's not like he waved it in the guys face well after establishing that the rider didn't seem to pose any threat. With all the bad stuff you hear of over there I guess cops reflex of having weapon handy first seems to be justified. Certainly it could have meant a different outcome here in NZ given a recent event where a police dog was killed and two officers could potentially have lost their lives also.......

Have to say though, the penalty for videoing was pretty pathetic on the part of the police. I mean, how many people would say "oh, excuse me officer while i just turn off my helmet cam while you freak me out by having a gun in my close vacinity". It's not like he turned the camera on after being pulled over. Duh.

[Fluffy Cat]

Glad I do not live in the land of the free and brave. If that,s the acceptable behaviour of a police officer in the USA.
Looks like the dude on the bike was wearing the gear at least gloves and a helmet....so grabbing and using your concealed uzi would have been at the least a time consuming if not exceedingly cumbersome exercise.
He was committing the offence of backing the bike up...oooo!. For the quick get away m'lud. It did look to my non expert eyes that he was not exactly blocked in and could have escaped in a forward direction without to much effort???.
Backing away from a person wielding a hand gun albeit in a semi professional way(does that make you a police officer these days ie, don't look at my badge look at the way I carry my gun???.) seems quite rational to me, possibly instinctive in fact.

And would it be acceptable...to shoot this Al Qeda suspect if he had fled the crime scene.

Wonder how many NZ police are waiting for this to become acceptable behaviour in NZ.

Nice to hear that they had the power to raid his home for the weapons and bomb making equipment later on.

[scumdog]

Wonder how many NZ police are waiting for this to become acceptable behaviour in NZ.

The sooner the better - too many on KB seem to have a life that is just begging for a burst of excitement......

[cheesemethod]

Take a look at the cop again - he's state police, in an undercover car that isn't the generic Crown Victoria. He's dressed down quite a lot - average guy on the street sort of clothes - jeans and a jumper - rather than tidy shirt and trousers. Would suggest that traffic stops aren't his usual line of work, he's probably a lot more used to dealing with a lot more serious issues than a speeding biker.

[CHR1S]

Probably just another innocent kiwi opinion but should'nt he have identified himself with a badge or something? I'd have been wearing earplugs, so if some knob jumps out of an everyday car wearing everyday clothing with a gun I'd have been expecting a long walk home...

[cheesemethod]

Agreed, a badge would make lots of sence in this situation.

[PrincessBandit]

Well, not just in America. Ripper Roo92 just phoned me to say that on his way in Manukau to meet up with his girlfriend for tea he was surrounded by 6 or 7 police cars after a van. He pulled over to let them pass and apparently three cars boxed him in while an officer pulled a gun on the van. (His words). I asked him what they said to him, and he said "nothing, I just weaved my way through their cars and took off". Needless to say I was a bit testy with him at this point, trying to tell him that perhaps they were attempting to contain him in what could have been a potentially dangerous situation. In the indignation of youth he huffily got off the phone! As a mum, I'm now trying to calm myself - both over the situation and my son's blase attitude. Eeeeek and arrrrgh.

by the time he gets home hopefully I'll have less desire to kick his bum.