r/nashville 3d ago

Police officer conduct? Discussion

Hello,

I am not sure where to report this, or If I can even do something about it.

Last night there was a terribly bad accident and it happened right in front of us so I was the first person to dial 911.

Police eventually showed up and took care of the family in the first car, but the victim of the second car was severely injured as well. I told two different police officers who were in their vehicles blocking off traffic that there was a second victim severely injured and they didn't respond. There weren't enough ambulances. I didn't want to disturb the medical personnel or police actively involved. It took so long for someone to come over to check on the kid that the victims family had time to drive there and started freaking out and asking for someone to please go and help their sister because at this point she had been pulled into the parking lot and was seemingly going unconscious.

One officer starts screaming in her face arguing with her that she was going to get arrested for being disorderly, but it had been so long and nobody was even paying attention to her. I don't blame her for yelling for help and maybe she had so much adrenaline that she was freaking out, but can an officer get in her face, threaten to arrest her and yell at her for trying to advocate assistance for her sibling?

I gave my conact info to one of the girls as I witnessed everything and left but the police officer was still being a fucking asshole.

I'm probably in the wrong here but are they really allowed to treat us like that?

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u/LoisLaneEl 3d ago

If there was an accident, there should be a report with a number of the officer and body cam video. I’d suggest looking into the body cam video for proof and making a report with that.

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u/wntrkill 3d ago

Hopefully the douchebag didn't silence his body cam like THP has done MULTIPLE times during DUI arrests that has FINALLY come to light, and they were SOBER. I understand "protect and serve", but I just have a massive distrust of police in general, and this is yet ANOTHER reason why! (Shakes head)

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u/BW_RedY1618 2d ago

The Supreme Court has ruled that the police have no obligation to "protect and serve" on at least three separate occasions.

Police are not here to protect or serve us as American citizens. They're here to protect and serve the capitalist class from the working class.

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u/wntrkill 2d ago

Absolutely disgusting!