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FL STATE TROOPER pulls over Miami Police Officer Caught Driving 120 mph

#1



Biannoshufu

how does this happen? I mean, aren't you guys all Horde or Alliance or on the same faction?



#2

Bones

Bones

whats the...i dont understand....is on or off duty? if he is on duty how does that work? can he even receive a ticket?


#3

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Looks like MPD guy was running that speed with out lights. Which should mean that he's not running hot (in pursuit.) So he's as dangerous as any other douche running that speed. A cop will wave a fellow cop on if they are only doing 5-10 over the speed limit, but to double (likely double) the speed limit will get your ass thrown in jail. It does not matter who you work for.

I am happy she pulled the douche over and arrested him. He's likely a Mall Cop by now.


#4

phil

phil

Snarky response: Glad SOMEONE thinks that the law also applies to cops

Joke response: If Super Troopers and Reno 911 has taught me anything, it's that Troopers and PD might as well be bloods and crypts

Real response: I don't know.

Snark response to Sixpackshaker : It's probably the trooper who's a mall cop now. If cops started policing each other they wouldn't get the power trip that comes with a badge.

Apology to cops on the forum: I love you guys. Buy ya a beer?


#5

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Took him long enough to pull over.


#6



Biannoshufu

sixpackshaker said:
I am happy she pulled the douche over and arrested him. He's likely a Mall Cop by now.
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he was not arrested but charged with reckless driving according to news reports.


#7

Bones

Bones

she handcuffed him because he was a "danger" and may have possibly been an imposter. or so I am told.


#8

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Unless we're responding to an incident with emergency equipment activated, we're no more exempt from traffic law than anyone else. I'm not going to say that I've never sped, either on OR off-duty... but this was insane. I have no doubt his own department is going to have a few choice things to say to him, too. Good on the trooper.


#9

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

He beytrayed the LAW!



#10

Jay

Jay



:Leyla:
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#11

Espy

Espy

Here's a cop question for the resident coppers: So I was on the highway, getting close to my exit when a trooper sped way up, no lights, no sirens, got in front of everyone just as I took my exit right? I'm on the other highway now which runs parallel for a bit so I can see what happens. He slows WAY down. Like to 30mph. And starts swerving from far lane to far lane, slowing down the entire highway. Again, no lights, no sirens.
This goes on for a few minutes then my highway turns away.

What the hell was going on?


#12

Tress

Tress

Espy said:
Here's a cop question for the resident coppers: So I was on the highway, getting close to my exit when a trooper sped way up, no lights, no sirens, got in front of everyone just as I took my exit right? I'm on the other highway now which runs parallel for a bit so I can see what happens. He slows WAY down. Like to 30mph. And starts swerving from far lane to far lane, slowing down the entire highway. Again, no lights, no sirens.
This goes on for a few minutes then my highway turns away.

What the hell was going on?
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I'm not a police officer, but I know the answer. This is what the police do when there is a need to close down the freeway temporarily. For example, if there was a really bad accident or spill that needed all or most lanes to clean up, this is what the police would do. Usually they use their lights, though.


#13

bhamv3

bhamv3

Some possibilities:

1. He was drunk
2. He was talking/texting on a cell phone
3. He was receiving oral sex from someone in the shotgun seat
4. He was grappling with the perp he'd picked up earlier, who had managed to escape the handcuffs and was now trying to seize control of the wheel.
5. A combination of 3 and 4.
6. A combination of 1 through 4.


#14

Espy

Espy

Lol @ bhamv3
Tress said:
I'm not a police officer, but I know the answer. This is what the police do when there is a need to close down the freeway temporarily. For example, if there was a really bad accident or spill that needed all or most lanes to clean up, this is what the police would do. Usually they use their lights, though.
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See, thats what I figured but it was the not using his lights thing that seemed really weird.


#15

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

There would be no way he could shut down the lanes without using his lights.... although, we are all but human, so it's ENTIRELY possible that he simply forgot to activate his equipment. I've seen similar things happen...


#16



Biannoshufu

"I haven't had a good day. Time to fuck with civilians' heads."


#17

Tress

Tress

Biannoshufu said:
"I haven't had a good day. Time to fuck with civilians' heads."
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#18

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

I'm.... NOT going to say that it doesn't happen.... :whistling:


#19



Biannoshufu

Officer_Charon said:
I'm.... NOT going to say that it doesn't happen.... :whistling:
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you mean like this?
see @ 31 second mark


#20

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

More like Tress's. That was an excessive use of force.


#21



Biannoshufu

Officer_Charon said:
More like Tress's. That was an excessive use of force.
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yeah, mine was more like sarcasm.


#22

strawman

strawman

#37: There is no "overkill". There is only "open fire" and "I need to reload."


