MitchJi
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Hi,
http://gas2.org/2014/08/31/outrage-cop-killed-cyclist-facing-charges/
http://gas2.org/2014/08/31/outrage-cop-killed-cyclist-facing-charges/
An LA County Sheriff’s Deputy won’t face charges for the death of ex-Napster COO Milton Olin, Jr., who was struck and killed by Deputy Anthony Wood’s patrol car as it drifted into the protected bicycle lane. The distracted Deputy took his eyes off the road in order to answer an email on his laptop, according to reports from CBS Los Angeles and the UK’s Daily Mail.
Despite the aggressively enforced “distracted driving laws” in place in Los Angeles, however, Woods is getting a pass because the letter of those laws states that law enforcement officials are “allowed to use electronic wireless devices while carrying out their duties,” and Deputy Wood was responding to a work-related email.
So, basically, it’s OK for the police to run you down like a squirrel, so long as they’re checking their email or texting someone about police matters.