Police Encounters with Suspects and Evidence Officer Smith had reasonable suspicion at the time of the stop, because she believed the taillight was broken. However some research has posed the question as to whether state to state there is an allowable stop if the bulb is not broken. Reasonable suspicion was all she needed once she realized the vehicle was possibly matching the description of a B.O.L.O (Be on the lookout) involving the death of a fellow Police Officer. “347.13 Annotation; A tail lamp with one of three light bulbs unlit does not violate sub. (1) When it otherwise meets the statutory definition of a tail lamp.
After reviewing the facts and lining evidence up, a different approach could have been made to prevent this issue. When Officer Smith was on routine evening patrol duty, she assumed that a vehicle driving in front of her had a broken taillight covered in tape. This did not give Officer Smith reasonable suspicion to stop the driver. According to Stuckey, reasonable suspicion is a term used to define if an individual was or is a part of a crime. However, the vehicle appeared to have committed a traffic violation based off of Smith’s perception.
“Right over there,” I said, still being polite. “- there, and over there.” I pointed with the pistol, which I slipped under my thigh. Within one minute the cans and the men were back in the car and headed down the road. Hasselstrom was in no state to use the weapon, but after being polite failed to work; she had to use another tactic to get these attackers away from her. Therefore keeping herself safe and out of harm’s way.
Emily Burleson 1/15/2013 Mr. Zimmer CJ227 Police Encounters with Suspects and Evidence Did Officer Smith have a reasonable suspicion to make the initial traffic stop? One of the more dangerous jobs an officer has is traffic stops. “The officer never knows what will happen during that stop and must stay alert so nothing can happen to the officer (Anti Essays)”. Officer Smith had reasonable suspicion to pull the car over for a broken taillight, which is a traffic violation, and can receive a “fix-it” ticket or a “correctable violations” ticket. Plus the car she pulled over matched the description of a vehicle that killed a fellow officer.
Did exigent circumstances exist for Officer Smith to give chase to this vehicle? When the driver fled the officer, they would be arrested for fleeing or evading and the car would be impounded. This allows search of the vehicle, now the marijuana can be used as evidence in court. The gun was legally obtained, because it
In the case of an individual act, assessing responsibility is relatively straightforward. To be held responsible, the agent must have knowledge of the act and its consequences and must have the freedom to choose or not choose the act. The driver who has a heart attack and loses control of his car is not in a position to choose whether or not to hit the parked car. The driver who comes around a corner driving at a safe speed in what he has every reason to believe is a clear travel lane and unexpectedly plows into a car that has been left in the road did not know and could not be expected to know that his actions would lead to a crash. In neither case would the driver be ethically responsible for the crash.
When they took Norma away in a police car, the managers were setting an example to the employees about the consequences of protesting against the company and disrupting production. Taking the prospective of the managerailist approach, we as a group came up with certain strategies that we would use as a manager when dealing with
According to our text and provided videos, the officer administered the test correctly. The driver in this case was obviously driving under the influence of alcohol and should never have been in the driver’s seat. There were multiple signs of driving under the influence. Her inability to drive safely, not pulling over for a police officer, not putting her car in park before trying to get her insurance card, and the inability to complete the field sobriety test. According to the Oregon State Bar, “…the term under the
It all could have been avoided if the driver would have been more responsible while driving, and didn’t allow himself to be distracted. The young boy was sending a text message to his girlfriend when he swerved over while taking his eyes off the road. He allowed himself to get distracted and it cost him his life. His family and his girlfriend would have definitely wanted him to wait to reply to the text. They would rather him be alive right now instead of going to his funeral tomorrow.
I also believe that there should be a ban on hands-free headsets while driving. People who use their cell phones while driving have an increased risk of getting into a wreck or getting a ticket. One day I was driving on the interstate while talking on my cell phone and I didn’t notice that it had become a construction area and I was pulled over for speeding. I truly believe that if I was not on the phone I would have noticed that I had came to a construction zone and would have not received that ticket. I, like many people, get so involved in the conversations on the phone that we pay less attention to the road without noticing.