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I never said the law and departmental policies were the same and I never said the cop should go unpunished.
The argument about it being at night and difficult to judge is BS. That was a well lit main road. There were 2 cruisers heading towards that oncoming car, one of which was pulling away from the other at a good clip. If you can't judge the speed of the lead cruiser in that situation, you shouldn't be allowed on the road to begin with. That was either sheer impatience or just not paying close enough attention to the road on the part of the Mazda driver and he paid for it with his life.
Now I know there are a lot of cop haters here on TFP but the simple fact, whether you like it or not, is that the department is playing by the book on this one.
He will probably be acquitted of the manslaughter charges, then suspended without pay for a period of time, then the families will sue the town for millions of dollars.
At least that is typically how it plays out.
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