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[Krejlooc]

http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/watch-a-cop-allegedly-pepper-spray-passing-motorcyclist-1764805187

A helmet cam from a rider in Fort Worth, Texas shows what looks to be a police officer, who was parked on the side of the road after pulling a car over, attempting to spray pepper spray into a row of oncoming motorcyclists, for what appears to be no reason.

One would think pepper spraying an enormous group of people who are currently driving would be stupid, but then again so is pepper spraying someone wearing a helmet.

 

[ISWThunder]

http://lanesplitter.jalopnik.com/watch-a-cop-allegedly-pepper-spray-passing-motorcyclist-1764805187

One would think pepper spraying an enormous group of people who are currently driving would be stupid, but then again so is pepper spraying someone wearing a helmet.

1) What a douche

2) Looks like he succeeded in pepper spraying himself based on the cloud

 

[Fusebox]

I might have lost control due to my impaired vision and 'accidentally' ran into him.

 

[lastplayed]

Maybe he thinks they're all vampires and he's spraying garlic holy water.

Seriously though, what a weirdo.

 

[phanphare]

why the star wars font though?

 

[LiK]

WTF is that cop thinking?

 

[Randolph Freelander]

I'm happy to read that it was it wasn't spray of gunfire.

Progress is being made.

 

[jediyoshi]

I'm guessing that's not SOP.

 

[AMUSIX]

Glad IA is already looking into this.


The related videos are fucking nuts, though. This is a cop in South Africa, unloading an entire clip while riding a motorcycle in pursuit of a suspect. The suspect's car wasn't hit.

And the official statement from when they posted the video:

Just another day for our Law enforcement members! This member went above and beyond to make sure he got his suspect!

Awesome (FPV) First person viewer footage...

 

[Speevy]

This is what happens when you take away their black people.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Such a prankster.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

What it looks like is the cop decided to handle some riders not changing lanes for a stopped police car completely horribly.

 

[jmdajr]

By law you are supposed to move over to the other lane if the Cop stops someone.

Saying that, he could have just caught up and ticketed them later.

 

[darscot]

Man the look on his face, like a power tripping prick.

 

[Krejlooc]

By law you are supposed to move over to the other lane if the Cop stops someone.

In Texas, you have the option of instead slowing down 20 mph under the speed limit instead.

http://www.moveoverlaws.com/texas-move-over-law.htm

The law states a driver must either vacate the lane closest to the stopped emergency vehicle if the road has multiple lanes traveling in the same direction or slow down 20 miles per hour below the speed limit. (If the speed limit is below 25 mph the driver must slow down to 5 mph.)

You can hear the motorcyclists slowing down as they approach the cop.

 

[super-famicom]

WTF is that cop thinking?

The problem is, he's not.

 

[lednerg]

That dude better get fired. What a fucking lunatic.

 

[The Illiterati]

Maybe he just totally beefed it and that's a can of air freshener.

 

[jmdajr]

In Texas, you have the option of instead slowing down 20 mph under the speed limit instead.

http://www.moveoverlaws.com/texas-move-over-law.htm



You can hear the motorcyclists slowing down as they approach the cop.

hmmmm

 

[AMUSIX]

By law you are supposed to move over to the other lane if the Cop stops someone.

Saying that, he could have just caught up and ticketed them later.

You can't really get a ticket for it. The law exists, but you either have to slow down to a reasonable speed (different for each state) or move over if 1. You noticed the emergency vehicle on the side of the road in time, and 2. It is safe to do so.

Looking at the traffic on that road, it looks like 2. might have been difficult for many of the riders.


And actively trying to impair the driver or rider of a moving vehicle is WAY over the line, and far, far more illegal than the cyclists not changing lanes.

 

[Flo_Evans]

What it looks like is the cop decided to handle some riders not changing lanes for a stopped police car completely horribly.

Yeah bikers should of changed lanes but this is not the way to try and enforce that.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

That dude better get fired. What a fucking lunatic.

He feared for his life!

 

[inner-G]

Asshole for sure but you can't use the lane when an emergency vehicle is stopped. He shouldn't have used pepper spray but I don't know what he could really do to stop a group that big. A roadblock maybe?

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Glad IA is already looking into this.


The related videos are fucking nuts, though. This is a cop in South Africa, unloading an entire clip while riding a motorcycle in pursuit of a suspect. The suspect's car wasn't hit.

And the official statement from when they posted the video:

wth?

 

[Paches]

Excellent quality stills from that dudes cam. Nice piece of gear.

 

[Saroyan]

What an asshole, luckily he didn't cause anyone to crash.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

In Texas, you have the option of instead slowing down 20 mph under the speed limit instead.

http://www.moveoverlaws.com/texas-move-over-law.htm



You can hear the motorcyclists slowing down as they approach the cop.

Ah yeah forgot about that alternative. Handy when a lane change isn't really possible. So that further proves the cop being a dumb fuck endangering a bunch of lives for no reason.

