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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:04:58 AM EDT
on FX there was a deputy that was responding to a call to try to search for escaped inmates from a county jail, they were approaching a train crossing with gates down, the unit in front of them drove around lowered gates and then the narrating unit drove around also.
 They had their lights on but why would an LEO drive around a lowered crossing gate? This is illegal right? FWIW, it was Hillsborough County(FL) Sheriff's Office (This was not meant to be a LEO bashing thread but I'm just amazed and shocked that a cop would do this.) |
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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:06:41 AM EDT
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Those trains better respect his authority!
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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:08:27 AM EDT
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The brakes on a train work better when the red and blinkies are up ahead.
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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:08:43 AM EDT
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What's wrong with that? I do that about once a month since the damn things break so often.z
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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:13:36 AM EDT
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Yeah. So is crossing an intersection against the Red light, and speeding. 
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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:13:46 AM EDT
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It is my understanding that cops can do anything as long as they have their blue/red lights on
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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:15:29 AM EDT
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Obviously they drove around it to get to the other side. Duh
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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:16:08 AM EDT
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YEAH! |
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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:22:12 AM EDT
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Really? I do know that cops can run lights with the overheads on, I've even seen ambulances jump medians to get to the other side to the road cause the a-holes that are traveling in the same direction the ambulance is in won't pull over. |
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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:27:55 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:31:02 AM EDT
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Don't worry if the cop gets flattened by the train, somehow they will make it out to where the train was speeding, the conducter was on meth and the train had faulty brakes.
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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:32:07 AM EDT
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In most states it is perfectly legal for police in emergency situations (sometimes just on patrol) to disregard traffic control laws. Of course, it's their responsibility to do it safely. If he would have gotten hit, it would have been his fault. Same with running a red light, it's legal, but if there is an accident, it would be his fault.
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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:32:35 AM EDT
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He didn't get flattened. He got around, also the Caprice unit in front of him, then turned around, drove past the crossing(gates up this time) and then on to a location where the escapees were at. |
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Posted: 2/10/2006 10:52:01 AM EDT
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