how did he get the bloody nose? Did one of these police men punch him? that kind of police brutalization is disgusting and outrageous
did you take any pics of the damage the cop did to your frinds face.. you should have kicked him in the nose when you left and went strait to the ER..... (well that is what they would do on TV any way)....
Its not excessive force you dolt. Its for the officers safety...they dont know why he didnt pull over right away. He could have been stashing drugs or guns. The level of force used wasnt even close to excessive. Its almost standard practice.
i was driving around my college and i failed the stop at a stop sign (and signal). as i was on this one road leading to the main road (off of college property) the cop cars turns on his lights. I had a red light but I could turn right legally so I did...the cop car follows me onto this road...he turns off his lights almost right away as he is off the college property. I saw the lights on top of his car flash but my friend said he had them on for more than a few seconds...he then proceeded to follow me for a good 2 miles and then doesnt stop me....phew was I lucky 
30 seconds? Are you exaggerating? A cop pulled me over a while back for having expired inspection. It was on this road with no shoulders and the cop just followed me for a good minute until I reached an area with shoulders. The cop actually appreciated me not stopping in the middle of the road and let me go with just a verbal warning
a broken/ bleeding nose? if that is standard practice, then there needs to be a high level enquiry into police practice and heads need to roll.
Vic
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Your friend should obviously (1) see a doctor about the bloody nose, and (2) consult an attorney. Both ASAP. The law does not require that you immediately pull over, but as soon as is safe and expedient. For example, you should never pull over on a road with no shoulder (and thus blocking traffic and/or exposing the officer to danger), but as soon as you come to a safe place. A 30 second delay is neither uncommon nor unreasonable. He could possibly get off by saying that he didn't see the lights, or that he was looking for the first safe place to pull over. If caused by the police, the bloody nose should result in an immediate complaint against the officers involved, plus legal action. Do not delay, call that fsckin lawyer today.
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And you did the right thing. As a precaution against a jack-booted badged thug, I always recommend signalling your intention to pull over as soon as possible while you look for a safe place.Originally posted by: mAdMaLuDaWg
30 seconds? Are you exaggerating? A cop pulled me over a while back for having expired inspection. It was on this road with no shoulders and the cop just followed me for a good minute until I reached an area with shoulders. The cop actually appreciated me not stopping in the middle of the road and let me go with just a verbal warning
No where in there did it say the police gave the kid a bloody nose. Until I read otherwise, as far as im concerned the cops didnt do it.
The law also says that you must acknowledge your intent to pull over, which this person obviously didn't. Also, we still don't know what caused the bloody nose; could've just been high levels of stress.
If a vehicle/driver gives no visible signal that they intend to pull over within 30 seconds of the officer's roof lights being turned on, then a certain amount of force is justified.
If a vehicle/driver gives no visible signal that they intend to pull over within 30 seconds of the officer's roof lights being turned on, then a certain amount of force is justified.
MartyMcFly3
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OP said nothing about police breaking the drivers nose/hitting the driver at all.
Some people's natural reactions to tense or upsetting circumstances are nosebleeds.
Last year my girlfriend got pulled over for not having her headlights on. That's a simple mistake that most of us have done before but in this case the cop was a real d*ckhead about. My girlfriend drove down the road a bit and pulled into a Taco Bell parking lot because it was safer then doing so on the busier road. She eventually had FOUR cop cars there in the parking lot with her and the officer kept his tough guy attitude the entire time, even after it was obvious that she wasn't a threat. The jackass still gave her a ticket to go with the attitude and we got the judge to throw it out.
I suggest you tell the judge that you were looking for a reasonable place to pull over.
I suggest you tell the judge that you were looking for a reasonable place to pull over.
Shawn
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Originally posted by: Vic
And you did the right thing. As a precaution against a jack-booted badged thug, I always recommend signalling your intention to pull over as soon as possible while you look for a safe place.Originally posted by: mAdMaLuDaWg
30 seconds? Are you exaggerating? A cop pulled me over a while back for having expired inspection. It was on this road with no shoulders and the cop just followed me for a good minute until I reached an area with shoulders. The cop actually appreciated me not stopping in the middle of the road and let me go with just a verbal warning
Yep, I've only been pulled over once but when he put his lights on I put my turn signal on showing that I planed to pull over as soon as I found a safe spot.
Not if it's the truth. Granted if there was space to pull over and he didn;'t because he freaked out, then no, but if he was afraid to pull over because they were on a busy road and didn't know what to do, then tell that to the judge.
MartyMcFly3
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MartyMcFly3
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WOW!? your friend is a dumbass. maybe he should just stop driving PERIOD. How can you freeze up? Also, for the guy who was trying to get away from the cops, you're dumb too.
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