A story ran this weekend about a police sgt. for our town who was visiting friends in another town 60 miles from here. A 70 year old guy had a stroke while driving and hit the house belonging to the friend the sgt. was visiting. There was minor damage to the house and his truck. The cop pulled the old man from his truck, put him on the ground with his kneee on his kneck and hands restrained behind his back until the police arrived.
The cop was 60 miles outside of his jurisdiction and off duty. If you or I had done that we'd still be behind bars. It stymies me how this guy so far is getting a pass.
Sidenote: I also think the old man should be behind bars, as I read this morning it was his second recent health-related accident.
I just can't imagine the kind of life-altering crap I'd suffer for pulling someone from their vehicle and restraining them like that after an auto accident.
The cop was 60 miles outside of his jurisdiction and off duty. If you or I had done that we'd still be behind bars. It stymies me how this guy so far is getting a pass.
Sidenote: I also think the old man should be behind bars, as I read this morning it was his second recent health-related accident.
I just can't imagine the kind of life-altering crap I'd suffer for pulling someone from their vehicle and restraining them like that after an auto accident.
