Just curious; how often do cops ram shit in Europe, Canada and Australia?

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    1 year ago

    It wasn’t attempted, it was vehicular assault and reckless driving. Not sure about the definition in AZ though. It was also excessive force when he used the vehicle to ram the trailer and when they intentionally pressed her against the hot tarmac to cause pain or injury.

    They will claim qualified immunity, however, in my opinion, a claim of qualified immunity is an affirmative defense in a civil case. Meaning that the individual officer is admitting that they did something, but cannot be held personally liable for it.

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      This is in NV, but what I don’t know is what jurisdiction applies. Involved might be federal, state, or county agents. The Ranger truck might suggest that it was federal, but the highway would have been state managed.

      Edit: Read elsewhere that it was a Tribal Ranger truck, so yet another jurisdiction. Excessive response and the conduct is under review.

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        That’s tricky, I don’t know anything about tribal law, but I assume NV state law would apply as to how vehicular assault is defined.