THIS SHIT AIN'T RIGHT! [with comments]

Driver nearly hits officer directing triathlon traffic

[well, fuck me. NEARLY hits?--the rev.]

TOM ALEX

REGISTER STAFF WRITER

June 18, 2007

A Des Moines police officer reports

he had to jump out of the way

[ask collier and sergey if THEY had such a chance!--the rev]

to avoid being hit by a motorist during Sunday's Hy-Vee Triathlon.

[by the way, any charges filed related to the pedestrian

who entered the course and caused a cyclist to crash?--the rev.]

Officer Xavier Barron suffered a bruised right hand.

[what? no broken back?--the rev.]

Jennifer Adkins, 36, of Des Moines,

was arrested on a charge of assault with a motor vehicle.

[where the hell did they find THIS law?

a CAR? well, i'll be damned.--the rev.]

Barron said in a report that Adkins approached the intersection

of Sixth Avenue and Mulberry Street on Sunday afternoon

and was ordered to stop.

Barron told her Mulberry was closed for the triathlon

and she would have to take a different route.

She claimed another officer told her she could drive on Mulberry.

[gee. imagine THAT happening at the triathlon,

right jane, and a 100 other runners?--the rev.]

Barron said he told her twice that it was closed.

"She then accelerated her motor vehicle

attempting to drive around the squad car," the officer said in his report.

"I had to jump out of the way to avoid being struck by the car.

My right hand struck the windshield in the process."

[did the windshield break? did your watch get stuck in the grill?--the rev.]

Two customers of US Bank came to the officer's aid

and provided witness statements.

[and you took their statements?--the rev.]

Other officers stopped Adkins in the 600 block of SW MLK Jr., Parkway

and took her into custody.

[you can DO that for assault with a motor vehicle?

again, i'll be damned.--the rev.]

. . . . .

QUESTIONS:

1--no "charges are pending?"

2--no "officers will be talking to the county attorney?"

3--no "investigation continues?"

4--no "condition of the injured has not been released?"

5--a BRUISED HAND???

and tell me again why it's WRONG that i get pissed off

when this shit happens????

now, don't get me wrong:

i have NO issues with cops telling drivers to take another route,

and i am not condoning disobeying a lawful order.

i am not unsympathetic with the police

and the dangers they encounter on a daily basis.

my son-in-law is a cop, and i am QUITE cognizant of these dangers.

but this charging inconsistency is

blatant, outrageous BULLSHIT!

and the timing is just plained fucked up.

what bothers ME is

the spinelessness of prosecutors

when they are faced with charging MOTORISTS

who hit and/or kill bicyclists.

. . . . .

am i wrong?

am i alone?

can i get an amen?