0verdose said:
You have no clue of what you are talking about. If the cop touched him and the guy actually had a fractured/broken bone... that being a spine, neck, leg, whatever the case, it could actually damage the person even more. Not to mention cause them more pain. Cops arent precisely paramedics. And if he was calm when he walked then maybe he could have ran. But he did call paramedics ASAP so i think he did his job right.
PS: that biker was a moron for not having atleast a helmet...
+1 You cant get caught up in the moment and rush over.
I am a Police Officer. And I've had similar things happen. Me being frantic and freaking out....will only freak everyone else out. I could see that cop being mad at her and yelling at her to get the f' out of her car. Opps, she left it in gear and the car just ran him over again. Cooler heads prevail.
Whether it took in 10 seconds to check that guy or 20 seconds, what exactly did that affect? Nothing. He is NOT a paramedic.
Also, what vitals did you want him to check? He was moaning, so obviously he was breathing. His blood pressure? Hmm, I dont carry a pressure cuff around. His heartrate? OK, let's it's 190 beats per minute. How what the hell do I do with that info?
Did you expect him to throw that guy in the back of his cruiser and rush him to the hospital? Opps, what about his broken neck, now his paralyzed and living in my house after he sued the pants off me.
Btw, if you did notice the first guy he originally stopped with was about to be arrested as that crash occured. I don't know how you would have dealt with that pickel of a situation. But don't call him a POS, that's a lot to deal with that
you never deal with.
Two criticisms I have about his technique is that:
1) He should have secured the other guy in his cruiser BEFORE he rushed over to the guy in the ground. I guess it would have taken me even longer than it did him. Looks like he was just about to pat that guy down, who knows what he had on him. Then he let that guy get back into his car. Big No-No.
Why does that matter? Because I'm responsible for everyone at that scene. Let's say he was being arrested on a warrant and doesn't want to go back to jail again. If he comes out of his car shooting and kills the aunt (or any of those 10+ spectators), it's my fault too.
2) He shouldn't be asking the neice (passenger) about what the aunt (driver) did or did not do, especially with her in earshot? Maybe the neice was translating, I never did hear her talk
However, there's no way to tell who caused that crash using only that vid. They could have simply run into the biker while watching the cop arrest the other guy OR he (the biker) could have run wide into their path watching the same thing. Assumptions.
About the helmet, I gotta admit I don't wear one on my
bicycle either. But, make my kids wear theirs. That's right I'm a hypocrite!! But, a parent first.