LAPD allegedly lets a YouTuber go without a charge or a ticket after hitting someone with her car while livestreaming smoking cannabis while driving
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saying "yep, sounds about right" is an indictment our meta-understanding of societal norms
i for one say, throw the book at her
i for one say, throw the book at her
I am a big weed smoker myself and admit that I sometimes smoked a doobie at rest stops on long road trips, there is just sth magical about driving on the autobahn, listening to music. Makes a 6h drive feels like 2hrs tops.
But I never smoked in Berlin city traffic and never got into a car with people who did it.
Not only is it a waste of a good high, it is also fucking dangerous.
Absolutely disgusting that this lady isn't in jail.
If you really must be high in the car, at least pull over and smoke on the side of the road. Takes 5mins.
Outside of the obvious blonde white girl alibi, I wonder if cops in these "celeb" heavy areas see their viewer count and are like "ugh she can probably afford to sue us, these fucking stars always do, and I'm just not in the mood - as long as she hasn't hurt anyone we'll just let her go".
Whelp. Hope the victim sues everyone involve, from the perpetrator to the LAPD police department. This shit is absurd to the fullest extent, and she deserves to be in jail like anyone else would and should have been.
It's the part that she committed a crime like hit n' run under the influence—and while she was on her cellphone—and was let go. People of color can do those things, but when caught by the police, they are far, FAR more unlikely tonot get shot get let go with any consequences. At least in the United States anyway.
So by reading the title description, people had a (rightful) hunch that the perpetrator was white.
It's the part that she committed a crime like hit n' run under the influence—and while she was on her cellphone—and was let go. People of color can do those things, but when caught by the police, they are far, FAR more unlikely to
So by reading the title description, people had a (rightful) hunch that the perpetrator was white.
Well, she evidently did not get arrested, but her claiming that she didn't get a ticket or anything is just something she's claiming. She's also claiming she didn't see the pedestrian because the sun blinded her, while the video is showing her eyes in shadow for the period leading up to the incident.
She obviously should have been arrested, placed in jail, had her car impounded, license suspended etc. As well as her Youtube account. And the cop/department who committed malpractice need to face consequences for endangering the public by letting her go. Hopefully all that is to come.
She obviously should have been arrested, placed in jail, had her car impounded, license suspended etc. As well as her Youtube account. And the cop/department who committed malpractice need to face consequences for endangering the public by letting her go. Hopefully all that is to come.
It seems like you got it with your first sentence so I don't know why you even had to ask
Thats funny I already knew what she looked like before even clicking on the thread. Just a lucky guess I guess.
This is only partially related because this person seems dumb as hell to have any reasonable opinions, but something that drove me crazy pre-legalization movement, is how many people who supported legalization completely swept marijuana-related OUI under the rug, or would say things like "Driving while high isn't dangerous, it makes me a better driver." It was so frustrating how common and normal this was in liberal/left-leaning communities.
It is just *so so so* common to see people smoking and driving. Smoking and driving has always been a part of weed culture, it's a tough problem to reverse now.
It's illegal everywhere, but it's harder to test for on the field than alcohol. Alcohol has cheap, easy to use, easy to understand tests... breathalyzer is pretty effective, rarely false positive, and then you've got your standard OUI/DUI tests which are hit or miss (alphabet backwards, walking a straight line, hand to your nose, stuff like you've seen in the movies). But THC tests are more expensive, less reliable, many aren't immediate, and you kinda need to do a blood test to really confirm it, which nobody can do in the field.
I aint watching this but what the actual fuck
It is just *so so so* common to see people smoking and driving. Smoking and driving has always been a part of weed culture, it's a tough problem to reverse now.
It's illegal everywhere, but it's harder to test for on the field than alcohol. Alcohol has cheap, easy to use, easy to understand tests... breathalyzer is pretty effective, rarely false positive, and then you've got your standard OUI/DUI tests which are hit or miss (alphabet backwards, walking a straight line, hand to your nose, stuff like you've seen in the movies). But THC tests are more expensive, less reliable, many aren't immediate, and you kinda need to do a blood test to really confirm it, which nobody can do in the field.
I aint watching this but what the actual fuck
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I hope this is admissible in court regarding general gross irresponsibility.
I just saw that. I missed that part when I read the story the first time.
Please think about all that content, engagement and money these Tubers generate, we can't just banish them because they hit somebody with a car without giving a shit while livestreaming, this is not how capitalism works!
And probably free speech etc.
It's more likely that the charges will be pending based on the severity of the persons injuries. Those things aren't usually known at the scene and make the difference between a felony and a misdemeanor. The case will go through a grand jury process and she will probably be indicted for more serious crimes. Arresting her on the spot would trigger timelines for court processes that would hinder the investigation.
What a weird take, lol. No one is saying POC's do not break the 'laws' or behave badly, it's just that the state reacts in completely differently depending on the color of your skin when you're doing said behavior.
Reason why I put laws in quotes is then it becomes one class overpoliced, the other under; I remember parking my bike outside of a bank, hopping on it and riding ten feet to get to the curb and I got 'pulled' over on the street and given a ticket for riding on a sidewalk, something I see egregiously happen for blocks every day. She just wanted to run my ID, effectively 'stop and frisk'
Anyone with a lick of common sense or general social awareness had that exact same thought
