In this video an officer, Jerald Ard, attempts to chase down 17 year old Victor Steen. Why? Because he saw him standing near a construction site at 1:50 in the morning. What happens next is shocking.
The officer drives wildly, veering to both sides of the street, pulling onto curbs and eventually barreling into a parking lot. Just before pulling into said lot, the officer attempts to tase Victor from his squad car, while driving. I doubt that is police procedure and maybe, if he had both hands on the wheel or paying full attention to driving, he wouldn’t have killed this young man.
The story the police are painting pins the blame on Victor. To quote PNJ.com where first I heard about this story:
Cpl. Chris Nussbaumer, a traffic homicide investigator with the Florida Highway Patrol, said that given the speed and the distance involved in the crash, it was physically impossible for Pensacola police officer Jerald Ard to stop his patrol car and avoid hitting Steen, who was on a bicycle trying to get away from Ard.
First of all, why was this officer so determined to catch Victor? He didn’t witness him harming anyone, violating any law or conducting any illegal activity. He should have pursued Victor at a safe speed from the road way, making sure to keep an eye on him until backup arrived. Instead he became a cowboy cop and cost this young man his life.
I’m extremely interested to see the outcome of this case. I hope the department doesn’t cop out (no pun intended) and pass the blame. This officer had no regard for public safety and was merely attempting to stop a person, without cause, at any cost.
So senseless. We are not a free country.
Home of the Brave. Land of the Free. Sure thing.
This is an absolute OUTRAGE. What has this country become????
Where are we when the police can rage with impunity???
This MUST be stopped.
Gee! I wonder why the kid ran…Welcome to the police state…The playing field will be even very soon. I ride a bike…now I know how to run so I don’t get hit. Just a bully cop…end of story. Sad…
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It doesn’t get more meaningless than this.
I’d never seen anyone run over and killed by a car until this careless, wreckless, homicidal maniac cop demonstrated how while performing a piece of work wreckless driving. Damn it! He wasn’t satisfied until he stopped the kid dead with the f’ing undercarriage of his vehicle!! It’s too bad the pig didn’t crash earlier and get impailed by a light post, sign post or something befitting his nasty ass.
nasty pig. ROT IN HELL! They are killing our kids!
End result: 2 week suspension for cop. I can’t find whether it was with or without pay. Word is that lawyers plan a civil lawsuit:
http://www.pensacolapersonalinjuryattorneys.com/2010/04/officer-involved-in-fatal-pensacola-car-accident-found-innocent.shtml
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Amazing wat happens in my own hometown. There have been multiple issues with our police department recently….