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Posted: 10/4/2015 2:30:03 AM EDT
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Suprised at who is defending the cop in this thread. O wait no I'm not.
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Posted: 10/4/2015 2:44:49 AM EDT
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I was told by a US Marshall here in GA that I can drive 10 over legally. 11 over, ticket. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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GSP's generally go everywhere at least 10-15 mph over the limit. I thought everyone around here did that.  I was told by a US Marshall here in GA that I can drive 10 over legally. 11 over, ticket. That is pretty much everywhere. However, 90 in a 55 is 35 over the limit. Some states that is reckless driving in and of itself. Here you would be talking to a judge for anything over 20 to determine the fine, but it is still usually just speeding up to 40 over. (reckless they have to prove you were a danger to the public) 35 over and kill two people, involuntary manslaughter charges are a possibility. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 2:46:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 2 counts. Any other person would do some time in prison but I am certain the GBI will keep his sorry ass out of jail. At least he will never own anything again. And for those who feel sorry for that trooper, fuck that guy he knew better, he had been disciplined twice and finally killed two girls. He belongs in prison and I hope the lawsuit bankrupts him and devestates the GSP. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Vehicular Homicide ? 2 counts. Any other person would do some time in prison but I am certain the GBI will keep his sorry ass out of jail. At least he will never own anything again. And for those who feel sorry for that trooper, fuck that guy he knew better, he had been disciplined twice and finally killed two girls. He belongs in prison and I hope the lawsuit bankrupts him and devestates the GSP. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 2:47:54 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/4/2015 2:57:51 AM EDT
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Police work isn't pretty. It can't fit your quaint notions of poliety. "he wasn't responding to a work call." RIF 
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Posted: 10/4/2015 3:00:02 AM EDT
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How long before the next thread saying speed limits are bullshit laws and set arbitrarily low to generate revenue? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Bunch of cop hating dopers in here. NO! It is criminal hate. When he decided to ignore the law he became a criminal FUCK HIM! How long before the next thread saying speed limits are bullshit laws and set arbitrarily low to generate revenue? In many cases they are way lower than they should be. However, 90 on a non-limited access road in a somewhat built up area is a really bad idea. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 3:04:44 AM EDT
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Bunch of cop hating dopers in here. We don't hate cops sartin, we just hate you ! 
So what kind of criminal record you got? You seem really upset at the police A thread about two dead high school girls may not be the best one to troll. 
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Posted: 10/4/2015 3:05:48 AM EDT
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Bunch of cop hating dopers in here. We don't hate cops sartin, we just hate you !
So what kind of criminal record you got? You seem really upset at the police A thread about two dead high school girls may not be the best one to troll. Some colleges remove ones sense of morality when they give out J.D.s. 
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Posted: 10/4/2015 3:14:10 AM EDT
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The officer's THIRD car crash! Some people you just can't reach. i knew of a fire chief that had 11 accidents in his city vehicle... and was at fault every time... eta: pretty girls.. its a terrible shame... |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 3:31:33 AM EDT
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We don't hate cops sartin, we just hate you !
So what kind of criminal record you got? You seem really upset at the police A thread about two dead high school girls may not be the best one to troll. Some colleges remove ones sense of morality when they give out J.D.s. Do they remove the sense of self preservation? It seems like a good way to get a time out or a ban. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 3:49:10 AM EDT
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Blind curve. Low visibility. Line of sight. Physics, real world practical application. Learn it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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A lot of you are forgetting that the other driver turned left in front of him. And the two females who died were not wearing seatbelts. I'm not saying the trooper is innocent, and his speed is a contributing factor in the severity of the accident, but he's not totally at fault. ETA: I've worked accidents where I cited the at fault driver for failure to yield while turning left. When one took it to court and argued that the oncoming car was speeding the judge said he didn't care if they were going 300mph and doing cartwheels, you still have to yield before you can make a left turn. That judge is a loon. At least you set it up by citing the drivers for something the human body isn't good at doing. Actually, the judge was right and YOU are the loon. If you turn left, you are responsible for yielding right-of-way to oncoming traffic, regardless of HOW fast they're going. LAW. LEARN IT. Blind curve. Low visibility. Line of sight. Physics, real world practical application. Learn it. The actual limitations of the human body are of no concern when choosing what laws to enforce.
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Posted: 10/4/2015 3:51:39 AM EDT
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How long before the next thread saying speed limits are bullshit laws and set arbitrarily low to generate revenue? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Bunch of cop hating dopers in here. NO! It is criminal hate. When he decided to ignore the law he became a criminal FUCK HIM! How long before the next thread saying speed limits are bullshit laws and set arbitrarily low to generate revenue? 
