http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...wing-year-old-daughter.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Tragic - This is a tragic situation all around. Rocket River
It is tragic, but the cop did what he had to do. I wish the dad tried to tend to his daughter instead of trying to get payback.
Honestly . . . I am sure the mom and other family members when to the child based on the story . . he heard the commotion so probably other family members were with the child besides . . . . the story didn't give a time frame from incident to beating If you checked you daughter .. . saw her hurt . . . but surviving chances are you going to go see the A-hole that hurt her I was trying to figure out the best way to make the title that would not be so sensational I think most cops are strapped most of the time Rocket River
Seems to me like the Police Officer was trying to do the right thing. A little girl was crossing the road late at night, he didn't see her until it was too late so he dumped his bike in an effort to dodge her. The bike hit her, but it seems like the officer's effort allowed her to escape with mere scrapes. And then the dad decides to beat the crap out of him instead of allowing the law to sort itself out (which, I don't think the officer would be in the wrong for anything anyways considering it was dark out and the girl was in the middle of the road where she shouldn't have been). I don't carry a gun. But if I did and that happened to me, I would definitely shoot the guy if I didn't have another option. It's tragic that the young man died in this way... but it was his fault that it escalated to that point. You can't just jump on a guy and beat him up in this type of situation.
This is TRUE. My ex-brother in law is a cop and he would take his gun everywhere. I mean my sister worked at a school and after hours they would play volleyball. This f****** idiot played volleyball with the gun in his pants instead of putting it up. They are not the smartest bunch. I have no opinion on this particular case.
Obvious cop bashing thread is obvious. WTF is the cop suppose to do while he is being beaten by what I bet are two very upstanding citizens? Very unfortunate accident for the little girl. The father probably got what he deserved.
This type of reaction has been documented and happens often enough. First thing that jumps to mind is some UT basketball game years ago when a player dove into the stands and I think knocked down a pregnant lady by accident or something like that. The enraged fiance then started choking the player instead of checking on his pregnant girl. Instant emotional reactions to stressful situations can make normally rational people act crazy (not to say that everyone is normally rational). As RR pointed out, pretty sure off-duty cops are generally, if not always, armed. And yeah, what an all-around tragic situation..
Her face was skinned off. I'm pretty sure he just went into an all-out rage then and there. I don't blame him.
I'm inclined to agree. Hell, if he wasn't a cop, he'd still be in the right to shoot two people beating on him on the ground.
Its a tragic situation. Nobody is at fault here. The father, reasonably went into a full-on rage when he saw his daughter WITH HER FACE SKINNED OFF and he went insane. The officer was attempting to save his own life and shot the man attacking him. You can't blame either one. It was just a complete tragedy. Now the cop loses his man card a bit for jumping off his bike and letting it maul the girl without attempting to steer clear of her first. Other than that, its just a tragic situation.
No doubt... can't really blame the guy for getting into a rage, but it was still wrong. And you can't blame the officer for defending himself either. Just a tragic situation... one that nobody will feel good about. It's too bad that the whole family will hate the police because of this - I imagine it would be near-impossible to see the other side when it is such an emotional situation.
Exactly.. Cue "When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong" Normal reaction would be tending to the severely injured daughter until medical help arrived, not go around beating up the motorcyclist. I understand the father would be in rage but priority #1 should be his daughter, exacting revenge is #2. If he wants to beat the guy up beat him up after What an iddddiott.
Seems like it was a last resort. She has scrapes on her face... it's quite possible that if he didn't drop the bike it could have been far worse.
