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https://www.carscoops.com/2022/05/brake-checking-florida-cop-almost-kills-motorcycle-rider-in-florida/
Jan 26, 2023 5:32 PM
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https://www.carscoops.com/2022/05/brake-checking-florida-cop-almost-kills-motorcycle-rider-in-florida/
fractalsphere
Attempted vehicular manslaughter sounds right to me
InfocalypseRising
BlairT1
crazywowow
Tha f#ck ?
splashypenguin
Yo America your cops are fucking dangerous psychopaths!
TopFurret
We know. We've had peaceful protests because of that same thing and guess who comes in with the riot gear, pepper spray, and tear gas.
sevrono
Man, US cops are REALLY good at de-escalation aren't they /s
KarateCanine
That's attempted murder
Justmakingthingsup
CatchySensibleName
Was it attempted? Do we know the person on the bike survived?
KarateCanine
Well the audio of the biker yelling "wtf was that?!?" And the bastard yelling "stop tailgating me!"
SentencesThatStartWithBitch
Given that cops don't even get charged for *actual* murder, I hate to say I'm like 99.9% confident they won't be charged with *attempted*
KarateCanine
Of course they won't lol. But it still is attempted murder. Cops are incredibly corrupt. Always have been since they were initially formed1/
KarateCanine
To protect their Lord's 'property'. They've always been a mercenary army basically.
SubtleOrc
azimir
So... just another attempted murder by a police officer. Welcome to America! If you see a cop, leave the area quietly as to not startle it.
Geek13
Changing lanes without a signal. Cutting off another driver by changing lanes without proper clearance. Driving in the fast lane. (1/2)
Geek13
Reckless driving. Reckless endangerment. Failure to maintain your vehicle in the lane. These are just off the top of my head.
applesforjuice
There is no such thing as a fast lane. There is a passing lane.
demagreg365
Thank you!
DookieHowserMD
Many driver don’t understand this concept.
gyzmok
A passing lane, commonly known as the fast lane. See wikipedia. Things can have more than one term to describe them :)
applesforjuice
People call it that, but that's not what it is and it should not be called that
Shaodyn
The fact that driving makes so many people violently angry is proof that we need to go back to trains.
icefire555
Every time I make this argument I get 20 people telling me that they think it's stupid because they live in the middle on nowhere.
cybercry
/gallery/yz5x2iw
Shaodyn
You know, I'd put up with that if it meant I didn't have to drive absolutely everywhere I want to go.
cybercry
I couldn't, I hate crowds, and that would be dangerous in any epidemic.
Shaodyn
True. I'd prefer not to have to deal with that, but if I absolutely had to...
notifybay151
wadenelson1
The smartest thing is ALWAYS to just stay the hell away from cop cars. Pull over and take a break, even.
BearToof
I’ve come to just apply this to any odd behavior on the road. Idk who is driving and what their mental state is so I just get out of the way
BondulanceDispatch
I’ve done this when a police car was following behind me very closely, they came back and tire kicked and asked for ID etc for “acting sus”
Starcatcher1986
This car is unmarked, so even that wouldn't have helped.
Imdead124
I fucking hate unmarked cop cars. Even more than I hate regular cops, which is already a lot
Natastrophe01
Looks and awful lot like the cop was using a deadly weapon (car) with the intent to do great bodily harm. That is attempted murder.
DrewK98
Yes, the initial speed is obscured. But - say it with me people - cops aren't supposed to (try to) kill guilty people either.
LitchLitch
florida is quickly becoming the home of all the cops no one else in the country will put up with
wargames
and yet new york still has police.
LitchLitch
there are a LOT of bad cops, they can only accept so many
wargames
sao they also get sent to the great southern state of Minnesota
Patte319
Minneapolis used to require that all their officers live in Minneapolis. Once they got rid of that rule they got assholes coming in from (1)
wargames
cops have always been bad
Patte319
Outside the city and treating it like they're entering hostile enemy territory. That and their shitty union head protecting the assholes.
oldmanfromscenetwentyfour
Good thing he caught it on camera. Here's hoping the cop gets fucked.
GTAlex74
He won't. Rear end collision, following vehicle is responsible by law. Only exception is if front one overtakes, swerves and brakes.
oldmanfromscenetwentyfour
Brake checking is considered negligent driving, which is also illegal (if you can prove that's what happened.)
macgerdo
oldmanfromscenetwentyfour
If only. To Protect and Serve (police interests)
camcam1234
ACAB
biclighter
Terrible. But also, learn to ride. That was avoidable.
deadtedw
Please expound.
