Wildest Dashboard Cams: No. 17
Posted Mar 21st 2008 10:37AM by Brendon H., Attending Videologist
Filed under: Caught on Tape, You Fools!
Cops Ram SuspectHere you will see a police cruiser chasing a suspect, who is running down the middle of the road. They proceed to plow into the guy at a high rate of speed, pitching him into into some grass next to the road. And though don't hear it here, the driver, Lance Cpl. Steven C. Garren,
was apparently caught on another tape saying "Yeah, I hit him. I was trying to hit him," to another trooper.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 7)
1. Cops are out of control. Just watch the TV show. Their job "as a Public Servant" is to serve and protect, not ticket and harass. Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty? By running the suspect down he acted as judge and jury and kind of took away the guys right to a fair trial. They should fire this cop, make him clean up garbage on the highway while he wears a shirt that says "I'm an Idiot!!!"
Posted at 7:03AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Dj Willde
2. That was wrong the mother daughter combination. No matter what: they had no right to put there hands on that young lady. Yelling and wanting to get off the bus isn't a crime. Last I checked neither is being a brat. I think attacking someone is a crime and you clearly see the mother and daughter laying there hands on her. I'm sure the driver had a radio for comunication and should have handled this a lot different. I'm sure she had training on rude and bratty kids. If she couldn't control the situation you call someone who can, not let your daughter take control and beat the crap out of someone else child. I'm sure if the shoe was on the other foot the driver and anyone else child would be singing a different toon; including the officer who spoke before he thought.
Posted at 7:03AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Robin
3. they should have stopped for the cops!!...Stupid A#$'s
Posted at 7:14AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Joe
4. HIGH RATE OF SPEED?COME ON! THEY BARELY TAPPED THE MORON! GIVE THE COP AN AWARD FOR DOING WHAT IT TAKES TO GET THE JOB DONE...
Posted at 7:34AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by BUD CONWAY
5. I'll say it once again..... COPS SUCK!
Posted at 7:37AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Lisa
6. .......SO a cop is chasing a bad guy and the bad guy ran in front of the car.....Maybe the cop hit the gas instead of the brake.....Or are YOU passing judgement on a situation where you haven't heard from the cop, who has since been fired....Why didn't the alleged BAD GUY comply to the instructions of the police.....? Why is he running? What was the alleged crime committed that made this individual run from the crime? It is not the duty of an alleged suspect to run. If he didn't do anything, than he can't be arrested. Again, are you sure that the cop didn't hit the gas by accident? Are you sure? Are you certain that this guy did not have a weapon? Are you sure? No, you aren't so lets blame the cop so we can sue him for damages so the bad guy can make his mark in the world with found money. "Bait a cop, it is worth the money...." is the anthem played. When you need the cop he will still be there..... But you won't bother to thank him....His family and co-workers will do that.
Posted at 7:40AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by woodymchale
7. Cops are probably too fat to get out of their cars to chase the suspect down from all the damn donuts they eat so instead ran them down with the car. Cops think they are god.
Posted at 7:42AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Lisa
8. He did what he had to do. As a cop I might have done the same thing. We dont know what the guy did or supposidly has done but the officer did what he had to to get a handle on the situation.If he didnt do anything wrong then he shouldnt have been running.
Posted at 7:45AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by charlie
9. It's amazing how cops are such horrible people when you're caught, and they're your saviours when it benefits YOU. What you fail to realize is if he wasn't running, THIS WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED. Also, the car wasn't moving much faster than the suspect. So my guess 10MPH into 6MPH = 4MPH impact. Yeah, thats a REALLY high rate of speed (note sarcasm). These officers were doing what they needed to do in order to detain a suspect who clearly wasn't going to turn himself in if they politely ask him to stop. Quit siding with criminals and look at both sides of the story.
Posted at 7:53AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Anonymous
10. Why blame this on the police? ANY law abiding citizen would have stopped for a blue light and siren so the suspect MUST be guilty. It looks like to me that the suspect darted in front of the police cruiser. Wow. Case closed. Lock the guy up for being stupid.
Posted at 8:01AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Randy
11. I saw nothing wrong, the criminal was running. Wh cares how he's caught
Posted at 8:12AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Mike in the Heights
12. Another example of fine police work!
Posted at 8:25AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Thomas Fobes
13. The cop did nothing wrong except to catch the suspect. Even his admission that he tried to hit the suspect wasn't anything wrong either. The only problem is that the suspect is Black and the cop is White, which will probably turn into something racial. Even then, hopefully nothing will happen to the cop for doing his job.
Posted at 8:26AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Terry
14. The cops in south florida think everything is a party. Add this one to it. There are no cell phone laws, duh. They do what the hell they want cause yeah they think they are supperior. Crimes are committed and don't get solved, period. America's Most Wanted can't help them either. My motto is very simple... if you're that stupid, I can't help you........
Posted at 8:28AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Cheryl
15. Since Bush took office and 911 this goverment has allowed this type of abuse! I was put in jail and lost my workercomp in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The D.A could and did not charge me with anything, and held me in jail for 66 days! While there I also, have heard stories of abuse of this type by police.
Frank
Posted at 8:38AM on Mar 23rd 2008 by Frank