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You can almost sort of but not really understand the actions of Metro Transit Police Captain Leslie Campbell, who the Post reports is under investigation for failing to report a minor collision he had with a pedestrian outside the Anacostia Metro station last month. Campbell wasn't going very fast and more or less tapped a pedestrian with his car -- the pedestrian wasn't injured and the car was not damaged. When the pedestrian declined medical treatment and walked away, Campbell made the bonehead move of not reporting the incident to his superiors. Now, if this had been not a police officer, just a minor incident between 2 individuals, it's doubtful anyone would have reported it to the police, either. But a uniformed captain struck a pedestrian with his car, and even though no one was hurt, that Campbell decided not to immediately report the accident shows a pretty serious lapse in judgment.
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Speaking of lapses in judgment, thanks for the editorial.
Good thing they're investigating this because this guy sounds like a baby-raping-and-eating menace to society of Marion Barry proportions. I'll sleep easier knowing this guy will think twice before he accidentally bumps a car again.
So, uh, what's going on with that whole Metro custodian prostitution thing? Or are all those investigators now in charge of "Bumper-gate?"
there can only be one distraction at a time, monkey. more than that is too much for our little washingtonian brains to handle.
Hmmmmmmm. Let's see.
Scenario 1: A pedestrian gets bumped by a car driven by a Metro Transit Police Captain, both parties agree all is well, life goes on.
Scenario 2: A metro bus sideswipes Marion Barry's car, nothing is reported and no witnesses come forth, months later Barry gets a wad of cash.
Newsflash: I was the pedestrian hit by the Police Captain's car and my medical bills after the incident were over $20,000 dollars. Please deposit here.
All this brouhaha is stupid, given the fact that when two people are in an accident in DC the police won't even show up unless someone in the accident is claiming injury.
So why is there one lower standard when it's two private citizens but a different standard if it's a government employee?
Yeah, doesn't seem like a big deal to me, either.
So why is there one lower standard when it's two private citizens but a different standard if it's a government employee?
Because it potentially puts the government at risk of lawsuit? And because there is the appearance of impropriety if a uniformed officer doesn't hold himself to the letter of the law?
Gotta say though, I'm disappointed this one doesn't tie into the hooker scandal.
Gotta say though, I'm disappointed this one doesn't tie into the hooker scandal.
You mean apart from the dead one in the guy's trunk?
This is the Anacostia Metro after all.
[yawn.]
He's keeping it rrrrreal on the Green Line, Monkey!
I've almost been hit while crossing the street at the Anacostia Metro. Once when I had the light and once when I didn't. It was all very "damned if you do and damned if you don't go sprinting full speed into traffic." Next time I'll just pretend I'm playing Frogger.