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Response to pnwest (Reply #88)

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Because the chickenshit with the badge was afraid... CincyDem May 2014 #1
Well she could have hurt him with that car but... Jasana May 2014 #2
I could buy that if... CincyDem May 2014 #5
Yes but the cop put himself in the path of a moving vehicle npk May 2014 #11
A retired cops perspective. CincyDem May 2014 #19
I am not saying a cop should never have a situation arise where he has to use his firearm npk May 2014 #23
+1 Historic NY May 2014 #27
A highly appreciated comment. defacto7 May 2014 #37
It SHOULD be a point of pride! n/t bobGandolf May 2014 #78
"Seems to be a lost point of pride." KansDem May 2014 #79
Is it unmanly to be afraid of being hurt when someone is driving a car with you on the hood? JVS May 2014 #8
What kind of idiot jumps in front of moving vehicle and jumps on the hood of a moving car npk May 2014 #15
I'm sure her actions said to him... CincyDem May 2014 #28
What was he doing on the hood instead of on the ground, writing down her license plate? n/t pnwmom May 2014 #25
According to the article she either ran into him or he jumped onto the hood. JVS May 2014 #31
She was drunk; he was a sober cop, presumably. If he jumped on the hood on purpose, pnwmom May 2014 #33
Nope. Never A Better Option Than Shooting First ProfessorGAC May 2014 #94
"she should have womaned up" ? defacto7 May 2014 #41
what moron jumps on the hood of a car? someone ready to shoot and kill. nt seabeyond May 2014 #44
This is what happens with guns everywhere. Law enforcement is afraid too. they know everyone is kelliekat44 May 2014 #48
She was drunk and tried to run oneofthe99 May 2014 #3
Why would he stand in front of the car if that is what happened? emsimon33 May 2014 #113
It says he was on the hood of the car when he shot her oneofthe99 May 2014 #4
The question is why was he on the hood of her car? damnedifIknow May 2014 #6
You will respect my authority ? oneofthe99 May 2014 #9
It's not about finding out who she is. It's about keeping drunks off the road. JVS May 2014 #10
The easy solution to this is don't try to run from a sobriety check point oneofthe99 May 2014 #12
Yup. That would have been the smart thing to do. JVS May 2014 #13
I find it interesting that someone with an Al Sharpton avatar is making these posts Scootaloo May 2014 #81
He has a radio damnedifIknow May 2014 #14
If she wasn't stopping then she wasn't stopping with flashing lights behind her either oneofthe99 May 2014 #16
SMH!!! You can't know that npk May 2014 #46
All I have to go on is her actions of that night and a prior drunk driving conviction oneofthe99 May 2014 #49
Just to add some info npk May 2014 #57
It sure doesn't sound good for him oneofthe99 May 2014 #60
I just want to see a thorough and fair investigation npk May 2014 #66
Oh yeah right. Because someone who won't keep still with a cop in front of them is certainly... JVS May 2014 #17
Oh I get it damnedifIknow May 2014 #20
Yes, it is better to kill suspects. ohnoyoudidnt May 2014 #22
You have no idea whether this girl was "drunk" npk May 2014 #26
She had one already oneofthe99 May 2014 #40
Yes it explains that she was running because she knew her license was suspended npk May 2014 #53
You want to say she wasn't drinking that's fine , if she was this is what she was facing oneofthe99 May 2014 #58
Well lets carry the out to this conclusion TexasProgresive May 2014 #83
Hindsight's 20/20 Lancero May 2014 #24
we see the point he was at side of car, and she was moving forward slowly. he had time to jump on seabeyond May 2014 #47
Except for the tinny little fact that the car didn't drive toward him npk May 2014 #21
There are no tinny little facts like you say because it's off camera oneofthe99 May 2014 #29
The officer used poor judgement, really poor judgement npk May 2014 #32
He can legally chase the car and try to grab the wheel to stop it from fleeing oneofthe99 May 2014 #35
From the justice for Samantha Ramsey FB page damnedifIknow May 2014 #38
that is what it looks like. she was moving slowly. he was on side of car. he had to jump on hood seabeyond May 2014 #50
I haven't seen enough evidence to decide either way AnalystInParadise May 2014 #52
Right but I'd be checking it out damnedifIknow May 2014 #56
Or he could be a guy with an axe to grind AnalystInParadise May 2014 #59
