Man runs from the police, gets tased, and then he gets run over

[Marc_LFD]

A terrible situation overall and there's no "winners" here, if the guy had simply stayed put none of this would have happened and the driver who unfortunately run him over will never forget it even though it wasn't his fault. Moreover, the cop tased him strategically thinking it'd be for everyone's best to avoid an accident, but damn, it was awful for the driver and the guy who tried to ditch the cops as he died.

It could have been much worse considering it was at night, at a highway, and multiple vehicles could have crashed, burned, and its drivers died.

There is a saying... Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

 

[SylverReZ]

That is very unfortunate. RIP.

 

[xpoverzion]

It never ends well when you act black, and resist arrest.

 

[SylverReZ]

It never ends well when you act black, and resist arrest.

You mean 'act back'?

 

[Smoker1]

Next thing you know, Dems will make Laws/Policies that will Punish the People for the acts of Criminals.

 

[Viri]

Why would you do all that, and put so many innocent people at risk on the freeway, because you had an expired car registration? They would probably just tow your car, and fine you.


If you run from the police over something simple as that, they'll think you're guilty over something more serious, like you hid a dead body or you're wanted. Giving a fake name probably made the cop way more suspicious. I know I would be, if I was in the cop's shoes.

 

[Xzi]

Zero situational awareness from the officer who tases him here. That or he intentionally killed the guy.

I don't know how many times it has to be repeated: running from the cops is not an offense worthy of execution. Especially if they already have the perp's info.

 

[mrdude]

This is Darwinism in action, TBH though this is once less idiot in the gene pool and it's no great loss for the human race.

 

[Xzi]

This is Darwinism in action, TBH though this is once less idiot in the gene pool and it's no great loss for the human race.

Typical edgelord bullshit. Grow up.

 

[tabzer]

Zero situational awareness from the officer who tases him here. That or he intentionally killed the guy.

Nah, he was just too slow in a couple of ways.

I don't know how many times it has to be repeated: running from the cops is not an offense worthy of execution. Especially if they already have the perp's info.

Getting run over by an SUV is not an offense worthy of execution.

 

[Xzi]

Nah, he was just too slow in a couple of ways.

Too slow to dodge the taser that he couldn't have predicted was coming? Don't get me wrong, I'm surprised they didn't reach straight for their guns, but if they were gonna kill the guy anyway, a bullet through the head might've been the better way to go out in this situation.

Getting run over by an SUV is not an offense worthy of execution.

He didn't get himself run over by an SUV though. The cop chose to tase him in front of an oncoming SUV. Homicidal incompetence at the very least, much like that cop who parked their car on the train tracks with a woman inside.

 

[tabzer]

Too slow to dodge the taser that he couldn't have predicted was coming?

Why would the officer need to dodge his own taser?

Also. If you run away from a cop, how could you not predict that he'd want to use the taser?

He didn't get himself run over by an SUV though.

Sure did. Instead of complying with the law, he put everyone in danger. Also, playing tag with a cop on a busy highway is just a bad choice--a choice he made.

The cop chose to tase him in front of an oncoming SUV.

The man chose to be tased in front of an oncoming SUV. The SUV driver chose to run over someone being tased. This was an accident.

Only one person chose crime, willfully endangering everyone around them.

Like I said, the cop was slow in a couple of ways. I don't like cops, but people who think like you and espouse criminals as blameless victims convince the rest of us that we really aren't safe and need cops, lol.

Homicidal incompetence at the very least, much like that cop who parked their car on the train tracks with a woman inside.

There is a fundamental difference between choosing to run into danger and being forcefully escorted into it.

 

[linuxares]

I just feel bad for the innocent driver that have to live with killing someone

 

[tabzer]

I just feel bad for the innocent driver that have to live with killing someone

What about the dad who lost his son?

 

[linuxares]

What about the dad who lost his son?

That's sad. I wonder why he ran from the police

 

[tabzer]

That's sad. I wonder why he ran from the police

Can only speculate: at the end of the video, it reveals that he had his dad's gun and some drugs in the car. I don't even know about his license status or why he gave a fake name.

 

[Xzi]

Also. If you run away from a cop, how could you not predict that he'd want to use the taser?

It's that exact "ReSpeCt MuH AtHORiTuH" attitude that has to be purged from police departments. His "want" to do anything should not override another person's right to life unless that person is threatening the officer's life.

Sure did.

Horse shit. You don't get to decide that his one decision overshadows all the second-to-second decision-making of the officer which occurred afterward.

Only one person chose crime, willfully endangering everyone around them.

You mean the person that literally killed someone? What "danger" would there have been in waiting two more seconds for the guy to get across the road before tasing him? The fact that someone ended up dead means there was no risk assessment/risk management being performed here. Cop needs to be hit with a third-degree murder charge, there's no qualified immunity in Colorado.

 

[titan_tim]

Yikes that sucks! The guy was probably stoned and paranoid as hell. Giving a fake name, then when getting called out on it, ran.

From what it looked like, the SUV was somewhat far away when he was tazed. When it became clear that it wasn't slowing down, and you could hear the cop started to panic.

In the end, it was a LOT of bad choices (mostly by the killed guy), that lead to this result.

 

[tabzer]

It's that exact "ReSpeCt MuH AtHORiTuH" attitude that has to be purged from police departments. His "want" to do anything should not override another person's right to life unless that person is threatening the officer's life.


Horse shit. You don't get to decide that his one decision overshadows all the second-to-second decision-making of the officer which occurred afterward.


You mean the person that literally killed someone? What "danger" would there have been in waiting two more seconds for the guy to get across the road before tasing him? The fact that someone ended up dead means there was no risk assessment/risk management being performed here. Cop needs to be hit with a third-degree murder charge, there's no qualified immunity in Colorado.

What skeletons are in your closet?

 

[Xzi]

What skeletons are in your closet?

In terms of getting in trouble with the law? I've had a couple speeding tickets and I stole a bunch of DVDs when I was young, but I never got caught. Also smoked weed before it was legal. Not sure what that has to do with the topic at hand though, other than being a weak attempt at diminishing the validity of my stance. Police are not above the law, and if their actions result in wrongful death, they must face the consequences of that same as anybody else.

If officers would lay off the damn donuts, maybe they could actually catch up to suspects and physically restrain them without the need to pull out their tasers or guns. This being America though, that's surely too much to ask for.