Here is a a cop car cleaning me out of my lane on Bike To Work Day San Francisco
05-20-16, 02:21 PM
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He is going to say that because the bike was in his blind spot he didn't feel it was going to be reasonably necessary to activate his lights an siren as he pulled out. The cyclist is going to get a settlement from the city, the cop is not going to be charged or civilly liable.
05-20-16, 07:08 PM
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Cop won't be charged and probably can't be sued because of various qualified immunities, because he will claim to have been performing his official duty. That's not to say that he really was, or that what he didn't wasn't illegal. It's just a defense.
Cops and ex-cops sometimes tend to have an exaggerated idea of police powers and privileges.
Cops and ex-cops sometimes tend to have an exaggerated idea of police powers and privileges.
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