#23



Biannoshufu

So filming cops in the middle of a SWAT population suppression action is a terrorist act, right?


#24

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Biannoshufu said:
yeah, mine was more like sarcasm.
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I gathered that, but shit like that, as well as your OP piss me off. The badge is supposed to stand for something - it's not for no reason that most are designed as a shield. When officers overstep their authority and abuse the trust that's been placed in them by the public, it stains the badge, dishonors the profession, and marks the rest of us as equally base cowards and reprobates.

This is my profession. My career. If it doesn't stretch the bounds of good taste TOO much, you could say it's my life. I'd like to think that my life stands for more than shooting the equivalent of a combat cameraman with a supersock.


#25



Chibibar

OC: I see you post here and see the good side of what a policeman should be. I have certain view for our officers and when I see these things, I am a little shock that these things happen. I am not saying that all cops are saints (we are human after all) but I like to see all officers are more like you OC :)


#26

GasBandit

GasBandit

Living in Oakland is prima facie evidence of criminal insanity, IMO :p


#27

strawman

strawman

In the same way that protestors can get riled up and start acting outside of their original intentions, all those police lined up hoping there's no reason to use force are also getting worked up, joking with each other to diffuse the tension, and may be egging each other on. It's not necessarily that the person who fired the shot is a bad officer, but they certainly performed the wrong action in this instance, and it's hard to say whether they would have under any other circumstances. Like most stupidity they probably regretted it just as soon as they pulled the trigger.

That doesn't excuse them, of course, and they shouldn't be compared to those protestors who chose instead to riot - officers should be held to a higher standard.

But we have to acknowledge our inherent humanity and the roles that instinct plays within ourselves and others.

I'm curious if what the context was. Were the people being told to leave the area? Why were all the police lined up like that? What was occurring for the 15 minutes prior to this shot?

Even if the protestor had a right to be in that area, common sense should dictate that when you are faced with a line of officers and have a bunch of angry protestors behind you, you accept a certain amount of risk merely by hanging around.

Again - that's not to excuse the action taken - just that from an objective viewpoint the outcome doesn't seem extraordinary.


#28



Biannoshufu

Officer_Charon said:
I gathered that, but shit like that, as well as your OP piss me off. The badge is supposed to stand for something - it's not for no reason that most are designed as a shield. When officers overstep their authority and abuse the trust that's been placed in them by the public, it stains the badge, dishonors the profession, and marks the rest of us as equally base cowards and reprobates.

This is my profession. My career. If it doesn't stretch the bounds of good taste TOO much, you could say it's my life. I'd like to think that my life stands for more than shooting the equivalent of a combat cameraman with a supersock.
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Enh, I think in this day and age anyone who equates you or the other cops here with bad apples because you work in the same profession is a whack-job troll. And from what I've gathered people arent as mad at the cops as they are at Mayor Quan and other decision makers. What I'd like to know though, is if there are cops who march with the protestors when off duty.


#29

Gusto

Gusto

Needs moar LeQuack.


#30



Biannoshufu

Gusto said:
Needs moar LeQuack.
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who?


#31

Jax

Jax

Espy said:
Here's a cop question for the resident coppers: So I was on the highway, getting close to my exit when a trooper sped way up, no lights, no sirens, got in front of everyone just as I took my exit right? I'm on the other highway now which runs parallel for a bit so I can see what happens. He slows WAY down. Like to 30mph. And starts swerving from far lane to far lane, slowing down the entire highway. Again, no lights, no sirens.
This goes on for a few minutes then my highway turns away.

What the hell was going on?
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A little late, but I think I know. Or rather, something happened over here a few weeks ago that might explain it.

In this case, there was a car chase on the highway. Some punks stopped at a gas station and drove off without paying for the refueling. The police noticed it, went after them and gave them a stop sign, which they ignored. They tried to outrun the cops by speeding up a lot. The police then created an artificial traffic jam in order to force them to stop. Unfortunately, the thiefs were driving reckless, ramming several cars and finally crashing into another car, killing one of it's passengers. It was quite unsettling, particularly since car chases like this hardly ever happen here..


#32

Espy

Espy

Biannoshufu said:
who?
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Crazy cop-hater guy with a duck avatar?


#33

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Jax said:
A little late, but I think I know. Or rather, something happened over here a few weeks ago that might explain it.

In this case, there was a car chase on the highway. Some punks stopped at a gas station and drove off without paying for the refueling. The police noticed it, went after them and gave them a stop sign, which they ignored. They tried to outrun the cops by speeding up a lot. The police then created an artificial traffic jam in order to force them to stop. Unfortunately, the thiefs were driving reckless, ramming several cars and finally crashing into another car, killing one of it's passengers. It was quite unsettling, particularly since car chases like this hardly ever happen here..
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There should be mandatory, instantaneous, corporal punishment for anyone that refuses to pull over.


