Speeding Driver Goes 100, Pulls Over Deputy but Deputy Disciplined

[dh91040]

A YouTube video made by a man who chased down a speeding Accomack County, Virginia, deputy sheriff earlier this month has been viewed over 11,000 times, and the deputy has been disciplined.

A profanity-laced, eight-minute video, made by a 20-year-old male identified as Chura46 and posted on YouTube on May 5, apparently was filmed from the interior of his Honda Civic and shows the car’s speedometer reaching 100 miles per hour briefly as he follows the deputy’s car down U. S. Route 13 through Melfa and Keller.

The man filming the deputy does not identify himself by name. Throughout the video he criticizes the deputy for speeding while committing his own moving violations — including speeding and changing lanes in an intersection.

Accomack County Sheriff Larry Giddens Tuesday said the incident happened May 1 and has been addressed internally.

The deputy, Jason Campbell, was disciplined for violating department policy by speeding, Giddens said. Campbell was not answering a call at the time and did not have his lights flashing as is required when an officer is exceeding the speed limit in the line of duty.

Full story here. (http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20090519/NEWS01/90519036)

[JLee]

Nice double standard there, eh?

[ISPY4U2]

Stupid twerp drove 100 mph, while filming with one hand, to chase down a marked police car that could have been responding to a silent (no lights/siren) call. Sounds like an excuse to tape yourself going 100 mph in your ricer-mobile to me.

[Prov1x]

The cop could have done a better job handling it. I don't think I would have had any troubles putting him in the back of the car since he wasn't responding to commands. But yea the guy that taped it seemed have some issues since he was cussing throughout the entire video for no reason.

[Spoken]

What a loser, the guy who followed the cop that is.

[E3CSHARP]

Lol, why is the officer running? Must be embarassing.

He should have just stopped and arrest this clown immediately.

[jws8308]

Wow, complete opposite how I would of handled that, video even has me ticked off and I wasn't there.

The deputy showed good restraint, albeit way too much of it.

[Spoken]

What a d-bag. Like I have said before, this job has turned my heart into stone. I don't think for one second I would have lost any sleep if that idiot crashed going at 100+ mph and became a quadrapelegic (sp?) and had to live with that for the rest of his life.

[lpstopper]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Quf0ihNEdmI

[jws8308]

LOL, I see there is an internet tough guy over at youtube by the name of "murf43143" and he had this to say (I think o.com received an honorable mention :D):

"This video is posted on a main cop site forum, and all these ****ing PIGS are backing up the cop who was doing the illegal driving first because they have no spine and are prickless wankers.

Dont worry, all these guys saying bad **** are all coming from ONE site, a ****ing cop site. Stupid ******."

[Raiden]

The idiot recording the video should have been cited for speeding, and reckless driving, and the LEO should be reprimanded and cited for the same thing. I have seen many LEOs here do the same, annoying if you ask me.

Had the camera guy crashed, who knows, he would have sued the PD for some concocted reason.

[The End]

My opinion is that both the Deputy and the civilian should be issued citations. The Deputy was in the wrong for speeding and the civilian was wrong for giving chase and committing the same violations that he was upset the other guy committed.

Instead, he should have written down the plate and reported it. I know that many departments take unauthorized speeding seriously.

I swear, some people have no common sense...

[StudChris]

It's called pacing people. Well, if he had issued him a citation for speeding and honking his horn for no reason it would have been anyway.

[SgtCHP]

Okay, I am going to play the devil's advocate on this one!

Everyone seems to be damning the citizen who filmed the deputy, and rightfully so; but, how about the issues of the deputy?

Apparently the Accomack County Sheriff frowns on such demeanor by his/her deputies when they are not responding to a legitimate call and is holding the that the deputy's conduct should be at a higher level of expectation than that of the citizen.

Wearing a badge and driving a marked enforcement unit DOES NOT present an automatic exemption from the law; except as may be outlined in the state codes or within court decisions.

The deputy was wrong and the citizen was wrong.

There would have been no issues if the deputy had driven in a responsible manner!

[ISPY4U2]

I just watched the rest of the video. Only watched part of it last night -- had to turn it off because that kid's BS was making me sick. "He's afraid of me. I'm coming for you, cop!" Whatever.

I'll trust the Sheriff's department on whether or not the Deputy was doing something wrong, and it seems like they think he was. Looks like a young guy.

But I still don't understand how the civilian punk didn't get a citation for that. I can't IMAGINE following a cop like that, much less doing over 100 mph to do it, honking my horn like a madman, and then getting out and harassing him.

Something tells me that maybe there's some history there? Otherwise, why would the videographer (to avoid a more derogatory term) have any reason to believe the deputy wasn't doing his job when he passed him?

A couple of these puzzle pieces don't fit right.

[Nobody]

quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

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[CityCopDC]

"I have god on my side." LMAO!!!!

Two things you should never ever ever do as a cop.