Irishda
Don't do 100+ to the point where you have to purposefully blur your speedometer so you can seem like the reasonable one
Walfas
??? it was max like 85, are you blind lmao, he only coasts for a couple seconds before the speedo shows up
Irishda
He had no problem showing his speed at 80, but 85 he feels the need to censor?
jaakkopaakkonen
When brake light comed up, pay attention.
SpoilsburyToastMan
Give yourself enough distance between you and the vehicle in front to stop...?
wadenelson1
I see a big settlement in motorcyclist's future.
secondtalon
Yeah, but - biker *is* tailgating. There's not a two second gap. Should always have ample time to stop if the car in front also stops.
secondtalon
So I have no idea how that's going to play out. Cop's trying to kill the biker, sure, but crimes don't cancel out.
RisingPhoenix92
supposedly this was may of last year (supposedly because i got that from the reddit comments, could be wrong)
Mr21782Man
Doubt it. Cop will claim QI. And since I'm sure no cop has ever gotten in trouble for brake checking a bike in a Charger he'll get it.
cjandstuff
This is in Florida, so.... maaaaybeee.
squirrelbandit
I hope so, but from personal experience it's more likely he'll get harassed and threatened until he has to drop the suit and go into hiding.
wadatahmydamie
Or a reasonable judge would look at the footage and see the cop committing a crime, and a biker committing a non-criminal civil offense
jursamaj
LOL!
wadatahmydamie
Do yourself a favor and look up the definition of tailgating.
jursamaj
That's not the point. The point is expecting "a reasonable judge" to hold the cop accountable.
theoneandonlyMD
Still waiting. I remember this clip from months and months ago.
JackingMeHoff
Cop wanted a vacation. He gets suspended with pay for 2 weeks while PD investigates. No ticket, doesn't care if biker seriously hurt.
Johnsky
That's attempted manslaughter.
tomatoboy
The user claiming attempted manslaughter doesn’t exist is flat wrong. Florida has such a provision. I wish people would bother to…
tomatoboy
…check before they correct people. https://swiateklaw.com/florida-crimes/attempted-manslaughter-in-fl/
DavidBrooker
There is no such thing as attempted manslaughter. You cannot attempt to have an accident.
Johnsky
Attempted voluntary manslaughter.
delmain
Yeah, it was attempted murder. Manslaughter is what happens when you accidentally kill someone. If you intended to do the thing you did 1/2
Johnsky
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_manslaughter killing of a human being in which the offender acted during the heat of passion
Johnsky
Involuntary manslaughter is accidental. Voluntary manslaughter is not.
delmain
Then even if the outcome was worse than you intended, it can't be manslaughter. 2/2
HellfireJags
https://www.rpfoley.com/attempted-voluntary-manslaughter-florida-statute-782-07-and-777.html
DavidBrooker
I suppose the terminology can vary a lot by jurisdiction. Such a definition does not exist here.
HellfireJags
It's why I linked a Florida example.
tomatoboy
Good catch. He’s flat wrong here.
Cartoones
Honest question. Can you sue a cop if they are off duty and do something like this? Or even on duty but personally sue and not the departmen
syntaxxor
You have to find something that makes them lose their qualified immunity, essentially infracting on the constitution.
MajesticCuttlefish
You are going to be so bummed when you google "qualified immunity."
Cartoones
Right but doesn't that only apply when they're on duty?
n0n53n53
no there's no such thing as "off duty"
hfctom
An R3 is only a 300cc. It's not like he's going to outrun a Charger. Cop should be fired and sued.
RickRollable
Jailed
azimir
He attempted to murder the motorcyclist. He should be arrested and charged.
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
Huge douchebag of a cop. That said. it's your responsibility to be able to stop/avoid. You need to place yourself far enough away for that.
Tsunamix
Yeah you have a responsibility to avoid, but when the cop counters your avoidance by swerving into your path, not your fault.
GTAlex74
Responsibility to avoid includes "leave enough space to the vehicle in front of you so there's enough space for you to react and stop"
GTAlex74
Like, if a car in front does whatever to 0 instantly, you're supposed to have a safety distance big enough to still be able to stop.
