Broadsiding a police car. Who is at fault? Or most at fault?

The cop

Source(s):

....I am a retired police officer. I retired as a sergeant, after 29 years, from a very large department, about 12,000 officers. I was a patrol officer for 4 years in a very diverse area. I was a tactical officer in the high rise project areas of my city. We called it vertical patrol in that we walked the the stairways of the high rises most of the time. I did that for 5 years and was promoted by test to detective. I worked violent crime (homicide, sex, officer involved shootings, robbery, kidnapping, serious non property incidents) for 11 years until I was promoted to sergeant. I worked as a street supervisor, a bicycle patrol supervisor and a desk sergeant/watch commander.

During my time as a tactical officer and a detective I was a unit representative for the police union.

I have a B.A in English and an M.S. in Law Enforcement Administration....

No.

Gobshite

If the officer was using lights and/or sirens, that OVERRULES red/green lights.

Driving without a license/permit won't help the other driver's attempt to argue whatever they argue.

Note: I won't even bother arguing if the person was on a mission from God, but the ABSOLUTELY CAN'T prove they were.

Did the cop have his emergency lights on? If so, the other person is absolutely at fault. If the other person did not have a license, the person is at fault.

Did the officer have his lights and siren on, and as difficult as it is to believe the police have a job to do and we have to accept that before anything else can be done, they have us over a barrel so to speak, it's part of their job. What makes it more difficult is anybody with a job today, whatever it is, are very demanding "don't tell me how to do my job." The police have the same argument but you won't hear them say it, they know better.

if cop had a siren on, its not the cops fault

No mission of God (whatever that is) will save his neck, without a driving permit, he's already in a crime, also, the cop's lights were on, he had the right of passage, sure, it could be a cop taking advantage of that but again, no driving permit= he's the one in the wrong, not the cop.

Anyone driving without a proper license or permit is always at fault because they don't have proof that they know the rules of the road.

A police officer with his lights on always has the right of way in an intersection even when the light is red.

The mission for God does not matter.