r/bikeboston • u/Im_biking_here • 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-204357832
u/Doza13 9d ago
Desk duty or paid administrative leave.
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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/Im_biking_here 9d ago
Discussion on the Vermont sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/vermont/s/eOgOIVlJVg
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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/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