A cyclist is hit and killed in full daylight by the driver of a black pickup, in Salem Oregon.
It is revealed that the driver who killed the cyclist was an on-duty DEA agent embedded in the Salem police department, so the case is handed over to Keizer PD to investigate.
Camera footage reveals the driver (DEA agent) was speeding on a residential street, ran a stop sign when he hit the cyclist, who had the right of way and was coming down a steep hill. Driver stopped but did not aide the dying cyclist.
Driver is indicted for negligence, arrested, released on bail.
Latest development: lawyer for the defendant (DEA agent) petitioned to have the case held in federal court, because he could use law enforcement immunity as a defense in federal but not Oregon state court.
Prosecutors say that the agent was NOT actively pursuing a suspect or about to intervene in a drug deal.
So they're saying that simply being a DEA officer is enough to be allowed to do this. Seriously it's DEA policy that agents are allowed to break traffic laws, and they argue that means they can't have consequences for hitting and killing a person.
Fuck the #DEA. #FuckCars#FuckThePolice#Oregon#SafeStreets#cycling
Edited because my link at the top was broken!
right wing people loves them some law enforcement. Because allowing the
government to recklessly kill citizens is a bedrock of freedom.
either than or they are fascist fucks
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