I agree with everything you say, especially about the rider, but I have to disagree on one point. The cop had a requirement to identify himself as an officer. This needs to be done before or at the same time as his firearm is pulled, ESPECIALLY if he's unmarked. We're assuming he's a plainclothes cop in an unmarked car. I personally think he was an off-duty cop in his personal vehicle. If you pull a gun on me without identifying yourself, especially after the way he whipped his car around the bike, I'm going to run. Pull up beside me, roll your window down, and say "Hey buddy, I'm a cop, and you're busted" and I'll just slide over to the shoulder. We're not arguing that the biker was wrong, that he should have been stopped, the cop went over the top in his methods however.
-Kyle On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 7:50 AM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > I've yet to read a convincing argument that the cop was in the wrong. > > He witnessed life-threatening behavior and he stopped it. That's > what he's sworn to do. Having his firearm at the ready was a wise > precaution in case the guy got squirrely. > > No telling what mental state the biker was in coming down from the > adrenelin rush of triple-digit speeds and high-risk behavior. He > might have tried to run over the cop and take off again, which would > have compounded the problem. And I'm sure the cop was thinking just > that. > > This wasn't just your ordinary traffic stop. The biker had already > demonstrated the willingness and intention to put himself and others > at risk. > > He was a menace -- and the cop did the right thing. > > All the rest of it is pure political posturing. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