1. Threaten to arrest someone and you dont have the legal authority to do so.

2. Threaten to arrest someone and you dont follow through with it. :eek:

[btfp]

I would make this guy file a formal complaint against the cop. Date time location and then cite this 20 year old punk for driving 100+.
Ten take the complaint he just made and use it for a coaster.
This db should have been arrested.
maybe as someone else said the cop was going somewhere and this jerk follows him and gets himself shot.

[CH47Doc]

I just watched the rest of the video. Only watched part of it last night -- had to turn it off because that kid's BS was making me sick. "He's afraid of me. I'm coming for you, cop!" Whatever.

I'll trust the Sheriff's department on whether or not the Deputy was doing something wrong, and it seems like they think he was. Looks like a young guy.

But I still don't understand how the civilian punk didn't get a citation for that. I can't IMAGINE following a cop like that, much less doing over 100 mph to do it, honking my horn like a madman, and then getting out and harassing him.

Something tells me that maybe there's some history there? Otherwise, why would the videographer (to avoid a more derogatory term) have any reason to believe the deputy wasn't doing his job when he passed him?

A couple of these puzzle pieces don't fit right.

What he said...

[Raiden]

I just watched the rest of the video. Only watched part of it last night -- had to turn it off because that kid's BS was making me sick. "He's afraid of me. I'm coming for you, cop!" Whatever.

I'll trust the Sheriff's department on whether or not the Deputy was doing something wrong, and it seems like they think he was. Looks like a young guy.

But I still don't understand how the civilian punk didn't get a citation for that. I can't IMAGINE following a cop like that, much less doing over 100 mph to do it, honking my horn like a madman, and then getting out and harassing him.

Something tells me that maybe there's some history there? Otherwise, why would the videographer (to avoid a more derogatory term) have any reason to believe the deputy wasn't doing his job when he passed him?

A couple of these puzzle pieces don't fit right.

+1

You make a good point, there may be some history that is not being told.

[C0d3 thr33]

I've watched some profanity-filled videos on YouTube, but this probably takes the cake for excessive swearing.

I didn't see the deputy pass the 'videographer' (:D) because there was nothing to see for the first part of the video.

How do we know the guy was pacing the deputy and not simply slowing down to speed up?

Either way, the videographer showed a strong lack of character with his attitude, disrespectful demeanor and blatant disobedience of a polite request by a LEO.

[Prov1x]

http://www.wavy.com/dpp/search/Local_Accomack_County_Deputy_Youtube_Video_Chase_W avy_20090526

This was on the front of the CNN website now...I like how they forgot to quote all the cussing the moron did. I like the comments on the article too about how all cops do this blah blah etc..

[SupraRy]

Question for the LEO's, if a car is following you honking, wouldn't you stop or at least call for backup to see what this lunatic is doing? I would think its an officer safety issue.

[98 SNAKE EATER]

Civic driver should've been arrested on the spot (no doubt about that), but the ocifer in question needs to grow a set if he really wants to continue with his career :rolleyes:

Kidnapping???

LOL

Break out your f'ng club and jack that $h!t'talkin fool!!

[wirefire2]

Okay, I am going to play the devil's advocate on this one!

Everyone seems to be damning the citizen who filmed the deputy, and rightfully so; but, how about the issues of the deputy?

Apparently the Accomack County Sheriff frowns on such demeanor by his/her deputies when they are not responding to a legitimate call and is holding the that the deputy's conduct should be at a higher level of expectation than that of the citizen.

Wearing a badge and driving a marked enforcement unit DOES NOT present an automatic exemption from the law; except as may be outlined in the state codes or within court decisions.

The deputy was wrong and the citizen was wrong.

There would have been no issues if the deputy had driven in a responsible manner!

Agreed. I make it a point to not exceed the speed limit when patrolling. Especially since speed stops are our bread and butter for contacts. Its also a huge integrity violation and hypocritical.

My car has cruise control and I make good use of it. If I'm not needed somewhere for LE or emergency purposes I'm going to take my time and enjoy the drive in the country.

[Deputy2B4Life]

As a new Officer, I understand where the Deputy went wrong. Would it have been a good idea to go about handling it like this? I would have got ****ed and said " Ok, I was speeding, and you were too.. Put the camera down and let me see your information.." First off; your lucky you didnt have a weapon pointed at you when you apporach me speeding from behind, blowing your horn, and then abruptly exiting your vehicle like you did.. Thats a good way to get shot.. Seconly; if you have a problem with something Im doing wrong, go to the station and report it..

Would something like this be a better approach?

[Badgerland]

Why are few people upset that the deputy was driving close to 100 MPH for no justifiable reason? Those of us who work traffic preach how dangerous speeding is, and the deputy pulls this? Ridiculous.

[towncop]

Civic driver should've been arrested on the spot (no doubt about that), but the ocifer in question needs to grow a set if he really wants to continue with his career :rolleyes:

Kidnapping???

LOL

Break out your f'ng club and jack that $h!t'talkin fool!!

