Steely Dan
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Utah trooper accused of punching woman after traffic stop
From Rick Martin, CNN
January 23, 2011 7:35 a.m. EST
...Wright was speeding in Ogden when officers tried to pull her over, authorities said late Saturday. According to an incident report, the driver evaded police, and a chase ensued. Authorities stopped the woman by trapping her car between two vehicles.
"The suspect was still trying to escape, she had the accelerator floored and engine revving in an attempt to push our vehicles out of the way," Davenport wrote in an incident report.
Davenport said Wright would not roll down her window and gripped on the steering wheel.
On the video, Davenport is seen breaking the driver's side window, reaching into the car and repeatedly punching the woman.
"She refused to comply with commands to give us her hands," Davenport wrote. "Due to my close proximity to the suspect and my experience with Taser failure at such close distances, I delivered three close hand strikes to her head in an attempt to gain compliance with our commands. I did this to distract and stun her and to stop her from trying to drive off and strike our vehicles or possibly run us over. The strikes worked and we were able to grab her hands."...
I have no problem with what this guy did. The fact she's 53 doesn't enter into it for me. His explanation makes sense and as I just about always feel in these incidences, she never would have been hit had she pulled over at the beginning.
If this woman sues the police and gets one dime I'll :sick: Also, if the officer is anything but lightly reprimanded I'll :sick:
JMO
Utah trooper accused of punching woman after traffic stop
From Rick Martin, CNN
January 23, 2011 7:35 a.m. EST
...Wright was speeding in Ogden when officers tried to pull her over, authorities said late Saturday. According to an incident report, the driver evaded police, and a chase ensued. Authorities stopped the woman by trapping her car between two vehicles.
"The suspect was still trying to escape, she had the accelerator floored and engine revving in an attempt to push our vehicles out of the way," Davenport wrote in an incident report.
Davenport said Wright would not roll down her window and gripped on the steering wheel.
On the video, Davenport is seen breaking the driver's side window, reaching into the car and repeatedly punching the woman.
"She refused to comply with commands to give us her hands," Davenport wrote. "Due to my close proximity to the suspect and my experience with Taser failure at such close distances, I delivered three close hand strikes to her head in an attempt to gain compliance with our commands. I did this to distract and stun her and to stop her from trying to drive off and strike our vehicles or possibly run us over. The strikes worked and we were able to grab her hands."...
I have no problem with what this guy did. The fact she's 53 doesn't enter into it for me. His explanation makes sense and as I just about always feel in these incidences, she never would have been hit had she pulled over at the beginning.
If this woman sues the police and gets one dime I'll :sick: Also, if the officer is anything but lightly reprimanded I'll :sick:
JMO