So this limited sight distance curve on a non-limited access highway really should have been a 90 mph zone if it weren't for the city trying to generate revenue?
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Posted: 10/4/2015 4:27:20 AM EDT
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Location of the crash. Trooper was headed north and the car turned in front of it attempting to turn onto Holly Springs Road. The trooper was coming around the curve at 90mph. It could be fairly easy to misjudge speed, especially at night on a curve, and think you have plenty of time to turn when you aren't expecting someone to be going 35mph faster than they are supposed to be going. The closing distance is nearly half what it should be. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/673/21305887573_fc738179b0_h.jpg https://farm1.staticflickr.com/766/21900868236_53edb05d59_b.jpg This is not the correct intersection. It is the next intersection headed north on HWY 27 at the BP station. The road they were turning into is at the top of a rise as you are traveling on 27 and is natorious for wrecks and that you should approach it paying attention during a clear day but especially at night or during inclement weather. There have been many wrecks there several involving deaths over the years. The kids didn't pull in front of anyone the trooper was simply going way too fast for that area and it will end up costing him dearly. I live 2 miles from there and the impact this is having on the families of the kids and their friends is terrible. It is a great, close community one that this trooper is apart of and very well knew better than to be speeding in that area. Damn shame. On another note. GA code says that city/county cops cannot write a valid ticket for under 10 over the speed limit. Gods Special Police can cite you for 1 over though. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 7:38:08 AM EDT
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^ Thanks for the correction.
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Posted: 10/4/2015 8:41:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: However, GSP has publicly stated that they won't enforce for less than 10 over unless there are other circumstances justifying doing so. In addition, there is no specified fine in the law for speeding less than 15mph over the limit, so I've had a local attorney challenge me to find a case where the cops cited someone for less than 15 over. What makes it fun is that Super Speeder kicks in at 85mph, no matter what the speed limit is... So 15 over in a 70mph zone... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: GSP's generally go everywhere at least 10-15 mph over the limit. I thought everyone around here did that. I was told by a US Marshall here in GA that I can drive 10 over legally. 11 over, ticket. However, GSP has publicly stated that they won't enforce for less than 10 over unless there are other circumstances justifying doing so. In addition, there is no specified fine in the law for speeding less than 15mph over the limit, so I've had a local attorney challenge me to find a case where the cops cited someone for less than 15 over. What makes it fun is that Super Speeder kicks in at 85mph, no matter what the speed limit is... So 15 over in a 70mph zone... GSP pulled me over for going 72 in a 65 on a state highway. Once the trooper saw my LE credentials (was a campus LEO then), told me to have a good day. He never did tell me why he stopped me either. My guess is that he thought it was a 55mph zone, which would have generated decent revenue. And this happened during daylight on a clear day too. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 9:57:23 AM EDT
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Never own anything again? State's going to pay, not the police officer. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Vehicular Homicide ? 2 counts. Any other person would do some time in prison but I am certain the GBI will keep his sorry ass out of jail. At least he will never own anything again. And for those who feel sorry for that trooper, fuck that guy he knew better, he had been disciplined twice and finally killed two girls. He belongs in prison and I hope the lawsuit bankrupts him and devestates the GSP. I understand the big money is coming from the state. One can hope the officer has a lot of equity in his home and other assets to also be taken for his criminal behavior. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 9:58:24 AM EDT
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One can hope the officer has a lot of equity in his home and other assets to also be taken for his criminal behavior. On a GSP salary? 
