Well there you have it. The video and audio recording doesn't match his recollection of events, therefore the video and audio are wrong. Video and audio paint the picture in murder trials, but aren't right when it comes to your alleged encounter with the police? I find that.. interesting. Part of the reason we have cameras is this very thing.
Just to clarify: our cameras activate every time we use our emergency equipment, and the video file, image overlay, and metadata all reflect this. We can't alter it. No one can alter it. We can't stop it from happening. So when you're being told the video is running because his lights were on and it shows it, that's because it happened. If they heard audio of them speaking in a calm and professional manners, it's because that's what's happening. The video is disclosable and no one will stake their career on lying about what they saw or heard on a video file that can potentially be viewed by anyone.
Second: You weren't the victim of a hit and run. By your own admission you reached out to the light bar to 'stop' from being struck or pushed from the crosswalk, and you made contact with the vehicle, not the other way around. That isn't an offence.
You seem pretty ticked that the video doesn't show you being struck, and doesn't match your recollection of events. Sadly, the video and audio record don't lie. It's substantial proof of what happened, start to finish. You say you are there, but so were they and so was the impartial witness that captured their voices, their demeanour, and the video of what you and they were doing. Unfortunately for you it appears the evidence refutes your claim and therefore the complaint is dismissed because there was no finding of wrongdoing. You are being told to let it go because it's likely not worth your time and effort to pursue this and have it ultimately end up being dismissed again.
If you think this is some coverup scheme, let me assure you our PSS will charge members for any reason, and especially if there was a hit and run involved (or of it was deliberate, that's assault with a weapon), as that would be incredibly serious. They err on the side of caution even if the evidence is light because if it favours one side and supports an allegation, they must lawfully proceed with the complaint.
Based on your account of things, you already had it in your head that something was going to happen to you. You think the CPS beat people down, stop and search them, or otherwise cause confrontation over parking lot encounters. You already have a preconceived notion of how that encounter could go and how you won't give them a reason to hassle you, yet somehow you managed to get exactly that! What I'm seeing is you screwed around in an intersection, which btw, is an offence and not just someone getting mad. You have to clear it in a reasonable manner, otherwise you're blocking the road. You didn't, and were told to get moving.
Last edited by phil98z24; 04-11-2017 at 05:25 PM.
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