The California CHP ain't CHiPs anymore!
Jul 10, 2015 16:15:33 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2015 16:15:33 GMT -6
I know this is going to date me in a terrible way...but I think I'm in decent company for that here, too.
How many people remember CHiPs?
What I recall most about that iconic show was the CHP were always off chasing someone who usually turned out to be diabetic, or having some emergency... I know they did a lot more than that in the show, but that stands out. Always with a candy bar handy, as I also recall. A cute show that gave a powerful and positive public image of the California Highway Patrol.
Oh...that is a blast to the past. In more than one way, unfortunately.
Umm.. What the heck, you may ask? (Glad ya asked!)
Orr was 76 and suffered from slurred speech and balancing problems because of a stroke when CHP pulled him over on Aug. 6, 2013.
Claiming that Orr was driving too slowly and making erratic moves, Brame suspected that Orr was driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Although Orr said he told the officers that he did not drink or use drugs, and that a stroke had left him with slurred speech and unable to balance well or walk a straight line, the officers subjected him to two field sobriety tests, which he failed.
A breathalyzer revealed that Orr had not had any alcohol. Believing the elderly man could be on drugs, the officers informed him that he was going to be arrested for driving under the influence.
(adopts wise face) I see..... Drunk he was not...stroke they couldn't accept...so drugged he must have been. Hmmmm.....?
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He failed to comply, and comitted contempt of cop...so he got himself a beat down. It didn't matter that he was a frail old man, obviously off in some way already (drugged..stroke..whatever..he was no Rodney King to be a threat, to be sure) contempt of cop is a charge that fits all about equally, and the sentence is delivered on the spot. (sigh)
The guy testified he was 7 WEEKS in recovering from the cop beating him down. I refer to it that way, despite it not being a prolonged beating, because in this case? It wasn't required to be. However, I have no doubt that if this old man had more spunk? The physical abuse would have continued until he stopped "resisting".
I'm glad he won...I'm sad to hear the cop still has a job with that kind of vicious judgement problem.
** Oh, as a side note it is worth reading the full store to see more about? The cops call the abusive punch to this old man a "distraction blow", and claimed it was "in-policy" for their department procedures. (double sigh)
How many people remember CHiPs?
What I recall most about that iconic show was the CHP were always off chasing someone who usually turned out to be diabetic, or having some emergency... I know they did a lot more than that in the show, but that stands out. Always with a candy bar handy, as I also recall. A cute show that gave a powerful and positive public image of the California Highway Patrol.
Oh...that is a blast to the past. In more than one way, unfortunately.
A federal judge upheld a verdict in favor of a 78-year-old who was disabled by a stroke before California Highway Patrol officers punched him in the gut, knocked him to the ground and charged him with resisting arrest.
Umm.. What the heck, you may ask? (Glad ya asked!)
Orr was 76 and suffered from slurred speech and balancing problems because of a stroke when CHP pulled him over on Aug. 6, 2013.
Claiming that Orr was driving too slowly and making erratic moves, Brame suspected that Orr was driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Although Orr said he told the officers that he did not drink or use drugs, and that a stroke had left him with slurred speech and unable to balance well or walk a straight line, the officers subjected him to two field sobriety tests, which he failed.
A breathalyzer revealed that Orr had not had any alcohol. Believing the elderly man could be on drugs, the officers informed him that he was going to be arrested for driving under the influence.
(adopts wise face) I see..... Drunk he was not...stroke they couldn't accept...so drugged he must have been. Hmmmm.....?
Orr initially cooperated with the arrest but objected when the officers wanted to handcuff him, citing his balance problems. In an attempt to handcuff Orr, the officers grabbed him from either side and Plumb punched him in his stomach and knocked him to the ground.
He failed to comply, and comitted contempt of cop...so he got himself a beat down. It didn't matter that he was a frail old man, obviously off in some way already (drugged..stroke..whatever..he was no Rodney King to be a threat, to be sure) contempt of cop is a charge that fits all about equally, and the sentence is delivered on the spot. (sigh)
The guy testified he was 7 WEEKS in recovering from the cop beating him down. I refer to it that way, despite it not being a prolonged beating, because in this case? It wasn't required to be. However, I have no doubt that if this old man had more spunk? The physical abuse would have continued until he stopped "resisting".
I'm glad he won...I'm sad to hear the cop still has a job with that kind of vicious judgement problem.
** Oh, as a side note it is worth reading the full store to see more about? The cops call the abusive punch to this old man a "distraction blow", and claimed it was "in-policy" for their department procedures. (double sigh)
