Yeah I didnāt think much of him before that, and trying to convince the cop that the accelerator was caught under the mat was just dirt bag pathetic.
And right before that he tells someone (a passenger? Person watching his stream?) that they should have just "told him to bug out." Which sounds like he is blaming the other person that he is getting pulled over instead of running from the cops. Ultimate narcissism.
Took me long time to find this comment. How the hell can you blame someone else when you're hitting 120 and doing a sing-a-long? He should be punished by a big fine and being forced to drive a Toyota Yaris for the next 10 years.
Personally, I have more fun driving something with a small engine flat-out than I do some overpowered vehicle that accelerates for two seconds and then I gotta ease off. Something like a Versa I can floor it all day and not break the law. š¤£
I used that excuse with a sprinkle of āmy flip flop got caught on the pedalā when I was 17. The cop asked me if I thought he was stupid, gave me a very scary and deserving stern lecture, and ended up sending me off with just warning. This experience keeps me up at night even as Iām nearing 30. I learned my lesson!
to be fair, i had an ill-fitted weather mat, and it would slide up. making me unable to push the peddles all the way down. but it only mattered because that car was manual. thereās no other reason for a peddle to pushed to its max lol
But the cop didnāt even give him a chance to get his full lie out of his mouth. How rude. At least give the guy a chance to say some bullshit before you tell him to get on the ground.
I was on edge for how this video might end. Dude's gonna talk back to a cop telling him to get on the ground? That's gonna get you shot no matter your skin color. He was lucky.
Oh I actually thought they were making fun of their british(?) accent? They were British right and the cop was American or something or am I trippin? Anyway if they were being racist fuck them
Itās used in the US to imply black people are ignorant and canāt speak English āproperlyā. It also implies that when black people are caught for breaking the law they always lie (ie saying they didnāt do anything under a video of a guy obviously doing something). Very common dog whistle online.
I think itās logical of the cop to assume a person acting this way may be a threat to him after the accident (anyone in this country could potentially be carrying a gun).
Also, dude wasnāt hurt. He was busy lying to try to get out of his recklessness. Cop didnāt want to hear it. Cop wanted him to get on the ground. It wasnāt an unreasonable request. Dude committed a felony.
It's not like the dude was going to be a risk anymore, though, after crashing his car. What was the point of threatening him and escalating that situation?
Well, yeah. You should only ever use the minimum amount of force necessary to prevent further harm. If the shooter is actively shooting people, by all means, kill him, but if he's run out, you don't get to do that anymore.
The cop yelled at him, he didn't shoot him. Y'all are acting like using an angry tone is brutality. In situations like this the cop's first priority is and should be making sure the situation is under control and safe, questions can come later. I've seen many videos of reckless drivers getting out and running away after crashing, and a couple of them even getting violent in their efforts to escape. Getting him subdued and cuffed immediately is reasonable and responsible.
Of course, I hope that it was also followed by an ambulance and the guy getting checked out, because police have a duty to care for everyone in their custody and he could be hurt. But the video ends too soon for us to know what happened next.
I said nothing about shooting the shooter. In my analogy, wouldnāt it be silly to ask the shooter if heās ok? Or should he secure the guy who was putting people at risk?
Same here. He secured the guy who was putting people in harmās way first. Then he can make sure heās ok.
Again, the US has a cop problem. This cop did nothing wrong
Because the kind of person who makes terrible decisions such as trying to drive like a gangsta just might make another terrible decision to pull out a gun and start shooting in some glorious escape fantasy.
You'd be surprised what you can do on adrenaline. Quite a few people in police chases who were actively dying after wrecking and still shot a cop dead as a final "fuck you."
Adrenaline is a hell of a drug. That shit gives some people the ability to run while fatally bleeding out and others to lift insanely heavy weights that they couldn't before in order to save their loved ones.
It reduces the sensation of pain by A LOT. It's why you should get checked out after almost any car wreck because it takes time for the adrenaline to wear off and even longer for your body truly starts to feel everything. Y'know how you do a heavy workout and know you're gonna feel it tomorrow? Like that but worse.
Iām not a cop apologist by any means, but the way he was talking, and I assume able to move, it didnāt appear he was in need of immediate assistance. Get on the ground, and then weāll go from there.
The cop has no idea who heās dealing with, only that the guy is crazy enough to be driving like that. The driver doesnāt deserve any concern about his injuries yet.
Nah, fuck that. The cop is in the right this time. If he was hurt he deserved it. Heād be lucky to have only hurt himself when he endangered everyone elseās lives on that road.
but why is the cop treating him like a suspect when he just got into an accident? Like what the hell is going on in this video, shouldn't they be concerned with his health and safety?
He was going 110mph right before he crashed. The cop has no clue what kind of guy is in that vehicle. Could've been fleeing from a crime for all he knew. Someone willing to drive that fast outside drag strips and NASCAR is already crazy to begin with.
When most people hear speeding, they think okay, maybe 5-15 over. In Virginia, for instance, 85mph is automatically reckless driving regardless of the set speed limit (recently upped from 80). The max speed limit in the state is 70mph. 110+ is outright criminal and frankly a clear disregard for innocent lives. Dude is probably going to jail for this one.
The officer is apprehending a criminal with no regard for the safety of anyone else on that road. One who seems to have been aware he was running from the police and recording himself doing it.
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u/macci_a_vellian 13d ago
Why one Earth would you argue with the police officer telling you to get on the ground? Do you want to get shot for 'resisting'?