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Comment Re:From the linked article... (Score 1) 463

The true line of bullshit.

“Wood briefly took his eyes away from the road precisely when the narrow roadway curved slightly to the left without prior warning, causing him to inadvertently travel straight into the bike lane, immediately striking Olin,” the letter from the DA’s Office stated.

Comment Re:yet if we did it (Score 3, Insightful) 463

LEOs are in a completely different boat when it comes to them being susceptible to certain laws

What the fuck are you talking about?

Is distracted driving illegal? Yes.
Is it illegal if you're a LEO? Yes.
Is vehicular homicide illegal? Yes.
Is it illegal if you're a LEO? Yes.

Are the laws different if you're a LEO? No.
Will you be *prosecuted* differently if you're a LEO? Yes.

Comment Re:I like... (Score 1) 643

One small problem with that theory... if they "inconveniently lose" a critical bit of video evidence at trial, the defense would savage them for it, and the jury is likely to let that fact color their decision in a way that is not advantageous to the prosecution.

Innocent people can still go to jail. Or pay a lot of money to lawyers. Not exactly due process.

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