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Posted: 10/4/2015 10:33:41 AM EDT
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One can hope the officer has a lot of equity in his home and other assets to also be taken for his criminal behavior. On a GSP salary? I was going to put "yeah right" in parenthesis but didn't want to be accused of making fun of leo pay. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 10:38:51 AM EDT
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Suprised at who is defending the cop in this thread. O wait no I'm not. Cop's doing 90 in a 55 at night, for no reason whatsoever, and yet we have multiple cops here blaming the victims. Fucking professional excuse-makers. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 10:50:49 AM EDT
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It was an accident, let it go. Hate cops do you? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What no screen name jokes when it is a cop who does something criminal? It was an accident, let it go. Hate cops do you? add him to the list |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 10:57:17 AM EDT
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I was going to put "yeah right" in parenthesis but didn't want to be accused of making fun of leo pay. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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One can hope the officer has a lot of equity in his home and other assets to also be taken for his criminal behavior. On a GSP salary? I was going to put "yeah right" in parenthesis but didn't want to be accused of making fun of leo pay. Maybe the families can get the wheels. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 11:12:06 AM EDT
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Cop's doing 90 in a 55 at night, for no reason whatsoever, and yet we have multiple cops here blaming the victims. Fucking professional excuse-makers. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Suprised at who is defending the cop in this thread. O wait no I'm not. Cop's doing 90 in a 55 at night, for no reason whatsoever, and yet we have multiple cops here blaming the victims. Fucking professional excuse-makers. IIRC, Virginia has a statute that forfeits your right-of-way if you are speeding. I don't know if Georgia has one. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 12:33:10 PM EDT
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IIRC, Virginia has a statute that forfeits your right-of-way if you are speeding. I don't know if Georgia has one. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Suprised at who is defending the cop in this thread. O wait no I'm not. Cop's doing 90 in a 55 at night, for no reason whatsoever, and yet we have multiple cops here blaming the victims. Fucking professional excuse-makers. IIRC, Virginia has a statute that forfeits your right-of-way if you are speeding. I don't know if Georgia has one. He shouldn't surrender to a bunch of texting teens trying to score some X |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 1:04:27 PM EDT
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IIRC, Virginia has a statute that forfeits your right-of-way if you are speeding. I don't know if Georgia has one. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Suprised at who is defending the cop in this thread. O wait no I'm not. Cop's doing 90 in a 55 at night, for no reason whatsoever, and yet we have multiple cops here blaming the victims. Fucking professional excuse-makers. IIRC, Virginia has a statute that forfeits your right-of-way if you are speeding. I don't know if Georgia has one. It does, but it's actually an idiotically absolute rule. It theoretically means that if a drunk with no license runs a red light at 90mph and wipes out a car full of nuns, the nuns are barred from recovering a dime if they were going 1mph over the limit. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 1:04:52 PM EDT
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Suprised at who is defending the cop in this thread. O wait no I'm not. Cop's doing 90 in a 55 at night, for no reason whatsoever, and yet we have multiple cops here blaming the victims. Fucking professional excuse-makers. IIRC, Virginia has a statute that forfeits your right-of-way if you are speeding. I don't know if Georgia has one. He shouldn't surrender to a bunch of texting teens trying to score some X Arenas ... do not favor the slow. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 1:08:54 PM EDT
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Looks like the accident was 9-26 and they had to do all the accident reconstruction stuff, I would assume 90 with no call and looking at that road he's getting charged Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Charges? No shit Yup |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 1:35:11 PM EDT
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Charges? No shit Yup It says right in the article that the DA is still doing their investigation. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 1:42:22 PM EDT
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Tragic story, those were some gorgeous girls who never got a chance  The offender will have to account for his actions. Either in this world or the next. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 1:44:32 PM EDT
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Charges? No shit Yup It says right in the article that the DA is still doing their investigation. Well, reading is for faggots. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 1:55:55 PM EDT