GTAlex74
Which is why unless a vehicle pulls up from elsewhere in front of you in that space, you're always judged responsible for rear ending some1
DeathMaker900
As he's breaking you can see the cop nudge right as if he's preparing to block an attempt to go around them
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
Hence the "huge douchebag" part ;-)
Ludus
ACAB
Sandyundertones
Honestly, I hope the man gets his teeth knocked out by a guy named big Earl who makes him his bitch.
captainswoopty
NotAPervert
“And he was almost impressed!”
extraDimensionalAnxiety
mecton
OuR pLaTe StIlL sHiNe hhuhhh damn these assholes cops are insane
alisterrhodes
As cool as butter
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CraftyGiant
ACAB, they choose to join and profit from an inherently unjust system and constantly cover for worse cops.
demosteness
All Citizen Are Bastards. If you choose to live and profit from an unjust system blah blah. Enough of this shit fight the devil or shut up.
CraftyGiant
I'm trapped within the capitalist system dumbass, They CHOOSE to be the weaponized arm of it.
demosteness
Trapped like in handcuff or what? Stop whining and do something.
funtobehad
I have a friend who’s a cop. He’s saved people. He’s also broken into people’s homes without a warrant. ACAB. The lack of oversight does it
demosteness
I have an uncle that is a brilliant police and person. Once got deeply depressed after attend a car crush with 5 people burning inside.
demosteness
*car crush. Since we’re from Spain, here we have not a serious and worldwide know police issue. So people, ACAB is not true.
funtobehad
ACAB is specific to US police, due to their rampant militarization and history of racial discrimination. They started as slave catchers here
Ludus
Nah, if they participate in the system (ie are police) then they are part of the problem
ydwyrd
If you have 99 good cops and they do nothing about the 1 bad cop, you have 100 bad cops.
demosteness
If you have 99 good cops and they do nothing about the 1 bad cop, you live in America. Just join the cops and fight or stop whining.
ydwyrd
Friendly reminder: The term ACAB was coined by the British. Cops are shitty all over the world. And you're a bootlicker.
Kenbamazingbutprobablywontbe
Thats called a break check and its illegal. Especially if your intent is to cause the driver behind you to possibly have an accident.
Soufange
Knew a girl who brake checked someone off the road once. In her defense it was the middle of the night, raining, and the asshole was inches-
Soufange
-from her bumper while they both were going 10 over on the highway. She knew that because her brother could see it. They'd had a family-
Soufange
-event and drove out separately, then drove home at the same time. The chick wouldn't bother passing even when buddy slowed to 60.
iguessihaveto
I pull over for those people now. Let them pass and then get right back behind them. They generally do not like it, but I feel safer after.
Soufange
One of the only things I hate about the frozen north is this is like 90% of my winter driving.
Heavenissize17socks
It's a premeditated and deliberate act of violence :attempted murder.
MenloPart
*brake check. It is also idiotic in this age of dash cams.
notadiddler69
I mean it sure causes something to break
MenloPart
It turns out the cop was broken all along!
alRakoun
Thing is, what's driving the car is a cop. It is above the law, so justice must be dispensed upon it by the citizenry.
getthismanabeer
Looks more like aggravated assault to me, at least.
RickRollable
"Accident"
srsfaceI8C
The cop was even swerving while braking so the guy on the bike had no option to drive around him, as well.
rockuhard
I'll break check by lightly applying pressure to the break, so my tail lights come on, but I don't slow down. Only if I can't see the grill.
rockuhard
And more of a "Hey dude, you're too close. Back up some, I'll move over when a spot opens. Or I'll block you".
fennecbutt
Most sane road rules say if someone is following too close, gradually slow down to force then to reduce their speed, or pull over and allow
fennecbutt
Them to pass. Brake checking is idiotic. But so are people that speed.
shack95
is it a check when it looked like cop came to complete stop
Harm
It's murder attempt.
Kenbamazingbutprobablywontbe
It is because he pumped his breaks at full speed 2 times then slowed down using performance cop breaks.
