You can’t make this stuff up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyKyGJ3jb40&feature=youtu.be
OK, that might actually be the WORST thing I’ve ever seen a cop do.
I remember when I took Drivers Ed when I was 16. The instructor made it very clear to never stop your vehicle on RR tracks.
I wonder how fast a lawyer contacted the woman in the hospital. Is she going to win the Police lottery?
Reminds me of this one in several ways.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/handcuffed-man-drowns-cop-pleads-guilty-to-boating-violation
Betting the lack of accountability will also be similar.
Here is a short version. There is a police vehicle parked on the tracks with a handcuffed suspect in it.
The train is blowing the air horn it’s coming. It’s called situational awareness.
You guys would not believe the stupid stuff us rails see on a daily basis. It’s not just the tweakers and stupid people. People risk there life to save a minute or two off there commute all the time.
The person who parked on the tracks, the officer who put the girl in the vehicle on the tracks and honestly anyone at the scene who saw the vehicle on the tracks and failed to realize “that needs to be moved” should all be terminated with cause, the primary violators prosecuted.
Just like it’s hard to find quality people to run fast food places, looks like it’s getting harder to find acceptable candidates for LE positions. The Sheriff’s Department who responded even knew these guys were F ups.
This is going to hurt credibility for LE agencies everywhere. Hard to believe there was ONE LEO who didn’t know better than to park on the tracks, how many train incidents do they respond to every year? I’m stunned that there was an entire group of LEOs who f’ed up one every high school kid should know.
Sounds like this could make a remarkably demonstrative PSA video for Operation Lifesaver too. “Don’t Pick A Fight With A Heavyweight,” as we taglined when I worked with them in high school…
That’s a winning lottery ticket if I ever saw one!
That’s gonna be a lot of zeros. Idiots. Turn a total POS into a victim. Good work.
This happened in the town over from me. Holy shit. I thought I knew some stupid cops, but these take the cake. She just earned herself an 8 figure payday.
Idiots. I hope they get to spend some time in jail.
Several (35?) years ago, a veteran City Police Officer in the area I patrolled at the time responded to a DUI stuck on the RR tracks. He was too lazy to process the guy for DUI so he decided to transport him to his residence. About halfway there a freight train hit the now abandoned vehicle and the Officer wanted to cite the Train Engineer. The Officer was ultimately fired for some other crap he pulled.
In the video it appeared the original Officers had tunnel vision, trying to make something out of nothing in a case that probably won’t go anywhere anyway. I’d turn a prisoner loose before I allowed them to be hurt. (I’m not some libtard, I just believe that once a person is in custody the Officer is responsible for their safety.) Whatever happened to “To Protect and to Serve”?
No reason to think the LE were idiots, just indifferent.
Is Rios-Gonzalez a total POS due to working for TSA?
Looks like we’ve reached that point of: “anyone wanting to be a Cop, has NO BUSINESS being a Cop”. Just like effing Politicians.
I rarely criticize anyone that’s in a dynamic situation. I’ve been there myself. You get the hyper-focus and can only take in so much situational awareness, but RR tracks???
“Rios-Gonzalez sustained multiple injuries, including nine broken ribs, a broken arm, broken teeth and injuries to her head, according to Wilkinson. As of Saturday, she remained in the hospital.” Another report says she also has a fractured sternum and other injuries.
That was “Reno 911” right?
Didn’t seem that dynamic considering the female cop was swatting away insects while the victim was maintaining focus on her assailants.
Rather telling that her initial concern about the train hit was the patrol car instead of the human in the back seat.
Idiots. I dont even know what to say about this except they are idiots.