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This reads like an urban legend about racist white cops. How do you know this actually happened?

astura 8y ago
Certainly sounds like a BS story. An attempted homicide by a police officer in a major city which was almost certainly caught on dashcam and has at least one eye witness isn't reported on anywhere? The only thing I could find on Google and Google News that was this: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2018/09/19/indianapolis-bicyclist-fleeing-police-struck-head-deputys-car/1357957002/ https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2018/09/19/indiana... https://www.wthr.com/article/impd-investigate-collision-between-deputys-car-fleeing-felon-bike https://www.wthr.com/article/impd-investigate-collision-betw... However, if it was this story, the friend is lying: The crash doesn't appear to take place on the sidewalk and the police cruiser doesn't appear to jump the curb There were no broken bones (only mentions glass in the eye) The crash doesn't appear to be high speed (cop slowed down before the collision) There is an investigation
fallingfrog 8y ago
Because the person called me, shaking and described what they just saw. The car was half on, half off the curb, after the collision. The cop definitely goosed the gas right before the collision. It was the indiana story. Everyone on the scene was sure he was dead. The exact words my friend used: "I just saw someone die". What's really shocking is hearing the police department issue flat out lies about what happened. Edit: after I wrote the original post, due to the fact that somebody caught it on camera it looks like there will be an investigation after all- I'm glad.
fallingfrog 8y ago
I certainly didn't realize this stuff really happened, until my friend saw it firsthand. It's unbelievable. Now I get why black people are so furious. I can't believe that it was a cop who did that. My friend first said "I just saw someone die". I asked "how??" My friend said "He was on a bike, hit by a car." I said, "what an awful accident! I'm so sorry!" My friend said, "It was intentional". I said, "somebody should call the police!" My friend said, "It was the police."
fallingfrog 8y ago
Here's a more or less accurate version of the story, omitting some details but pretty close to being right: https://sputniknews.com/viral/201809201068181731-Indiana-Cops-Suspect-Bike-Headon/ https://sputniknews.com/viral/201809201068181731-Indiana-Cop...
fallingfrog 8y ago
Meanwhile, here's what the news looks like in a sane country.. https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-12-03/iceland-grieves-after-police-kill-man-first-time-its-history https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-12-03/iceland-grieves-after...

Certainly sounds like a BS story. An attempted homicide by a police officer in a major city which was almost certainly caught on dashcam and has at least one eye witness isn't reported on anywhere? The only thing I could find on Google and Google News that was this: https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2018/09/19/indianapolis-bicyclist-fleeing-police-struck-head-deputys-car/1357957002/ https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2018/09/19/indiana... https://www.wthr.com/article/impd-investigate-collision-between-deputys-car-fleeing-felon-bike https://www.wthr.com/article/impd-investigate-collision-betw... However, if it was this story, the friend is lying: The crash doesn't appear to take place on the sidewalk and the police cruiser doesn't appear to jump the curb There were no broken bones (only mentions glass in the eye) The crash doesn't appear to be high speed (cop slowed down before the collision) There is an investigation

fallingfrog 8y ago

Because the person called me, shaking and described what they just saw. The car was half on, half off the curb, after the collision. The cop definitely goosed the gas right before the collision. It was the indiana story. Everyone on the scene was sure he was dead. The exact words my friend used: "I just saw someone die". What's really shocking is hearing the police department issue flat out lies about what happened. Edit: after I wrote the original post, due to the fact that somebody caught it on camera it looks like there will be an investigation after all- I'm glad.

fallingfrog 8y ago

I certainly didn't realize this stuff really happened, until my friend saw it firsthand. It's unbelievable. Now I get why black people are so furious. I can't believe that it was a cop who did that. My friend first said "I just saw someone die". I asked "how??" My friend said "He was on a bike, hit by a car." I said, "what an awful accident! I'm so sorry!" My friend said, "It was intentional". I said, "somebody should call the police!" My friend said, "It was the police."

fallingfrog 8y ago

Here's a more or less accurate version of the story, omitting some details but pretty close to being right: https://sputniknews.com/viral/201809201068181731-Indiana-Cops-Suspect-Bike-Headon/ https://sputniknews.com/viral/201809201068181731-Indiana-Cop...

fallingfrog 8y ago

Meanwhile, here's what the news looks like in a sane country.. https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-12-03/iceland-grieves-after-police-kill-man-first-time-its-history https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-12-03/iceland-grieves-after...