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Maricopa County DA Bill Montgomery announced that Deputy Sean Pearce Won't be Charged in Speeding-Caused Crash With Motorist.Whether on his mind or not, Montgomery's political life would probably be affected with a high-profile manslaughter prosecution of a cop who claims to have just been doing his job. Not just any cop, either, but Russell Pearce's son, a 20-year veteran of the MCSO whose street creds include recovering from a gunshot wound he received in 2004 at the hands of a fugitive illegal immigrant. You just knew Pearce would get off, despite the fact that he was driving at 81 mph in a 40 mph zone in his unmarked Chevrolet Tahoe, with no lights blazing or sirens sounding, and not responding to any actual emergency. And you were right.
We asked Montgomery if an ordinary citizen going this fast and killing a motorist wouldn't have, in fact, faced criminal charges. We figured Montgomery would say not necessarily, and cite an example of a driver rushing his pregnant wife to a hospital, and that's exactly what Montgomery did.
Harding's family has filed a $5 million claim against the Sheriff's Office and Pearce in the case, alleging that Pearce had a responsibility to drive with common sense, wasn't responding to an emergency and was not in a vehicle equipped with lights and sirens.
Video: http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2014/03/russell_pearces_son_sean_pearc.php
Read more: http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2014/06/deputy_sean_pearce_wont_be_charged_in_speeding-caused_crash_with_motorist.php
KansDem
(28,498 posts)Insert name of selected group:
When you're a ___,
If the spit hits the fan,
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You're a family man!
You're never alone,
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valerief
(53,235 posts)JayhawkSD
(3,163 posts)In San Diego, all cops are "well connected." There are standing orders that speeding tickets and DUIs are not issued to other cops, city officials or to members of the San Diego Chargers. (The new Police Chief, formerly Deputy Chief, vigorously denies this.) After a rash of sexual assults on female drivers by SDPD officers the Police Chief resigned and Hizzoner the Mayor, newly elected and not even sworn in yet, cancelled plans for a nation-wide search for a new chief and named the Deputy Chief to replace the outgoing chief. Unsurprisingly, the arrests of bad cops has continued, with two more arrested this week on drug possession and sale charges.
christx30
(6,241 posts)cops do what they want with no consequences. Law abiding citizens get screwed.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Probably saw it, thought 'I've got lots of time, he's a block away' and then 'holy shit'.
DesertDiamond
(1,616 posts)tclambert
(11,080 posts)Did that make you laugh? And then made you sad? Yeah, me, too.
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)Take them down a few notches.