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Sunday, August 27, 2006

Georgetown Officer Turns Himself In

Hey, wait a minute here, stop the presses!

A Georgetown Police Officer who did a "Hit And Run" and "killed" a Veterinarian with three small children was released on his own recognizance Thursday night. He turned himself in 4 days after the hit and run and was released. What kind of Police Officer runs from the scene, claims he's innocent and gets released on his own recognizance?

However, Jim Rapp starts screaming and yelling at me from some 40 yards away, runs up to me yelling get out of the way and bumps into my camera because he didn't stop quick enough upon his aproach and states I assaulted him and I get a $50,000.00 BOND?

What the HELL is up with this legal system!

5 comments:

sparkly1 said...

You don't want to get me started . . . it took him 4 days to turn himself in, he should have been denied bond because he is a flight risk.

The Bass Player's Wife said...

Wikipedia states:
Hit-and-run is the crime of colliding with a person, their personal property (including their motor vehicle), or a fixture, and failing to stop and identify oneself afterwards. In many jurisdictions there may be an additional obligation to exchange information about one's financial responsibility (including any applicable insurance) or to summon emergency services if they are needed.

Did he hang around? If he left the scene, it is a hit-and-run. He can't just pretend nothing happened. Even if it was completely accidental, a crime was committed when the driver left the scene.

RAT said...

Oh, grow up Joe. Don't you realize that Police officers are demi-gods,
at the very least. Why, that vetrinarian was probably a terrorist, or at least a bank-robber, and this fine, brave, upstanding and sparkley-clean police officer was actually doing the public a favor... look, she was running from something, and any knowledgible fine, brave, upstanding and sparkley-clean police officer will tell you that people only run when they're guilty of something. This man is a HERO... and you dare to question whether he's getting special treatment? You are obviously not very patriotic.... matter of fact, you're probably one of the left-wing terrorists trying to end The New World Order. Shame on you.

Anonymous said...

If you'd of killed him then claimed it was an accident you might have been released on your on recongnanceseessesesese. geeeez.

An American said...

Berniebond! It's been a while. How have you been?