Wikipedo
*brakes
RickRollable
*braykz
Kenbamazingbutprobablywontbe
Yea... idk. I keep doing that knowing i mean brakes. Ill just stfu till i start acting right
chewybrian
WherePoetryComesToDie
No, this is a break czech https://youtu.be/FfY33TGWx6M
Kenbamazingbutprobablywontbe
Lol oops yes. Thats a lot better.
ninjarabbit
Damn! Look at him catch that shirt in the air and even put it on without missing a beat /s
TheWonderfulWizardOfOs
Illegal for citizens. I have a very hard time finding anything that is actually illegal for cops.
rockuhard
I hauled ass behind 2 NC state Troops going 100 - 120, no lights. I have a dash cam and a radar detector. They hit me twice, then got off /1
rockuhard
At the next exit. I got 1 of the plates, but SD card corrupted. I was ready to get arrested and win me a multi-million dollar lawsuit. Din't
rockuhard
See them again
rockuhard
*They got off at the next exit**
mebe21
Apparently sleeping with your coworkers is where they draw that line.
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Kenbamazingbutprobablywontbe
Its not the citizen thats the problem. Its the power we give them with no oversight. And we overuse them for every situation.
TheWonderfulWizardOfOs
No. Individuals are each on a scale from good to bad. The problem is with the systems in place. Example:
HaveANiceFace
That's a bit much
Kenbamazingbutprobablywontbe
No its illegal for everyone. Accountability is the problem. You cant cause an accident just because. Insurance would disagree.
onlyhalfghost
Cops get to ignore the law. I will believe they're people again when Texas executes one.
TheWonderfulWizardOfOs
I'd love to see the verdict against the uniformed driver
chewybrian
They pretty much have to kill someone AND have a protest riot to (sometimes) be held accountable
DrKriegersClone
Laughs in PIT maneuver.
ropetopus
Unfortunately it’s not illegal for everyone. Many things that are illegal are straight up legal for police to do on duty 1/…
ropetopus
We don’t hold cops accountable for breaking the law, but ALSO there are lots of things we’ve made straight up legal for cops 2/2
Kenbamazingbutprobablywontbe
Cops are just citizens. Its illegal. They have to follow the laws too. You cant almost kill someone over minor traffic infringements
MenloPart
"The bike’s speedo is obscured in the edited video." It seems to be obscured at first, but we see the rider brake from 81 to 47 before rear
azimir
Speeding is does not justify summary attempted vehicular homicide by a police officer.
pineapplecatastrophe
As someone from Florida, most people go 80 on the interstate, including cops (who usually go 90). Technically speed limit is usually 70
ScootyPuffThe3rd
In CT legally, you pull over when you feel safe if you’re riding a motorcycle. Cops tend not to bother us because of that. You wreck you sue
w00dsyw00ds
Easy went from 90 to 80 before the edit dissapears
Myoron
You can watch the lines on the road to disprove this. They're going the same rate at the start as they are when the blur is gone.
MeowWoof
As one does when they notice a cop car in front not of them
MenloPart
Yeah! How fast was the cop driving?!
ButLogicallyTho
Wait yeah why was the speedometer obscured?
MenloPart
For six seconds?! Yeah! How fast was the cop driving?!
ButLogicallyTho
Well as fast or faster than the bike, but why would the bike be so close to a car while both are going around 90mph?
MenloPart
If the cop was driving 90 that was dangerously fast!
ButLogicallyTho
Excatly why would a bike get that close to a car going that fast
cepacolusmaximus
racer Bois that like to film their hijinks do this to avoid documenting extra-legal speeds
ButLogicallyTho
That just sounds like speeding with extra steps
throwaway4138
There’s someone wearing a Speedo?
Gayforbae
Speedometer, you egg.
throwaway4138
It’s called a joke
ExtraWoody
ButLogicallyTho
Ver nice!
Noroelle
81 is speeding ? Damn …
PorneliusHubertII
Typical speed limit on a US interstate is 70mph
iamlegendinjapan
Most out east are 55-65. Our west 70-80.
AchillesStoleMyShoes
Idk why you're getting down voted, Turnpike Speed Limit is 80 and a lot of other highways also.
zerotakashi
This. In my state, people regularly go 10-15 over limit.
MenloPart
Don't they do this across the country?
iamlegendinjapan
Yes. Some states get away with 10-15 others 20-30. Phoenix is about 35 over because cops are too busy with stops and accidents.
blockminster
The cop brake checked on purpose. It doesn't matter how fast anyone was going. ACAB
MenloPart
It is hypocrisy to complain that someone else is doing the exact same thing you are doing, so a cop would totally claim it, but hopefully
MenloPart
a judge would rule against him or her.
RabeMeansRaven
Right. Once brake checking is proved, no other factors are involved.
