Originally Posted by
dougmc
Wait ... you want the officer put on desk duty because he was involved in a traffic collision?
Have you ever had a traffic collision of sort? How would you like it if you were sent home (and not permitted to do your job) until the investigation was complete about who was at fault?
If the cyclist was killed, perhaps, but he wasn't ...
Ummm yes? I went out with this chick once that drove an ambulance. She was taken off driving duty for a week while they concluded their investigation. They didn't want unsafe drivers, and they didn't want potentially unsafe drivers on the road.
How would you like it if you were run into by a cop that could have been taken off the street the FIRST time he did it. The door swings both ways.
I feel he should ride a desk or ride shotgun with someone until the investigation either clears him, or has him repeat cop driving education again.