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A lot of you are forgetting that the other driver turned left in front of him. And the two females who died were not wearing seatbelts. I'm not saying the trooper is innocent, and his speed is a contributing factor in the severity of the accident, but he's not totally at fault. ETA: I've worked accidents where I cited the at fault driver for failure to yield while turning left. When one took it to court and argued that the oncoming car was speeding the judge said he didn't care if they were going 300mph and doing cartwheels, you still have to yield before you can make a left turn. That judge is a loon. At least you set it up by citing the drivers for something the human body isn't good at doing. Actually, the judge was right and YOU are the loon. If you turn left, you are responsible for yielding right-of-way to oncoming traffic, regardless of HOW fast they're going. LAW. LEARN IT. Blind curve. Low visibility. Line of sight. Physics, real world practical application. Learn it. The actual limitations of the human body are of no concern when choosing what laws to enforce. Yeah. The notion that someone who may not have even seen the officer coming due to the negligent speed he was travelling is at fault for failing to yield to an invisible oncoming vehicle....... I just can't understand where these folks come from. That motorcycle with no headlight was going 200 mph at night on a blind curve 55 zone, you didn't yield, your fault........ |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 1:56:57 PM EDT
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Suprised at who is defending the cop in this thread. O wait no I'm not. Cop's doing 90 in a 55 at night, for no reason whatsoever, and yet we have multiple cops here blaming the victims. Fucking professional excuse-makers. IIRC, Virginia has a statute that forfeits your right-of-way if you are speeding. I don't know if Georgia has one. He shouldn't surrender to a bunch of texting teens trying to score some X
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Posted: 10/4/2015 1:58:34 PM EDT
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It does, but it's actually an idiotically absolute rule. It theoretically means that if a drunk with no license runs a red light at 90mph and wipes out a car full of nuns, the nuns are barred from recovering a dime if they were going 1mph over the limit. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Suprised at who is defending the cop in this thread. O wait no I'm not. Cop's doing 90 in a 55 at night, for no reason whatsoever, and yet we have multiple cops here blaming the victims. Fucking professional excuse-makers. IIRC, Virginia has a statute that forfeits your right-of-way if you are speeding. I don't know if Georgia has one. It does, but it's actually an idiotically absolute rule. It theoretically means that if a drunk with no license runs a red light at 90mph and wipes out a car full of nuns, the nuns are barred from recovering a dime if they were going 1mph over the limit. So are the ones that place right of way over speed, regardless of speed. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 2:01:56 PM EDT
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Suprised at who is defending the cop in this thread. O wait no I'm not. Cop's doing 90 in a 55 at night, for no reason whatsoever, and yet we have multiple cops here blaming the victims. Fucking professional excuse-makers. IIRC, Virginia has a statute that forfeits your right-of-way if you are speeding. I don't know if Georgia has one. He shouldn't surrender to a bunch of texting teens trying to score some X Guess it's cool now to troll the shit out of a thread
"Bunch of cop hating dopers in here." "Police work isn't pretty. It can't fit your quaint notions of poliety." "Yep. Breaking the law can be risky. Good crash." "It's either this or "smile and wave". Pick one, dear neckbeard" "Those girls shouldn't have done the crime if they didn't want to do the time. Prolly going to score some molly anways." "You must have failed the civil service exam." "So what kind of criminal record you got? You seem really upset at the police" |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 2:09:21 PM EDT
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I was going to post "In Before 'speeding is a victimless crime'" but I see they've already shown up.
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Posted: 10/4/2015 2:25:46 PM EDT
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So are the ones that place right of way over speed, regardless of speed. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Suprised at who is defending the cop in this thread. O wait no I'm not. Cop's doing 90 in a 55 at night, for no reason whatsoever, and yet we have multiple cops here blaming the victims. Fucking professional excuse-makers. IIRC, Virginia has a statute that forfeits your right-of-way if you are speeding. I don't know if Georgia has one. It does, but it's actually an idiotically absolute rule. It theoretically means that if a drunk with no license runs a red light at 90mph and wipes out a car full of nuns, the nuns are barred from recovering a dime if they were going 1mph over the limit. So are the ones that place right of way over speed, regardless of speed. I've never seen such a rule. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 2:33:27 PM EDT
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The notion that someone who may not have even seen the officer coming due to the negligent speed he was travelling is at fault for failing to yield to an invisible oncoming vehicle....... I just can't understand where these folks come from. That motorcycle with no headlight was going 200 mph at night on a blind curve 55 zone, you didn't yield, your fault........ It's not even clear that this is what happened (teens "pulling out" in front of the cop). The article is somewhat ambiguous, it implies that they were doing 65 when or just before the collision occurred. Either way, if you rear-end someone going 90mph, I don't see how anyone that isn't a sociopath can try to claim it was the other guy's fault. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 3:46:54 PM EDT
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90 MPH?.........Holy fuck.......totally negligent behavior, no reason to be going that kind of speed when not responding to a serious emergency
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Posted: 10/4/2015 4:00:33 PM EDT
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Guess it's cool now to troll the shit out of a thread So supporting the cops is trolling? It's like arguing with my wife. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 4:03:59 PM EDT
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So supporting the cops is trolling? It's like arguing with my wife. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Guess it's cool now to troll the shit out of a thread So supporting the cops is trolling? It's like arguing with my wife. 
