Darkforbid
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And that reasonable force would be what exactly?
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We had to ram and kill the cyclist to protect road users
- Thread starter Kangaroo Feathers
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And that reasonable force would be what exactly?
In the UK, we have had a recent policy apparently of the police running down suspected criminals on mopeds and scooters by ramming them with police cars. No deaths yet ( I believe) and many caught, so I can't really comment on whether it is appropriate. Often one has to counter thieving etc. with appropriate responses, but in this instance, if he was apparently oblivious by listening to whatever he was listening to, perhaps they might have found a better means of apprehending him. But perhaps not. Cyclists do tend to suffer more from collisions than most other road users, as I have found out to my cost.
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I checked my pulse.
I know it's more than 10 beats per
minute, but I ran out of fingers.
Cooky
Veteran Member
The man is not smart enough to be a police officer. He should be demoted to traffic flagger.
HonestJoe
Well-Known Member
Yes, but I don’t believe they literally rammed in to the cyclist. I think they turned in immediately in front of the cyclist causing him to collide in to the side of the police car. As I said, that isn't to say the police were definitely in the right. There are valid question to be asked about what actually happened and how the police should deal with this kind of situation in general but I feel the article is significantly overselling it’s point and can’t provide a valid basis for that discussion unchallenged.
Curious George
Veteran Member
Apprehension without using their car as a weapon.
Curious George
Veteran Member
And i am not questioning your challenge to the source's bias. I am questioning your rationale which you provided for concluding that the police did not use deadly force.