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casingpoint wrote:

Do we know that she didn't (use her car as a weapon)?

And if we don't know she didn't, then if follows she did?

That lil' ole California gal certainly warn't no nun:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nort ... silva.html

I would appreciate it if you would in future refrain from taking me out of context and from misquoting me, both of which you have done here.

I repeat, at this point I am defending neither cop nor woman. The only "for sure" victim so far is the child. I was offering up potential scenarios, not excuses, and at this point I neither accuse nor condone either adult involved in this situation.

I suggest we all let this topic sit on the back burner for a while, and let the investigators do their jobs without idle gossip or speculation.

Thane.

I'm gonna reserve judgment here. We don't know what precipitated this incident. From what we're seeing, it's understandable that folks want to hang this cop out to dry (and if what we're seeing is indeed the whole truth, I'd be the first one to bring out the tar and feathers).

However...

There is such a thing as vehicular assault. A car can be, and has been in past, used as a deadly weapon against not just pedestrians but also against other motorists. One-ton-plus of steel, rubber, and plastic makes a handy weapon.

Do we know that the woman attempted to use her car as a weapon? Do we know that she didn't? Do we know whether the officer believed she was trying to hurt him? If so, do we know whether such a belief was reasonable and/or justifiable?

The answer to all of these is a solid, resounding "no." We don't know.

Please refrain from setting up the gallows before the jury has even convened.