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Posted: 10/4/2015 4:10:01 PM EDT
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90 MPH?.........Holy fuck.......totally negligent behavior, no reason to be going that kind of speed when not responding to a serious emergency I'm still not sure that you're a real cop. You think like a normal person way too much |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 4:21:42 PM EDT
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So supporting the cops is trolling? It's like arguing with my wife. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Guess it's cool now to troll the shit out of a thread So supporting the cops is trolling? It's like arguing with my wife. Cute, continued trolling while also mentioning your wife, no doubt bait to illicit a spankable response from someone. And here is the posts you have made so far: "Bunch of cop hating dopers in here." "Police work isn't pretty. It can't fit your quaint notions of poliety." "Yep. Breaking the law can be risky. Good crash." "It's either this or "smile and wave". Pick one, dear neckbeard" "Those girls shouldn't have done the crime if they didn't want to do the time. Prolly going to score some molly anways." "You must have failed the civil service exam." "So what kind of criminal record you got? You seem really upset at the police" "So supporting the cops is trolling? It's like arguing with my wife." "I'm still not sure that you're a real cop. You think like a normal person way too much" |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 5:58:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So supporting the cops is trolling? It's like arguing with my wife. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Guess it's cool now to troll the shit out of a thread So supporting the cops is trolling? It's like arguing with my wife. I assume you've read the updated CoC? It would probably be better if you bailed from this thread. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 6:20:45 PM EDT
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Cute, continued trolling while also mentioning your wife, no doubt bait to illicit a spankable response from someone. Nope. Just showing that I can't win. Damned if I do, damned if I don't. Guess I'll go back to being a "hater". |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 6:28:22 PM EDT
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It would probably be better if you bailed from this thread. 
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Posted: 10/4/2015 6:33:21 PM EDT
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A lot of you are forgetting that the other driver turned left in front of him. And the two females who died were not wearing seatbelts. I'm not saying the trooper is innocent, and his speed is a contributing factor in the severity of the accident, but he's not totally at fault. ETA: I've worked accidents where I cited the at fault driver for failure to yield while turning left. When one took it to court and argued that the oncoming car was speeding the judge said he didn't care if they were going 300mph and doing cartwheels, you still have to yield before you can make a left turn. That judge is a loon. At least you set it up by citing the drivers for something the human body isn't good at doing. It is indisputable that the burden is on a party making a left turn to ensure that he can do so without interfering with oncoming traffic. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 6:35:54 PM EDT
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It's also worth noting that the accident was at 11:30 at night when estimating speed based on little more than the size of the headlights is pretty damn tough. This fact would lead a reasonable and prudent driver wishing to make a left turn to do what upon seeing oncoming headlights in the lane into which he wished to turn? |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 6:38:37 PM EDT
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A lot of you are forgetting that the other driver turned left in front of him. And the two females who died were not wearing seatbelts. I'm not saying the trooper is innocent, and his speed is a contributing factor in the severity of the accident, but he's not totally at fault. ETA: I've worked accidents where I cited the at fault driver for failure to yield while turning left. When one took it to court and argued that the oncoming car was speeding the judge said he didn't care if they were going 300mph and doing cartwheels, you still have to yield before you can make a left turn. That judge is a loon. At least you set it up by citing the drivers for something the human body isn't good at doing. It is indisputable that the burden is on a party making a left turn to ensure that he can do so without interfering with oncoming traffic. It's also human physiology. You can talk whatever indisputable things you want but arguing that people should do physically impossible things is beyond illogical. |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 6:41:00 PM EDT
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It's also worth noting that the accident was at 11:30 at night when estimating speed based on little more than the size of the headlights is pretty damn tough. This fact would lead a reasonable and prudent driver wishing to make a left turn to do what upon seeing oncoming headlights in the lane into which he wished to turn? So at night do you wait until its clear enough that the turn is clear at reasonable speeds for the road or on the one in a million chance that the car is doing 120? |
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Posted: 10/4/2015 6:44:11 PM EDT
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IIRC, Virginia has a statute that forfeits your right-of-way if you are speeding. I don't know if Georgia has one. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Suprised at who is defending the cop in this thread. O wait no I'm not. Cop's doing 90 in a 55 at night, for no reason whatsoever, and yet we have multiple cops here blaming the victims. Fucking professional excuse-makers. IIRC, Virginia has a statute that forfeits your right-of-way if you are speeding. I don't know if Georgia has one.
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Posted: 10/4/2015 7:27:42 PM EDT
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It does, but it's actually an idiotically absolute rule. It theoretically means that if a drunk with no license runs a red light at 90mph and wipes out a car full of nuns, the nuns are barred from recovering a dime if they were going 1mph over the limit. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Suprised at who is defending the cop in this thread. O wait no I'm not. Cop's doing 90 in a 55 at night, for no reason whatsoever, and yet we have multiple cops here blaming the victims. Fucking professional excuse-makers. IIRC, Virginia has a statute that forfeits your right-of-way if you are speeding. I don't know if Georgia has one. It does, but it's actually an idiotically absolute rule. It theoretically means that if a drunk with no license runs a red light at 90mph and wipes out a car full of nuns, the nuns are barred from recovering a dime if they were going 1mph over the limit. I thought the threshold was the same >20mph as the reckless statute. ETA: apparently any unlawful speed; yikes. https://vacode.org/46.2-823/ |
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