 

[Maintenance]

Dehumanizing helmet cams.

 

[Makki]

Florida law requires you to move over for emergency vehicles on the side of the road, in a typical fashion from massive group ride douchebags they didnt follow traffic laws since they were all bunched up and didn't move over (some did last minute).

That said, the cop shouldn't have wipped out pepper spray.

 

[Two Words]

This idiot is given a gun and badge and expected to use his authority responsibly.

 

[Hollycat]

I recognize the guy. He pulled me over for speeding once.

 

[HTupolev]

By law you are supposed to move over to the other lane if the Cop stops someone.

It's courteous to move over for a car in the shoulder, but not always safe.

Even if the cop wanted to enforce a law of that sort, impairing the motorists is a completely nonsensical reaction.

 

[Two Words]

Florida law requires you to move over for emergency vehicles on the side of the road, in a typical fashion from massive group ride douchebags they didnt follow traffic laws since they were all bunched up and didn't move over (some did last minute).

That said, the cop shouldn't have wipped out pepper spray.

It would be nice if people didn't literally have a 4:1 ratio of words spent on the far less severe crime when it comes to police abuse.

 

[TheOMan]

I might have lost control due to my impaired vision and 'accidentally' ran into him.

You'd probably be full of holes before you got close to him. Distance would be directly related to the colour of your skin.

 

[jmdajr]

You can't really get a ticket for it. The law exists, but you either have to slow down to a reasonable speed (different for each state) or move over if 1. You noticed the emergency vehicle on the side of the road in time, and 2. It is safe to do so.

Looking at the traffic on that road, it looks like 2. might have been difficult for many of the riders.


And actively trying to impair the driver or rider of a moving vehicle is WAY over the line, and far, far more illegal than the cyclists not changing lanes.

Sure you can, I've seen it.

I don't know wtf this Cop is doing though. Or ex-cop I should say.

 

[Two Words]

Sure you can, I've seen it.

I don't know wtf this Cop is doing though. Or ex-cop I should say.

Was it his last day on the job before retiring? Because, he's unfortunately not gonna get fired for this.

 

[lednerg]

Nothing justifies the risk of blinding motorists with pepper spray. Absolutely nothing. The "who's in the wrong" discussion begins and ends there.

 

[jmdajr]

Was it his last day on the job before retiring? Because, he's unfortunately not gonna get fired for this.

Lol. Sadly yeah maybe.

 

[theusedversion]

Excellent quality stills from that dudes cam. Nice piece of gear.

That was the thing that stood out the most for me. Very impressive.

 

[Hollycat]

That was the thing that stood out the most for me. Very impressive.

I agree

 

[Enzom21]

https://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/te...ows-him-pepper-spraying-bikers-for-no-reason/
Officer W. Figueroa has been taken off patrol duties while he is being investigated.
Who are we kidding though, nothing will be done about him.

 

[Chariot]

why the star wars font though?

American police seems to be from long time ago in a galaxy far far away sometimes.

 

[hobblygobbly]

Glad IA is already looking into this.


The related videos are fucking nuts, though. This is a cop in South Africa, unloading an entire clip while riding a motorcycle in pursuit of a suspect. The suspect's car wasn't hit.

And the official statement from when they posted the video:

It definitely got hit, here's a full video of that (7 mins). They make an arrest of one of the suspects (they show the bullet damage on the car).

Here's another video of police shooting from their car at a suspect they're chasing on the streets of Johannesburg.

While I've been in SA for some time now I've seen these chases, while on the highway at an intersection I saw someone getting hijacked and there were police way behind me, they saw it happening and jumped right into action, shooting the hijackers from their car. Crime in the country and law enforcement are something else.

 

[commedieu]

https://www.rawstory.com/2016/03/te...ows-him-pepper-spraying-bikers-for-no-reason/
Officer W. Figueroa has been taken off patrol duties while he is being investigated.
Who are we kidding though, nothing will be done about him.

I always wonder, What are they investigating when you have HD video?

 

[Arkeband]

Glad IA is already looking into this.


The related videos are fucking nuts, though. This is a cop in South Africa, unloading an entire clip while riding a motorcycle in pursuit of a suspect. The suspect's car wasn't hit.

And the official statement from when they posted the video:

 

[Liu Kang Baking A Pie]

I always wonder, What are they investigating when you have HD video?

Everyone getting their story straight when they figure out a way to move past this.

 

[Two Words]

I always wonder, What are they investigating when you have HD video?

Investigations = determining how plausibly they can make up some bullshit excuse to make it go away.

 

[Enzom21]

I always wonder, What are they investigating when you have HD video?

I always look at "investigating" as a delay tactic to placate the public while the department waits for the incident to be forgotten.

 

[E92 M3]

That cop was on a huge power trip.

 

[Enzom21]

That cop was on a huge power trip.

So pretty much your average cop?