Good thing the trooper was a good shot!!! That's mega excessive force, can't believe he was unable to get away. I know here in Cali it'll be a bit more tricky considering a bird would be up in the sky.
my opinion seems to think the cop was shooting at anything he could hit and was lucky to get the riders leg, and in shooting at a person who's operating 400lbs of hurling metal he created more public danger by having a potentially unconcious rider on a public road than just putting his ego in his back pocket and letting him leave.
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Re: Trooper shoots GSXR rider for eluding police
I admit we don't have the whole story here but from what we do have there is no excuse for shooting the guy. Cops are not allowed to discharge their firearm unless there is immediate danger. If there were other cars on the road for this guy to endanger then 4 bullets flying would have been more dangerous than the bike and would have meant he couldn't fire. Obviously this guy was no danger to the cop. With that stretched piece of shit the cop could have just paced him and called in a roadblock.
I admit we don't have the whole story here but from what we do have there is no excuse for shooting the guy. Cops are not allowed to discharge their firearm unless there is immediate danger. If there were other cars on the road for this guy to endanger then 4 bullets flying would have been more dangerous than the bike and would have meant he couldn't fire. Obviously this guy was no danger to the cop. With that stretched piece of shit the cop could have just paced him and called in a roadblock.
Well said....I also didn't realize it was an automatic death sentence for driving with an expired license...
I usually am for police acting appropriately, but I agree with Moto Joe-- need more details. should be as simple as contacting FOX, and getting the film for a COPS episode.
HOUSTON – A motorcyclist is in stable condition after he was shot trying to evade a DPS Trooper early Saturday morning in southwest Houston.
The trooper had pulled over the rider for a traffic violation at 12:20 a.m. on State Highway 99 near FM 1405 in Chambers County. The rider took off and the trooper pursued him.
The chase, which reached speeds up to 100 mph, continued through the east loop to State Highway 90 onto Post Oak Road. That is where the trooper opened fire on the motorcycle. He hit the rider in the leg trying to disable the motorcycle.
The rider stopped near Brookston Street, where he collapsed from the gunshot wound. He said he did not want to stop, because his driver's license had expired.
The Texas Rangers are investigating the shooting.
Hmmm, maybe the reason
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cops probably a GDC member.
He propably didnt even know he was being chased. How could he without having any mirrors
Well said....I also didn't realize it was an automatic death sentence for driving with an expired license...
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