Chesterfield County police officer injured

I have absolutely no anti police bias. I’d love to be able to ID nyself here. Please re-read the article and what I wrote. My comments are supportive of good police work and what is best to foster good community relations. Bias, by the way, refers to a blinding from the facts of a situation. You say you have no problem staying on topic. Just what do you think my topic was? Whether or not the officer was following the law contributes greatly to the mistrust other officers must overcome on a daily basis. This same mistrust is fostered (read that before or not?) by the Chesterfield police DECLINING (“Police declined to release the officer’s name or details of the accident”) to provide additional information. It was not the lack of information from a reporter. Check any of the other news outlets if you like. One last time. The issue I attempted to address was behaviors that harm police efforts that depend on trust in the community. Note that nowhere do I say that mistrust is mine. Whether or not the officer was following the law is public information. No different than with the RMA bus driver. Police normally write a citation at an accident if a violation was the cause. Was this done? There is only one legitimate reason to not give details. I simply ask if that is the case here. Unless it discloses a law enforcement “secret”. To decline to give details is not being transparent. This harms police efforts. Most individuals and modern police forces understand this.

Ron C
Why such an abrasive response? I don’t think I suggested a conspiracy. And I believe I covered other uses of lights and sirens when I said most are legit. Is it your habit to try to pick a fight or address the issue? “Was the officer legitimately using his lights and siren or was he simply advancing through traffic for his own benefit.“ The question is asked and appearances of conspiracy are fostered by the deliberate lack of information. Transparancy is not always possible and that is all that need be said if that is the case. If it is not nedessary to for law enforcement purposes to conceal information then why do it? The rider is a public employee that has damaged public property. I don’t pick on the police but support them at every opportunity. That is why knee jerk reactions such as yours need to be anticipated and that is best handled with transparency. Go pick a debate with a little less arrogance and a little more reasoning. Trying to stay on topic would be nice too.

Chesterfield police now say a chase was not involved. Witnesses say the officer was using lights and siren. Was the officer using lights and siren for a law enforcement reason or not. If not, the officer should be prosecuted for reckless driving. Too often we witness lights and siren being used for no apparent reason. The majority of these cases are legit but when they are not, as in the case of speeding, the police must be held to the standard they are paid to enforce.