RabeMeansRaven
When pulling someone over for speeding, policy is to get behind them and use your lights and sirens to pull over the vehicle.
peruvianfightingmidgets
Brake checking is illegal as you are knowingly going to cause a potential accident without cause (braking suddenly for an emergency is
peruvianfightingmidgets
different). And his blue and reds weren't flashing the first time he brake checked so 100% at fault
RandAIFlagg
To add, I don't know about Florida, but in Ohio you can match the speed of a cop who doesn't have lights flashing. They "set safe speed" >>
RandAIFlagg
>> as their immunity to speeding.
RandAIFlagg
I would never advise it, but I've gotten out of a ticket by pointing out that i was just going the same speed as the cop at 80mph
DocWino
I followed a sheriff recently going 80-85 for 22 miles right behind him. He’s not allowed to break the freeway laws either.
RandAIFlagg
yea, IANAL, my explanation is just paraphrasing the magistrate when I went to court for the ticket.
MenloPart
You got out of it, but still went to court.
HenryFondle
And to further obsfucate - motorcycle speedo's typically read way high. I have to do constant math to check my yamaha's 12% over report.
sayessathe1st
Mine averages only 5mph high but I'm in California so I have to go 5 over or I'm not keeping up with (or I'm slowing down) traffic
MelodyLightfoot
wow that's huge, my Kawi is only 5km off
UniversalTruth2020
My Yamaha FZ1 reads about 10% higher on speedo than GPS tracking. New tires and sprockets but that if anything would make it report lower?
HenryFondle
Mine's an 08 FZ6 (not FZ6r). Haven't done anything mod-wise, just noticed it's 12% off compared to GPS on long straight under open sky.
2graves
Did you get different tires?
HenryFondle
(and yes, I know about speedo healers - but I can't be bothered cuz I don't speed that egregiously that often).
MenloPart
They don't sound like a great solution since they cannot account for tire inflation and tread, as well as other factors.
Ryebread91
Why are they off by so much?
PorneliusHubertII
Proba ly intentional to make riders think they are going faster to keep them safe.
HenryFondle
https://www.rideapart.com/news/357241/weekend-wtf-motorcycle-speedometer-wrong/
Irishda
They're both being dangerous. The speedo is blurred until, after several seconds of slowing, he finally reaches 78. I've seen too many
captiandavie
go find the original video he maxes out at 81. which if you’ve ever driven on a highway in Florida is about cruising speed for most drivers
Irishda
He censors it at 81 but not 80?
JinxRocks
The visual cues (stripes - 10 ft length) show the biker was tailgating. When the video starts, the biker is maybe 50 to 60 feet (1/2)
JinxRocks
behind the cop. At most, about 100 ft. At 70+mph, that is a little too close for sanity when it takes ~250 or more ft to stop. But.. (2/3)
JinxRocks
people will defend the biker because.. ACAB thus biker is innocent when both were actually wrong in their own way in this case. (3/3)
Irishda
videos of bikers weaving through traffic at 120 mph, putting their lives and others at risk, to have much sympathy. To me this is just two
Irishda
douchebags colliding. Assholes eating their own
CoqRoq
Irishda
Yes, but still less stupid than this motorcyclist
MenloPart
-ending the cop." It is depressing how many people in the comments claimed the cop was justified in attempted vehicular homicide because
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DakotaWolf
It's almost like they're the same people that think running from the cops means the runner should be shot too?
DongSayaDae
Unless the runner did something really bad (which in most cases online doesnt seem to be the case...)
MenloPart
they don't like bikers. Virtually everyone speeds, so criticizing the rider for that is asinine, but the rider should have realized he was
TotallyNotGeorge
Well assuming its a 70 zone, 10 over on a bike Speedo (esp a sport bike) is probably more like 68-70 given the 15% disparity of how 1/
TotallyNotGeorge
Motorcycle Speedos work, they're almost always pretty significantly wrong. 100 km/h is almost 110 on my bikes Speedo. It wouldn't hold up 2/
kaarbaakimgr
LoL. Good luck in court with that
TotallyNotGeorge
In court, and he's obscured it earlier on, but it's still silly
BradBehavior
In Florida we ALL SPEED. Get on the turnpike between Orlando and Fort pierce. Fastest drivers in the country
NotAPervert
Biker traveling at less than 5 over the limit would just get killed by a tailgater not paying attention right? Assholes don’t simply pass
NotAPervert
Asshole drivers want you to “submit” to what they’re doing, or they want you to be afraid. That’s why they do dumb shit like tailgate
boingomw
They can both be wrong. They ARE both wrong. Dude WAS speeding. Cop Attempted Murder. Both wrong. (One is more wrong)
WeekendWarriorMark
Don’t you guys in US not have lane usage rules too? Both the cop & the bike ignored the free space on the non passing lane.