Why would any sane person jump on a moving vehicle? Politicalboi May 2014 #65
fyi shooting out tires is movie shit, not as easy as it sounds. jumping on the hood of the car was dionysus May 2014 #77
I don't get this. Shooting tires: Herculean effort and near impossibility. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #104
i clearly stated the cop was dumber than the kid, and is therefore rightfully fucked by murdering dionysus May 2014 #105
You're fast. Check the edit. Sorry. Ed Suspicious May 2014 #106
no problem... i just happened to check DU before i started my next episode of a TV show... dionysus May 2014 #107
How did he end up on the hood? Open_n_Shut May 2014 #89
Always wonder what these cops think at night phil89 May 2014 #7
Sounds like that "field party" was a fucking mess with all sorts of drunk kids trying to Brickbat May 2014 #18
I wouldn't want to be driving on that road coming home from work oneofthe99 May 2014 #30
You're not much for civil rights are you? defacto7 May 2014 #55
good one oneofthe99 May 2014 #64
This message was self-deleted by its author defacto7 May 2014 #67
You know, after reading your posts again defacto7 May 2014 #69
I'm no cop defender oneofthe99 May 2014 #71
Okokokokok defacto7 May 2014 #74
lol oneofthe99 May 2014 #75
Yay cops. If they weren't there someone might have gotten hurt, or worse Ed Suspicious May 2014 #108
A cop cannot assume everyone leaving the field party was drunk npk May 2014 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author oneofthe99 May 2014 #39
I really dislike cops jollyreaper2112 May 2014 #34
Link to the deputy's statement: struggle4progress May 2014 #42
KSP Denies Request To Investigate Deadly Boone County Shooting Involving Deputy struggle4progress May 2014 #43
Maybe we should take guns away from cops (nt) The Straight Story May 2014 #45
Don't trust cops and expect to see more of this at toll booths Harmony Blue May 2014 #51
in the northeast, you *might* see a state trooper vehicle near a toll booth. the toll booths are not dionysus May 2014 #110
I am not going to look at the video, but why didn't he let her drive away, a get her later. He had lostincalifornia May 2014 #54
A high speed chase is maybe justified if they're in pursuit of a serial killer or a kidnapper Hippo_Tron May 2014 #73
Do serial killers or drunk drivers kill more people in an average year? Recursion May 2014 #80
A drunk driver in a high speed chase is even more likely to kill someone muriel_volestrangler May 2014 #86
This is way fucked up Go Vols May 2014 #61
Dashcam says: "I will mount your hood like a Falcon! If you don't stop, I will execute you. Done." Bonx May 2014 #62
Yup. He had to have made a conscious choice to toss himself at a moving vehicle there Scootaloo May 2014 #82
Never attract the attention of a cop Harmony Blue May 2014 #63
Well... linuxman May 2014 #68
Bless your heart Go Vols May 2014 #70
I'm glad you got that one figured out! defacto7 May 2014 #76
The reason cops keep getting away with murder is... GReedDiamond May 2014 #72
seems to me most everyone here already decided TorchTheWitch May 2014 #84
I love the smell of common sense in the morning MO_Moderate May 2014 #91
The passengers tell a different story Nevernose May 2014 #96
the video doesn't show what happened TorchTheWitch May 2014 #98
Wrong damnedifIknow May 2014 #100
If you can't even bother backing that up TorchTheWitch May 2014 #103
What a waste. Fucking cop murdered her. morningfog May 2014 #85
There are no good cops and they are ALL evil RandoLoodie May 2014 #87
How different would this conversation be, if pnwest May 2014 #88
This message was self-deleted by its author damnedifIknow May 2014 #90
More info damnedifIknow May 2014 #93
Yet another witness damnedifIknow May 2014 #99
I will never hold a cop responsible for failing to jump on the hood of a moving car, Ed Suspicious May 2014 #109
Yay, Cops! Iggo May 2014 #92
Well they sure put a stop to that menacing "drinking party". phil89 May 2014 #95
Fuckers. Iggo May 2014 #97
Based on the video, it is impossible that he got on their hood without jumping onto it Taitertots May 2014 #101
Why, in complete disregard of anything I have ever witnessed, was He alone? Half-Century Man May 2014 #102
Judge, jury, executioner ecstatic May 2014 #111
I agree! The police have gotten out of hand! emsimon33 May 2014 #112
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