Chicago Cop Who Allegedly Struck Cyclist and Fled Is Acquitted of Felonies

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Permalink Reply by Reboot Oxnard on March 14, 2014 at 6:43am

Mitigating circumstances combined with a little 'professional courtesy' from the judge?

According to the article, the cop stopped and tried to help but the boyfriend wouldn't let him. The cop called 911 three times to report the accident and didn't leave until he knew EMS was on the way. The cyclist had been drinking and blew a stop sign and rode into traffic.

Consider: you're upset for a number of reasons but posted here because of a rather tenuous emotional attachment to the victim - a cyclist - and you want the driver whacked. I mean, this is the chainlink, right? The judge, too, has an emotional attachment to the case - he works with cops all day long - and doesn't want to whack the cop. He's supposed to be better than that but aren't we all?

Judge Linn is an Associate Judge, which means he's a second rate journeyman. It also means that we don't get to vote to retaining him. That sucks.

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Permalink Reply by Reboot Oxnard on March 14, 2014 at 8:27am

Easy, tiger. What I said was "according to the article" in order to point out that there were mitigating circumstances. You apparently have information about this accident that wasn't contained in the newspaper report. There were mitigating circumstances and your anger is misplaced.

John Durham said:

The cyclist did not "blow a stop sign and ride into traffic". At that intersection, heading east on Wabansia crossing California, there is a stop sign at California where the cyclist would turn right and then immediately left onto Wabansia again. When the cyclist is turning left onto Wabansia from California there is no stop sign. The left turning traffic has the right of way and the driver heading north "blew the stop sign" and struck the cyclist.

Don't spread lies.

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Permalink Reply by Doug Haynes on March 14, 2014 at 10:26am

No, tiger, the article states that the cop, who may have been drunk, filed a report claiming the cyclist disregarded the stop sign and rode into traffic.  Which sounds a lot to me like lying to cover his ass.

The article also only says that the boyfriend told him to stay away from the victim and wait; which he did not do.

The fact that the cyclist was drinking before, and that they were not wearing a helmet, are not really relevant to the situation at hand; having a drink after their shift does not mean they were impaired.

Reboot Oxnard said:

Easy, tiger. What I said was "according to the article" in order to point out that there were mitigating circumstances. You apparently have information about this accident that wasn't contained in the newspaper report. There were mitigating circumstances and your anger is misplaced.

John Durham said:

The cyclist did not "blow a stop sign and ride into traffic". At that intersection, heading east on Wabansia crossing California, there is a stop sign at California where the cyclist would turn right and then immediately left onto Wabansia again. When the cyclist is turning left onto Wabansia from California there is no stop sign. The left turning traffic has the right of way and the driver heading north "blew the stop sign" and struck the cyclist.

Don't spread lies.

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