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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOfficer saves driver in fiery gas station crash
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/13/officer-saves-driver-in-fiery-gas-station-crash/10409303/Vescio, a senior state police investigator, had been pumping gasoline into his unmarked police car at 11 a.m. June 3 at the gas station along the Hutchinson River Parkway in White Plains when a Toyota came barreling out of control into the parking lot, hit a car and then a gas pump, and set off a ball of fire.
"It happened so quick," Vescio told The Journal News on Tuesday in his first public comments since the incident. "It was hard to think. I pretty much just reacted."
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uppityperson
(115,674 posts)do act wrongly have such power that it causes really bad effects and their actions affect many people.
It took 1 asshole cop harassing me to make me realize that even my privileged status wasn't enough to counter his assholery. And now? Except for the ones I know personally, I am suspicious of them all as there have been too many acting inappropriately.
MineralMan
(146,116 posts)where they do courageous things that save lives. Should those not get equal space on GD?
If I have time, I'm going to counter every bad cop story with at least one that shows the other side. Would that be OK with you?
uppityperson
(115,674 posts)There are lots of good cops, but when they go bad, the power they have gives them the ability to be very very bad.
But yes, posting nice stories about cops acting appropriately or even heroically is a good thing to do.
onethatcares
(16,119 posts)In fact, I think that would be a great way to start the day.
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uppityperson
(115,674 posts)the time so I don't bother. Checking in on DU to see the lastest Drama then off again. It is summer, nice outside.
intaglio
(8,170 posts)but the problem is that there are bad cops and they get away with criminal behaviour - even where there is prima facie evidence of their guilt. This is down to politicians.
tkmorris
(11,138 posts)When I think about the state of my local police force, and indeed when I observe the state of police forces across the country, what I come away with isn't "they are getting a bad rap on DU, and possibly elsewhere, and I should do my utmost to counter that". I am concerned about the massive volume of abuses of power which occur, starting with my local sheriff Rick B*******'s department and extending nationwide. To me that is the more pressing issue, far more important than any perceived loss of law enforcement reputation.
Perhaps if more of us attempted to rectify the systemic issues which create the conditions that allow these "cop doing bad thing" stories that concern you so much there would be less need for you to try to find examples of them doing their job to counter them with.
MineralMan
(146,116 posts)You have a bad sheriff? Unelect him. Fight the bad cops. Thank the good ones.
Rex
(65,616 posts)That must have been scary watching that car barreling out of control toward a gas station!