She'll get paid only if they want to pay her.
So you are saying they are trying to "intimidate her"? Why would anyone have trust issues with cops?The felony charge is probably there to help encourage the family decide not to file a get rich quuick lawsuit.
Google how many 18 year old females have killed people. The cops don't interview them and get their story before deciding to take appropriate action. A P.I.T. maneuver is very low on the scale of actions. It's done daily in training tracks all over the world. And pointing a pistol at normal rational people de-escelates the situation in the vast majority of cases.Cops over reacted, but the mom/or daughter should have called 911 and informed them what was going on , they could have relayed the info to the cops , some blame on both parts, I question the troopers actions for pulling weapons on an 18 yr old female though ?
Google how many 18 year old females have killed people. The cops don't interview them and get their story before deciding to take appropriate action. A P.I.T. maneuver is very low on the scale of actions. It's done daily in training tracks all over the world. And pointing a pistol at normal rational people de-escelates the situation in the vast majority of cases.
Your last sentence is fact. I have observed that most of those are due to poor training or lack of real experience with bad guys. I know there are bad cops out there but most are not and a lot of what gets seen by the public is edited clips that you have no context on. Use of force is ugly even when 100% justified and supported.I know that is possible , and we have no idea how the girl was dressed or what her appearance was, and while I am a big supporter of LEO's , I've seen some who were way over zealous when it comes to pointing firearms
Either that or a reduced charge and a "don't do that again" fine. Either way, I don't think a felony charge is going to stand if she's got a halfway decent lawyer.She'll get paid and the charges dropped..
Cops have been shot by younger “children”.Cops over reacted, but the mom/or daughter should have called 911 and informed them what was going on , they could have relayed the info to the cops , some blame on both parts, I question the troopers actions for pulling weapons on an 18 yr old female though ?
That's the problem with watching the video after the fact. You're not pumped up on adrenaline chasing a person for reasons that aren't always crystal clear and suffering from tunnel vision and auditory exclusion. It's way different when you're in it. As the standard goes that was set by SCOTUS, the situation has to be judged on what the officer knew at that moment.It looked to me like she was gonna be stopping in another forty yards.
And there's the rub. In intense situations you miss what otherwise might seem obvious to the casual observer watching video. And there's absolute proof of that. In fact, there are videos that are shown in classes that have a very obvious feature but almost everyone misses it because they're told to look for something else. And that's just a classroom setting with no stress.He should have known he had already turned in the hospital entrance when he hit her.
Just my laymans opinion.
If you can't handle adrenaline to the point that it clouds your common sense and judgement, you shouldn't be in that line of work. Gung-ho cops way over-reacted. Girl should have called 911. But, someone headed in the direction of a hospital with their emergency flashers on should be a clue to anybody with a lick of sense. In any case, pressing charges on the girl, especially felony charges, is idiotic and totally uncalled for.That's the problem with watching the video after the fact. You're not pumped up on adrenaline chasing a person for reasons that aren't always crystal clear and suffering from tunnel vision and auditory exclusion. It's way different when you're in it. As the standard goes that was set by SCOTUS, the situation has to be judged on what the officer knew at that moment.
Again, if you fall apart and lose your mind under stress, you aren't cop material. You also fail to apply the same logic to the girl, who was not only facing stress of being chased by cops, but thought her mom might be dying, and she has no training for stuff like that. But you still blame her, and won't excuse her "mistakes," even though she was under a lot more stress than the cop. You can't see her side, though, because she ain't a cop.And there's the rub. In intense situations you miss what otherwise might seem obvious to the casual observer watching video. And there's absolute proof of that. In fact, there are videos that are shown in classes that have a very obvious feature but almost everyone misses it because they're told to look for something else. And that's just a classroom setting with no stress.
I fully realize there are some who are going to criticize no matter what but for those willing to learn what someone under intense stress is going through and how they make mistakes that appear to be obvious and elementary functions, these are teaching moments that may help them understand better.