Thread: And conservatives wonder why we don't like or trust cops

So what you are saying is.. if she were a fat white hillbilly wearing a wifebeater, the officer would have believed that that person were a doctor and escorted her to the hospital? Give me a break.

This is clearly a case of what you don't do when a cop pulls you over. You don't just drive off before the officer says you can go. That is common sense.

i see it as i made a claim, and then immediately made an exception to that claim and then you came in and tried to show where i had already pointed out that i was wrong.

like i said, nice try. maybe next time though buddy

and nice fellowship out a mod too

Important things can/do happen before the delivery on a very regular basis.

AND, my favorite part of the story.....watch the video

http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=12478062

at the end they say the doctor spent an HOUR in jail, but still MADE IT ON TIME to deliver the baby.



in other words, this uppity douche wanted to speed and throw her "authority" at the cop when there was absolutely no need to be in any hurry at all.

I hope she still gets charged for the felony.

I dont know why you're still suppoting this, she was released before booking so obviously she was not in the wrong in the eyes of the higher ups.

had to be because she is a black woman, i mean whitey cop was obviously being racist when he was following the fucking laws.

fryman seriously is a fucking moron, i dont understand how someone can be so fucking dumb on a day to day basis.

I want to know the full story.

From the article it sounds like she was stopped, said something to the officer, then she just left and he arrested her when she finally stopped.

I don't see anything wrong with what is being presented so far.

Also, cops can be dicks because people tend to act stupid to them and disrespect them. If you at respectful and follow orders, you will get that in return.

Officer In Controversial Arrest Faces Civil Rights Lawsuit

By Ben Hall
Investigative Reporter

PULASKI, Tenn. - The city of Pulaski has called in an outside law firm to investigate the arrest of a black doctor by a Pulaski police officer.

Police clocked Dr. Terry Wynn's car going 46 in a 30-mile-per-hour zone last Wednesday night. Wynn is an OB/GYN who was on the way to the hospital to deliver a baby.

She pulled over, and told Pulaski officer Chad Estes she needed to get to the hospital.

Police said she then left the scene and drove less than a mile to the hospital. Officer Estes followed Wynn and arrested her in the hospital parking lot.

"When she took off or sped away, and left him there, that constitutes under Tennessee law, evading arrest in a motor vehicle, which is a felony," said Pulaski Police Chief John Dickey.

The arrest has sparked outrage in Pulaski and even led to a debate online about who was right.

"They didn't look at her as a doctor. They looked at her as a woman of color, and they didn't believe that she was a doctor," said resident Georgia Paige-Peterson. "If they will do that to her I can't imagine what they have done to others."

Immediately after the doctor's arrest, a relative of the woman in labor called the Pulaski police chief and urged him to get the doctor out of jail so she could deliver the baby. Chief Dickey called the jail and had her released before she was officially booked.

"The issue that most concerned me is there was a patient that needed care," said Dickey.

The chief says it's too early to say whether or not his officer did anything wrong. He is waiting for the outside investigation to be finished, but he was adamant that race was not a factor.

"Nothing has surfaced with any of these officers or anybody in this department that we have anything like that going on here," said Dickey.

NewsChannel 5 Investigates discovered this is isn't the first time Officer Estes has been involved in a racially charged arrest. Terra Hollis sued him for violating the civil rights of her 17 year old son.

"To me, it says he's out of control," said Hollis.

Video obtained by NewsChannel 5 Investigates from 2008, shows Trey Hollis leaving a crowded McDonalds as police arrived to break up a fight. Trey was not involved in the fight, but officer Estes grab him and push him against a table.

"They slam him on the table," said Hollis. "They throw him out the door. They slam him on the police car."

Hollis is a basketball player on track to graduate this year. Police also arrested Hollis' grandmother and aunt.

"I was told to shut up and go to my car or I would be arrested," said Hollis.

All charges against the family were dropped. The lawsuit claims the arrests were racially motivated, which Chief Dickey denies.

"People have their opinion and their perception of things and I respect people's feelings, but that doesn't mean I agree with them," said Dickey.

He said the TBI investigated, and a grand jury did not indict officer Estes or anyone else.

Terra Hollis believes if Estes had been disciplined after her son's arrest, the latest incident may not have happened.

"I'm very sad it happened because in my mind I think the incident could have been prevented," said Hollis.

Dr. Wynn could still be charged with evading arrest and, at this time, she is not commenting. Everyone is waiting for the outside investigation to be finished.

The baby's family released a statement saying the baby is healthy. The family said the police officers involved in the arrest of Wynn used bad judgment, and they hope the city takes appropriate steps to keep it from happening again.


http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=12478062

Go on a couple ride alongs that revolve around traffic stops and see what you hear.




And what if mountains could jump? Now you're not even talking about facts but you're just making a what if statement to fit the view you have already determined to be correct (in your own opinion) - even with the admittance of not knowing everything that was said.

Being a mod means I can't call you out when you're wrong?