Snuffalybuns
Yes but at least half the country is convinced you can drive in whatever lane you want
ZKintzer
Every state I've lived in has laws about dwelling in the passing lane. They're hardly enforced
MenloPart
following an erratic driver and increased his following distance, since he probably couldn't stop as fast, but swerving and coming to a full
tillie350
It's different in a car, but I've deliberately overtaken irratic drivers before to get TF away from them.
snrsquishy101
It almost looks like the cop waited for the biker to look away before putting the brakes on fully.
MenloPart
May be!
MenloPart
stop should get the cop immediately fired and he should lose his pension and be liable for damages.
PorneliusHubertII
Cop is more the biggest asshole here, that said a responsible driver reacts to the drivers around him. If i encountered a driver like the
nclu
Yeah, the correct punishment for speeding isn't "extrajudicial killing". This shouldn't be hard to understand
atomfixes101
In my hometown most of the cops bike, and would cut us breaks for inching through reds that didn’t register etc. this cop is a turd
Navrodel
The rider looked like he did everything he was supposed to - He slowed to a safe follow distance, and stayed on the edge of the lane to >
BigDaddysMeatWagon
Article also states the cop didn't get punished
chumpacabra
Best they can do is move the offending bastard to another precinct with no lost pay and terrorize the victim into silence
RaySkye
Unfortunately they have qualified immunity which means they can't be sued for anything they do on the job. Only loophole is there has to be>
aerophex
In a world where cops are actually held liable...
unremarkableasterisk
The cop was banking on the idea this wouldn't be on film and he would have a plausible "he was tailgating me" story. Not so much now.
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fleshygrowth
no fan of cops but if you can't stop in time, even if the guy in front of you brakes hard, you were following too close for your speed.
BigDaddysMeatWagon
The article states it's likely the cop wasn't punished for this at all.
DrKriegersClone
You think it will matter? There isn't a specifically defined civil right not to be brake-checked, so he's covered by qualified immunity.
Turdsandwich10
A quick Google search says fl waived immunity in auto cases
TheDaharMaster
*Breonna Taylor has entered the chat
DamnTheAdmiralty
I mean bike was following with less than 1 second of distance at 80mph and had a full 4s to react to the cop car having his brake lights on
wadatahmydamie
This. Obviously the cop committed a crime, but the biker was behaving recklessly too.
DamnTheAdmiralty
and bikers main evidence starts with a blurred speedo - not looking good. Both parties can be assholes.
SeGosSyaetberstan
Do police cruisers not have rear facing cameras? I would think they're recording 360 around the car at all times. I know 'merica but still
ErudiousRex
Road rage is weird. In his head he probably really thought the bike was a dick. Now find out his personality when confronted with reality..
CraftyGiant
cops record AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE
MrOne2
CraftyGiant
I agree, it's obvious, but a lot of people still seem to think cops are around to protect and serve.
Tairu8
Police seem to be able to willingly turn cameras off whenever they want.
DrKriegersClone
Sure, they probably *have* that coverage. But it's going to get "lost" if it doesn't benefit them.
TacoPoweredHelicopter
Somehow.... The footage was lost again! That damn file server ughh
68people
That's easily "lost"
ChazzK
Even if they did, "oh I wasn't in an active situation so it was off because somehow that's legal"
Whatwhatsomethingbutt
Brake checks are illegal, but so is following so close that you can't stop in time. I still think the motorcycle guy gets ticketed.
Turdsandwich10
Moto guy has a bi claim now
Tychodin
The cop car goes from 75 to 0 in 2.5 seconds. There is no safe following distance for a highly trained cop that wants to kill you.
Mithi
Ticketed, yes. The cop would lose job and maybe get jailtime. In the First World, so good luck USA.
jridley
The motorcycle could have easily evaded that collision except the cop swerved back to make sure the collision happened.
PaladinWiggles
I need a dashcam...
jridley
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jridley
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Marsupialmessiah
Trickle charger, has saved my battery during winter for 5 years and going
jridley
It's a pain running an extension cord out to the car. Also when I park I don't know if I'll drive again in a day or a month.
dirrrtypiratehookerrr
Nextbase is reviewed well and they're affordable, especially the older models avail online.
