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In reply to the discussion: Man Flashes Guns and Cash on Facebook Live, Gets Raided on Facebook Live [View all]rocktivity
(44,883 posts)25. Traffic Pullover Suspect Loses Coin Flip, Cops Lose Jobs
Last edited Sun Jul 15, 2018, 11:18 AM - Edit history (3)
Remember that movie where the killer determined the fate of his victims by a coin toss?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?&t=2m39s&v=OLCL6OYbSTw
Apparently, these cops remembered it, too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=3m&v=V-gzFxV3Wcg
TMZ: ...Two Georgia cops giggl(e) while using a coin flip app to determine if they should arrest a speeding motorist -- and the recorded incident got both officers suspended.
Roswell PD pulled over Sarah Webb...for driving 80 MPH in a 45 MPH zone on a rainy day. Officers Courtney Brown and Kristee Wilson were trying to decide whether to simply give Webb a ticket for reckless driving or arrest her...and opted for a coin flip.
On the video -- recorded by the officers' own body cams -- you can hear Officer Wilson say, "A (arrest) head, R (release) tail." Brown says "Okay" and laughs. Despite the fact it came up tails...the cops opted to arrest Webb.
Webb had no idea about the coin flip until Atlanta's WXIA (TV station) uncovered the video. As a result, the cops are on administrative leave during an internal affairs investigation -- and Webb's charges were dropped.
Roswell PD pulled over Sarah Webb...for driving 80 MPH in a 45 MPH zone on a rainy day. Officers Courtney Brown and Kristee Wilson were trying to decide whether to simply give Webb a ticket for reckless driving or arrest her...and opted for a coin flip.
On the video -- recorded by the officers' own body cams -- you can hear Officer Wilson say, "A (arrest) head, R (release) tail." Brown says "Okay" and laughs. Despite the fact it came up tails...the cops opted to arrest Webb.
Webb had no idea about the coin flip until Atlanta's WXIA (TV station) uncovered the video. As a result, the cops are on administrative leave during an internal affairs investigation -- and Webb's charges were dropped.
WXIA 11Alive.com: (The) traffic stop happened in early April, but Roswell didn't put (the) officers...on administrative leave before 11Alive started asking questions two months later...
Webb said..."(The prosecutor) said, 'I have watched the videos and I absolutely refuse to prosecute this case'...Wow, these people put my freedom in the hands of a coin flip...that's disgusting."
Webb said..."(The prosecutor) said, 'I have watched the videos and I absolutely refuse to prosecute this case'...Wow, these people put my freedom in the hands of a coin flip...that's disgusting."
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rocktivity
Jun 2017
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I believe Warpy is referring to the ancient tradition of flushing illegal drugs down the toilet
rocktivity
Jun 2017
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Another reason not to look to the police if you know the police are looking for you!
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Jul 2017
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Maybe she can use her attempt to obtain a gun legally as a mitigating factor
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What appears to be a video of a car suddenly developing a mechanical problem
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