#34

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Depending on his level of resistance at time of stop, there could be...


#35



Chibibar

I always wonder the mentality of trying to "outrun a cop" does that ever work? (i.e. work as in a good percentage say over 20% chance of escape?)


#36

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

It works far more often than we like to admit... especially if the department has a limited or no pursuit policy..... like mine....


#37



Biannoshufu

Officer_Charon said:
It works far more often than we like to admit... especially if the department has a limited or no pursuit policy..... like mine....
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No pursuit policy???
So, if I get into a car, start some shit, I can Mad Max your home town? That boggles the mind.


#38



Chibibar

Officer_Charon said:
It works far more often than we like to admit... especially if the department has a limited or no pursuit policy..... like mine....
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wow seriously? That is kinda scary.


#39

GasBandit

GasBandit

Chibibar said:
I always wonder the mentality of trying to "outrun a cop" does that ever work? (i.e. work as in a good percentage say over 20% chance of escape?)
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I have successfully outrun a cop.

However:
1) It was an overcast night on an interstate in the wilderness with no lampposts
2) The police officer began parked on the side of the road, when I ROARED past him at 120+mph.

As soon as my radar detector let me know I was boned, I killed the lights, found a side road, turned and hid in a densely wooded drive.

Saw his lights in the distance a minute or so later, went past where I turned off. I turned back and went back the way I came rather than risk continuing on.

As you can see, that was the most ideal possible circumstances to evade pursuit. In almost every other circumstance, it is extremely difficult to outrun a police vehicle (they tend to be fast when they want to be), and even more difficult to outrun their radio.
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Oh yeah - no pursuit policies. I don't agree with those. It's like "Refuge in Audacity" made statute.


#40

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Biannoshufu said:
No pursuit policy???
So, if I get into a car, start some shit, I can Mad Max your home town? That boggles the mind.
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We have a limited pursuit policy... the powers that be have decided that pursuits are dangerous to the public, citing examples like was stated above. thus, we can only pursue for violent felonies. Auto theft is not one of those: if we get behind a stolen car and it bolts, there is next to nothing we can do, because as soon as we say what's happening, you get a Sgt or Lt saying "Break it off, unit."

My last captain, however, overrode those calls sometimes, after ensuring that traffic conditions and speeds were not dangerous.

It's frustrating, but I can see where it comes from. However, on the rare occasions that we get a chance to pursue, we tend to not do the smart thing (paralleling streets, setting up roadblocks etc). I think it's a nasty blide side in our training.

However, if you start some Mad Max shit, it is, as they say, on.


#41



Biannoshufu

Oh, I misunderstood, thankfully.

also, don't tase me, bro.


#42



SeraRelm

She is the Nightrider.


#43

CrimsonSoul

CrimsonSoul

OC: That's why I stick to my guns and force the officer to follow the constitution. Wanna talk to me? Why am I being detained? Want to see my id? For what crime am I suspected of committing? Want to search me/my car? sorry gunna need a warrant. Yeah I might get a ticket, but I'm not going to give up my rights.


#44

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Your ID is required to be surrendered upon demand by any law enforcement officer for the purposes of proving your identity. Apart from that... I'm not going to halt you unless you've broken a law - I'm not in a habit of stopping someone because "they look suspicious." If I have Probable Cause to halt you, I'm going to use that. That's why it pays to know your City and County ordinances. (Hint: Don't spit on a sidewalk in Savannah.)


#45



Biannoshufu

Can I spit on the street?

Like Surrender, meaning you can keep it?


#46

Officer_Charon

Officer_Charon

Not surrender... meant to say "display," as in "displayed to the officer, deputy, constable, ranger or other such law enforcement official for the purposes of identity verification."


#47

CrimsonSoul

CrimsonSoul

OC if I'm not driving a car I don't have to have my drivers license and can identify by name. Some states are different from others too, when it comes to laws on identifying yourself to police officers.


#48

ThatNickGuy

ThatNickGuy

Charon, I hope you never have to deal with this kind of dangerous situation:



#49

Necronic

Necronic

Officer_Charon said:
We have a limited pursuit policy... the powers that be have decided that pursuits are dangerous to the public, citing examples like was stated above. thus, we can only pursue for violent felonies.
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I've seen some pretty insane car chases in houston. There's that moment when you think "oh cool a car chase" and then it dissolves into "oh shit this guy is doing u-turns on the highway I need to pull the hell over."

I can't say I'm entirely against a limited no-pursuit policy. Sometimes these dudes are likely to cause fatalities if you chase them. Plus, assuming it's not a stolen car, you may already have their plates.


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