Please, explain to us why the Civic driver should have been arrested on the spot? It's obvious the deputy didn't even have a clue he was being followed. Yeah, the kid shouldn't have been driving the way he was, and OBVIOUSLY he shouldn't have been either since he was disciplined for it. ;)

[Sense0Purpose1]

This is what chura46 looks like. The voice is the same as in the video where he gets the cop to pull over. He look like he's been smoking to much mary janes.

p.s. you should see the comments some of the guys and gals say about him. lol!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81IfRSR7jyc&feature=channel_page

[RoadKingTrooper]

As a new Officer, I understand where the Deputy went wrong. Would it have been a good idea to go about handling it like this? I would have got ****ed and said " Ok, I was speeding, and you were too.. Put the camera down and let me see your information.." First off; your lucky you didnt have a weapon pointed at you when you apporach me speeding from behind, blowing your horn, and then abruptly exiting your vehicle like you did.. Thats a good way to get shot.. Seconly; if you have a problem with something Im doing wrong, go to the station and report it..

Would something like this be a better approach?

Roadside bargaining? No.
Asking for DL and reg = escalating an already bad situation

Direct him and his complaint to the Sgt. No arguing or excuses. If he follows or persists, have another unit deal with him

[JPSO Recruit]

That's a good way to get a gun drawn on you down here. Someone following me, honking their horn, and exiting the vehicle yelling are big red flags. After disobeying my order to get out of the way of my vehicle, he would have gone to jail.

[Bully]

You mean to tell me that nobody sees the new tactic taught in Virginia. It's called trolling for speeders. The violator even creates his own evidence:D

[125M1]

If the Deputy was not going to a call or not had a valid reason then he should be reprimanded for driving like that. But the camera man should also be charged. They both also went through a stop sign at high speeds at around 3:05.

But if the deputy passed him at 90 MPH and the guy was up to 90 MPH - 100 MPH, it would have taken a lot longer than that to close the gap between the two and catch up to the deputy.

[PeteBroccolo]

The officer SHOULD have been driving slower IF he had no emergent situation to attend to, and SHOULD have been more professsional in his dealings with the videographer / civilian crime-fighter. The v / c c-f did NOT have legal authority to drive at the speed that he was, but the officer was best served to NOT conduct an investigation into his actions, given the officer's involvement.

Faced with the above information, the officer's superior dealt with the matter internally, probably by way of verbal or written guidance. The v / c c-f got his time in the limelight. The sun rose and set. People were born, died and did whatever else happens in between. Wooooo and hoooooo!

[CH47Doc]

so if im pacing someone from behind and i dont immediatley signal the stop but instead let them go even faster (to a point), am i wrong? what would be the difference if im ahead of the speeder and get him on a rear facing radar and i choose to speed up to see how fast he will go?

Im not saying this happened in this case but some posters here lead me to believe that they believe this would be wrong on my part.

[Bully]

So what is the speed limit on that road? With all the arguments that people give you on speeding tickets regarding whether or not you were using a radar, why did this fool think that he can visually estimate speed. As he was chasing the deputy, his speedometer read approx. 100 at the most. All of us that have chased speeders know that the catch up speed is much faster than the speed the violator travels, or else you'll never catch him. Then there's the question of the accuracy of the fool's speedometer. When was it last calibrated? My guess is never. Can the stop sign running on the part of the deputy be a possible tactic to see if the guy just happened to be on the same stretch of road and speeding instead of trying to attack the deputy? Did the deputy wait to pull over because he called for and was waiting for back up before confronting a possible nut case, then when he found out back up was nowhere close he just handled it himself?

Things that make you go hhhhmmmmm.

Either way, that deputy should've sacked up.

[ccthompsfs]

This guy is a retard completely, wants to hoot and holler about doing 100 mph to catch up. I just watched this tape and the fastest I ever saw him going was 95mph. He's an idiot and probably a tweeker.

[Sgt York]

That's why I like British laws, they will pull you over if you run behind them like this dingbat did. UK constables can chime in but from my understanding of British law, and I'll admit it's not a lot, but from what I remember those guys can pull you over anytime anywhere with out any probable cause.

There is authority and it must be used with professional discretion otherwise it can become dogma and the image of police forces may become tarnished and open season for legislators to play politics with. But with that said, they have legislation on there side, and civilians must obey the law - bottomline.

This guy should have been taken into custody for breaking the law by exceedin the speed limits and changing lanes through an intersection, at minimum. IMO, cops can go 80 all day long, I just hate when they go 55 in a 55 and dare the first guy to pass 'em. That sucks way worse. I like the guys who blow passed me. ;)

[RSGSRT]

I'm willing to bet that the young deputy wasn't expecting the moron to have a camera, possibly ther reason he pulled in the way he did so his dash cam would be out of the confrontation as well. Maybe he would of done something had it not been for the camera.

[Bully]

I'm willing to bet that the young deputy wasn't expecting the moron to have a camera, possibly ther reason he pulled in the way he did so his dash cam would be out of the confrontation as well. Maybe he would of done something had it not been for the camera.

What camera?!?!?!?!?!?:D