The officer concluded that Sacco “was experiencing an episode of road rage which caused her to actually and intentionally increase the speed of her vehicle and strike (the victim) against her will.”
Police arrested Sacco on charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving injuries and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Why not attempted murder?
Because it would be the easiest way to lose the case. Attempted murder in the legal sense and common sense are two wildly different things
This always confuses me because if you’re being arrested and you so much as sneeze on the officer you’re gonna get charged with attempted murder of a peace officer.
I would love to live in a society where police are genuinely and unironically referred to as peace officers. It would be a step in the right direction—the destination of course being a society where they need not exist, at least in their current form.
Unpopular ^(or popular but unspoken) opinion: Despite what the ACAB crowd would proclaim, I believe there are plenty of officers out there who may deserve such a title already, for trying their best in spite of being painfully aware of the system’s shortcomings and the public’s perception thereof.
Because to get a warrant for an arrest the police have to pretty conclusively show something is true*. The prosecutor can always add charges before trial. This gives them time and an excuse to collect evidence without allowing the suspect to flee.
*Unless that person is black.
I DON’T WANNA HAVE TO DO THE THING THAT NO ONE IS MAKING ME DO!
IMO hit and run should always maximise the penalty of the other charges, or at least the charge the striker ran from. They intended to and effectively tried to avoid responsibility, which implies they would do it again if they thought they could get away with, and may have done before.
I was once in an accident, was transported by ambulance to the hospital, treated and brought home, then received a call from the hospital saying the cops were looking for me and if I didn’t “turn myself in” they would charge me with hit-and-run.
So, while I might agree with the spirit of what you’re saying, it is absolutely not something we should grant law enforcement extra power to fuck over people’s lives with.
The entirety of Olivia Street is 1.2 miles (1.9km) long, it passes the Hemmingway house.
The majority of that road is one direction and looks like this
It’s an island… Not exactly a high speed area anywhere.
Yep. And a ton of the roads have cars parked basically every possible free spot.
Better a tourist than a terrorist like her.
I missed a comma and read “fleeing cops say” and thought “yeah, that tracks”