JustAFlamingoInDisguise
I have this brand, had it maybe 4 years now, its still going strong. Would never be without a dashcam now
Marsupialmessiah
Specially if you drive a high performance bike or a fucking bmw, people will do dangerous things even when you are doing speed limit
MrOne2
Ah, you think evidence will stand in they way the police not suffering the consequencs?
Somerandomoldguy
The veil has been cracked by the supreme court recently to allow personal responcibility to apply to police misconduct.
unremarkableasterisk
Criminal? Probably not. Civil? Absolutely.
raineryuzaki
Hotel? Trivago
Jagerbeast
Yay, more tax payers money paying for police misconduct!
JoshuaFalken
Proceeds from police misconduct suits should come out of police pensions. Change my mind.
TimbiquiDarkThirty
GOOD!! And I'll say it again, they put those people in power, they pay the price. Societies earn the governments they allow to govern them.
TimbiquiDarkThirty
Today's downvotes brought to you by nothingburger excuses for political apathy in a time when authoritarians are gaining political traction.
Ialwayslookhungover
Society didn't pick those people. Lobbyists did.
DisgruntledFerret
Well... yeah. As long as they refuse to fire bad cops and reform the police, the state must pay for the evil they do to their own people.
TimbiquiDarkThirty
Careful, that's an unpopular opinion ATM.
rshini
Given this is Florida which happily hired all the cops that got canned in other states for refusing to adhere to COVID mandates
Cactus21
Let’s keep in mind the douche bag swerving as he was braking to cover both exits from the bike. Tailgate or not, that shit is dangerous
Shadowkrieger
Its illegal to do brake checks, regardless. If you do this, you are the cause of the accident.
brianingram
Yes, unhinged, emotionally immature, too-skeered-to-live-without-a-gun cops are, indeed, motherfucking dangerous.
Frederf
Dangerous? Attempted murder.
calz
They straight up murder. What's your point?
loveisallwereallyhave
That’s aggravated assault at a minimum.
INeverWaitForIt
Not only did he swerve to block both lanes, you can see just before the bike collided with his rear bumper that the cop also made a tiny
INeverWaitForIt
movement to the left, as if he was ready to ram the motorcycle if it tried to go around him. Shit is straight up attempted murder.
brianingram
Defo Assault w/ Deadly Weapon -Serious Bodily Injury
redpandabanana
Qualified immunity though
brianingram
"Impunity"
JoshuaHarazin
Cop even took the extra step of riding his brakes, rendering his brake lights effectively inoperable & increasing the chances of a crash.
AravindThiagarajan
To all the fools who don't want to learn. Listen. The cop was wrong. The biker was an incompetent fool. Is that simple enough to understand?
hiyesthisissatan
To add, biker was following the speed of an undercover cop. Also, ave you ever seen a cop brake to stop a speeding car like that?
whyforetho
Yeah, it happens all the time in Grand Theft Auto
shyasen
Wouldn't surprise me AT ALL if LEO departments used Grand Theft Auto for training.
MapleSyrupMafia
It's sad that it's not that far from reality... You honk at cops in GTA V and it's bullets time.
theshinobi23
I've been pulled over from the front, but cop did it more slowly, not slamming on his brakes. He noticed I had a headlight out...
YummyBubb1es
The dept covered for the cop and threatened to criminally charge the biker
Ilovehavingfreehealthcare
With this video? How
YummyBubb1es
Because florida departments do not care about anyone non-police. At all. Even a little. They'll happily let an officer kill you
Shadowkrieger
ACAB
shyasen
First thing cop does in this vehicular collision involving a motorcycle & injuries is yell at & accuse the victim. Cop is a terrible oerson.
DracusShadowrift
rvisual01
"First things first. I'll render aid... To my narrative by blaming the victim."
TerriblePokemon
I see you've never had dealings with Florida highway patrol. By their standards this was polite
shyasen
I live in AZ and they are better than that here, but not by a good enough margin.
crimpitdown9001
Driving myself on the I-10 south to Tucson. County sheriff in unmarked was tailgating. Left lane open, I was afraid for my life 1/2.
crimpitdown9001
"I-10 shooter" was still new. 11pm, pitch black. Lights turn on, I pull over in tears. Walks up and says "You were speeding, hands me ticket
ahbrannon1
That is one of the requirements to be a cop these days. Terrible person who has an ego big enough to blame everything on someone else.
