On Officer won’t be cited in squad crash
Posted on August 25 at 4:42 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Everyone knows or at least understands officers get away with more than the standard citizen. Should their be a double standard no, is there a double standard...
But they are trained to handle their vehicles better than the avg person. Having the privilege of riding in a few cop cars after they were retired, and knowing a few cops I can tell you the quality of parts that go into a squad are better than most cars. The brakes suspension and tires give a deceptive ride to the vehicle. Making it easy to travel fast in comparison to your personal vehicle.
Besides, if you drive around Janesville people driving 10-15mph over the limit seems to be normal. This means that anyone with a little experience driving in town would know to take a couple looks before turning.
Which is why it reverts to whatever reprimand the PD gives. On the job and off the job are 2 different things.
On Officer won’t be cited in squad crash
Posted on August 25 at 1:02 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Its common practice for cops to position themselves to assist fellow officers in any situation. If a cop pulls over a car a 2nd cop always drives by. If the car has more than one occupant at least 2 squads stop. If a single cop responds to a disturbance there is always radio confirmation of when the cop arrives and a check after they contact the residents.
So rushing to get there is reasonable. Use of the lights and not sirens you would figure is common sense anytime your doing your duties. But I refer you to Officerfriendly1 post about driving too fast for conditions.
Even in the winter cops are not ticketed for accidents in icy/snowy conditions. Even last year there was a walworth county cop that rear ended a vehicle at a stop sign. I have no idea what form of internal reprimands take place. When officers have these things happen to them. But its not ignored.
I simply refer you to the cause of the accident, and the problem with most drivers, I thought I had time to make my turn. If your in a rush or not paying attention then your a hazard on the road. Just yesterday, a minivan pulled out in front of the car I was in. We were on afton road traveling at 45mph, we were about 50ft from the van when it pulled out in front of us.
There have been countless times the same thing has happened on Milton ave. When your doing 40mph coming into an intersection where you have a green and a person decides to take a right, which sometimes is fine if they stay in their own lane, but they will merge all the way across right in front of you as your crossing the intersection at the posted limit.
To sum it up keep it simple keep it safe, an extra 10 seconds of waiting will not kill you. A snap decision of me 1st can kill you, at the very least delay you a lot longer. Everyone needs to learn some patience while driving.
Posted on August 19 at 11:42 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
You mean missing out on gas being $100 a gallon? Sign me up, 12 years ago gas was 1/4 the price it was now, smokes were 1/3. Overall prices on everything have doubled. But the avg wage has not doubled.
God forbid anyone wants to miss out on the end.
Posted on August 18 at 7:01 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
No I don't get it. Smoking forever only drops an avg of 7 years off a persons life. That is smoking a pack a day your whole life. That includes the second hand smoke you inhale while your smoking.
But your concerned about an infinitesimal time, in comparison to those smokers, nonsmokers are exposed to it. Lets see that would be 70 vs 77 years of life. That is what 9.1% for an entire lifetime of smoking. Assuming its a pack a day habit, over a 10 hour period, though most are over an 14-18 hour period. That avg is 2 smokes an hour.
Lets assume you spend 2 hours a day around a smoker. That means you get to smoke about 20% of that amount. So your looking at 1.4 years of your life lost on an avg from being around a smoker for 2h a day your entire life.
That is 14h a week, and god forbid you spend 14h a week at a smoke filled bar you would be an alcoholic, with a greater risk of developing cancer from the alcohol. I refer you to some point in the posts below about alcohol related cancer risks.
So yes please oh please draw me a picture or something about how the bad smokers affect your life. That banning smoking in bars will change. Everywhere else you can have smoke free, most smokers don't care about smoking anywhere else. Except maybe outdoor stadiums.
Posted on August 18 at 10:31 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Chain smoking cigarettes even in a confined space won't kill me faster than being around vehicle exhaust.
Which brings the nonsmoking cancer defense back to, is it your commute/factory you work in that is giving you cancer or the 5 seconds of second hand smoke?
I love the fact your fanatic about attacking pollution and inherent diseases. But its sad you don't share that same fanatacism when it comes to other pollutants.
Its also a shame the nonsmokers think the world revolves around them. Apparently they still believe they are the only group worthy of being in a public place.
On Wis. man charged with abandoning 3 dogs
Posted on August 17 at 10:26 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
If you haven't checked his residence then your not really doing your job as a cop tracking down people who have arrest warrants.
I take it you never look at your friends house when your trying to find them?
On Wis. man charged with abandoning 3 dogs
Posted on August 16 at 9:45 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Lets see, your on the run from the cops as cops wouldn't you be searching his apartment seeking any information about the individual? Like does he know how to camp? Who does he know? the list goes on.
So saying he abandoned his dogs, is just a slap in the face when the cops should have already been there and realized there were animals in his home.
This is more like sloppy police work than animal abandonment.
On Female football player, mother file lawsuit
Posted on August 12 at 6:34 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
Ask any student that had a class with him.
On Female football player, mother file lawsuit
Posted on August 12 at 3:38 p.m.
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On Texas students pack bookbags; teachers pack heat
Posted on August 26 at 2:22 p.m. ( Suggest removal )
If everyone has a gun, no one is going to start breaking laws. They would be too afraid everyone is going to pull out their weapon and object.