Comments on: Escambia County Deputy Apparently Rear-Ends Semi

By: Really

Really — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:22:14 +0000

@lawman, even though it was, as you say, an accident, that still doesn’t relieve him of a ticket if it were his fault. Cops write tickets everyday for ACCIDENTS…

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:55:51 +0000

Next time you driving around town / county observe the LEO 95% will be on the cell phone I can’t understand how they can do this and be able to observe their beat and be alert to potential crime

By: matt a.

matt a. — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:51:31 +0000

@ abe, there are idiots in all walks of life and in every profession. It is wrong of you to judge all based on the actions of a few and makes an already stressful job even more so. Shame on you

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:40:18 +0000

John,

The ones who gripe will gripe.
The ones who say nothing have not been rude or disrespectful.
The ones who know a car can stop quicker than a semi can reasonably assume if a car rear ends a semi, that car was too close for safety and even then the driver was not paying attention at the critical moment.

David for understanding

By: Abe

Abe — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:09:07 +0000

A turn signal, weather required by law or not, is to let anyone that is near you, weather you know they are near you or not, know of your intentions. When failure to use a turn signal “interferes with traffic” it is too late.

I have the utmost respect for State Troopers as a unit. I see their professionalism almost daily. I know if I get a ticket from them that they don’t turn right around and do the same thing they just got me for.

The point being, as LEO’s you are being held, rightfully, to a higher standard of conduct. When the public sees the same vehicle at the same time of day, every day, speeding to work, it reinforces the stereotype that LEO’s think that the law does not apply to them.
When wrecks happen involving LEO’s, like has been the norm lately, we tend to remember all the times we saw the carelessness.
Instead of blaming the public for their perceptions of lack of professionalism, maybe LEO’s should do things, or stop doing things, to change perceptions.

By: lawman

lawman — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:03:35 +0000

@ ABE and IMN

Once again, it is not intented that the public need to know the procedures of law enforcement. The level of respect for officers in north escambia is very poor, IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!!!!!! Stuff happens Dep ANderson is a friend and glad he is ok. P.S failing to use a turn signal is not againist the law, only when it adversely effects traffic, knowledge is power, assuming shows ones ignorance.

By: John

John — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:51:25 +0000

What you talkin’ bout Willis?

This current group of residents that post on North Escambia has to be the most disrespectful group of people to the LEO community. These deputies are driving 3 times the daily mileage as we do.

The rules apply to all…Willis…

ALL…

By: Insurance Agent

Insurance Agent — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:32:34 +0000

People need to call their agent and get the correct understanding of PIP-no fault and BI-SR22 in the state of FLorida. Everybody is about half right.

By: lisa

lisa — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:42:48 +0000

Watched the whole thing happen. Hope the officer was ok. He was going to fast and to close. Knew it was going to happen. Light turned yellow truck driver stopped and the officer was to close. The truck driver stopped at a normal pace.

By: Just saying

Just saying — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:32:46 +0000

Last I heard the average for Law Enforcement Patrol is one wreck every 36,000 miles due to the amount (all day) and type (high risk) of driving. That being said, ECSO is far better as a whole than that. Also everybody makes mistakes and if at fault he WILL get a ticket by FHP. So not only will he have the same punishment as regular citizens (increased insurance, fines) he’ll get added punishment as work (wrote up, suspended, ect..).

Just saying