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The cop should have had flashing lights and a reason to go that fast. If the cop had a reason, then the cop should have had flashing lights on anyway. Government officials have many rights that ordinary citizens do not in enforcing the peace including the right to legitimately use force and otherwise compel civilians to obey them by using force that would otherwise lead to a reportable instance of assault.
In this case, one officer abused the authority to drive at a rate of speed for no evident reason. We don't have to know what the reason was because a cop with a reason to drive fast also has the same reason to use the flashing lights on top of the car. If those lights are not on, then the cop is probably violating internal procedure.
If you're going to violate procedure, make it safe. This officer had the resources to drive quickly and make other vehicles get out of the way. Instead of using this resource, the officer foolishly decided to drive like a street racer on public streets.
The cop deserves a street racing charge, a speeding ticket, and 2 counts of manslaughter as a plea bargain. The initial charges should be much more severe. If you wear a badge, you should be held to a higher standard, and this cop dishonored the department and ended lives rather than protecting them. There are cases when this is done by accident in high-stress situations. This is not one of those cases. Instead, an officer of the peace drove recklessly through an intersection at an unreasonable velocity without sound reason. It's a disgrace.
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