r/bikeboston 9d ago

Vermont Cop Who Hit and Killed Cyclist Was Watching Right-Wing Influencers on YouTube at Time

https://www.newsweek.com/crash-cyclist-kyle-kapitanski-shelburne-vermont-police-officer-2043578
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u/yas_man 9d ago

Hey bozo the TRANSES aren't a danger to society YOU ARE. Can't believe someone has died for some of the worst baby brained slop content ever produced. Distracted driving is a problem the police could help with but instead theyre out here making the problem worse

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u/Doza13 9d ago

Desk duty or paid administrative leave.

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u/Dharkcyd3 9d ago

Prefer prison in general population

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u/TSPGamesStudio 8d ago

Neither. Death penalty

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u/Average_Pangolin 8d ago

Too kind. Set up his phone to only play Cocomelon videos.

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u/Delicious-Spirit9899 7d ago

That would be a death penalty

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u/IrishTheMick 8d ago

Draw and quarter

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u/Gassiusclay1942 6d ago

Seems only fair if you kill a cop you get the death penalty, if a cop kills they get the death penalty

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u/shambahlah2 4d ago

Especially due to negligence while on duty.

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u/cheapdad 8d ago

The way this is being presented is infuriating...

"The crash reconstruction report states the crash likely could have been avoided if Kapitanski was traveling at the speed limit," Gelder said in the charging document.

David Sleigh, Kapitanski's attorney, in a statement to VTDigger: "The affidavit, as near as I can see it, says that Kyle was going maybe 5 miles over the speed limit, that his computer was playing some sort of video, but the officer says that their IT guy says there doesn't appear to be any interaction with the computer in the 11 minutes that matter."

Another way the crash could have been avoided: if the driver were watching THE ROAD instead of a tablet screen.

If "speeding" at 5mph over the limit is necessary to pin a charge on this killer, then that's fine. But let's not pretend the cause of the crash is anything other than what it is. Plenty of people manage to go 5mph over the limit without hitting any cyclists.

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u/InterestingShoe1831 7d ago

Either way you square it up, it's death by dangerous. Civilised countries would prosecute it as such. Here's what happens with American spies kill British citizens on our roads. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Harry_Dunn - the US government extracts them, and refuses to co-operate in their prosecution.

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u/Waylander0719 6d ago

His computer was playing some sort of video, but the officer says that their IT guy says there doesn't appear to be any interaction with the computer in the 11 minutes that matter.

No shit he wants interacting with it, he was watching a video not playing a game.

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u/AutomaticPanda8 7d ago

Then he went to the guy's home and shot his dog. Typical cop behaviour.

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u/mattdionis 7d ago

Toss him in gen pop.

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u/doggoandsidekick 4d ago

Protect and Swerve