Irishda
Guy doing 120 on the freeway: "Whoa, why is someone braking in front of me??"
CatsIsTheAnswer
So this is the part where we nustify the murder of speeders?
Irishda
We don't. This is the part where we point out what if literally anything had happened in front of this guy that required him to stop
CatsIsTheAnswer
I agree biker didn't give enough space, especially after the driver started acting up. But this doesn't excuse the driver in the least.
Irishda
I don't know why criticism of the biker means I'm excusing the driver. The biker didn't "deserve" this, but they're not a helpless victim
Nonada
You can see he's doing 80 in the video, which is normal for the freeway. Why lie?
Irishda
You can see when he GETS to 80 because he's purposefully censored his speedometer to cover up that he was clearly obscenely speeding
Irishda
Unless you think the cop just randomly decided to brake check a biker out of nowhere
Irishda
Yeah that response is what I thought. I'm the biggest ACAB dude around, but this shit is unforgivable too
AravindThiagarajan
Biker is at complete fault. First we don't know what had happened before this footage. May be the biker was overspeeding or tailgating or ..
OldJedi
Regardless of the bikers fault, the cop is clearly operating with intent to harm the biker. This person is a pos
Micah1966
Yes, that all totally warrants the cop slamming his breaks in the middle of a freeway causing the motor driver to crash into the back /s
Apolarbear65
Bootlicker
dcostanza1
Irrelevant. The penalty for tailgating is a ticket not death.
Minaris
Dumbass
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AravindThiagarajan
Speak to your lawyer friends. They will explain. Please keep the talk decent. Delete your comment.
Minaris
Bootlicking twat
BiscuitAndBeans
Lawyer here - I also recommend that he takes cop-cock out of his mouth first.
Sandyundertones
Fuck what the biker did before. There are no laws punishable with execution without trial. Cops don't get the right, period.
AravindThiagarajan
Like i said, it doesn't matter what the biker did before. The few seconds biker was not tailgating. The last 5 seconds he was wrong.
AravindThiagarajan
Driving rash and the cop might have warned him earlier or tried to slow him down. That is beside the point. Now the footage. In the initial
Sandyundertones
Then the cop can pull him over again and ticket him. The cop committed attempted murder. He should be fired and tried.
AravindThiagarajan
Few seconds the biker was not tailgating. There is a simple way to check tailgating. Take a stationary object, like a lamp post. Let the ..
AravindThiagarajan
First vehicle pass that lamp post. If the following vehicle passes that same object in less than about 2.5 seconds, then it is tailgating..
AravindThiagarajan
So that was not happening. But towards the final few seconds, the car was gradually braking for more than 5 seconds, but the biker didn't ..
AravindThiagarajan
Since my comments have been getting negative response, I'll explain. Go to the YouTube channel hypedlife. Check out the full video. The ..
DocWats
Take your downvotes like the bootlicking bitch you are
AravindThiagarajan
I don't care much for the votes. Just wanted to share some knowledge. But never mind. Continue with your indecent language and remain fools.
tarnok
Sadly your knowledge is wrong and who says fools these days? 21st century English not your strength, huh?
AravindThiagarajan
Was an absolute fool. He was over speeding. He was as driving recklessly. He was jumping lanes. He was tailgating. He didn't apply the front
AravindThiagarajan
Brakes. He didn't follow the brake reaction time of 2.5 seconds. So know how foolish your comments were.
AravindThiagarajan
End of analysis. If you are half decent and intelligent just take back your words. Else continue your rants. The end from my from side.
Wolfshead009
FUCK OFF BOOT LICKER! This POS pig almost MURDERED that biker by his actions. He needs to be sitting in prison right now.
DongSayaDae
So he lights up, and makes the bike stop simple as that. No matter the wrongs of the biker, it doesnt legalize attempting to kill him.
tarnok
Ghostwish
All those comments and you're still wrong. Wow.
WaxyNips
So we should ignore your other comment where you said that it doesn't matter what the biker did before?
AravindThiagarajan
I said the biker might have done something wrong earlier. But irrespective of that, in the first few seconds of the video posted,the biker..
AravindThiagarajan
Was not tailgating. I explained how we calculate tailgating. Then in the last few seconds the biker was wrong absolutely. I explained how...
AravindThiagarajan
All he was wrong. He didn't respond to the brake lights of the car for a full 5 seconds. The fool doesn't even know how to brake. He was...