Officer Jerk Back On Patrol
Remember Officer William Figueroa, the pepper-spraying cop? If you need a reminder click here: Why Is This Cop Macing Motorcyclists?, and here: Pepper Spraying Texan Cop’s Excuse Is Complete BS.
It’s been reported by CBS DFW that Officer Figueroa is back on patrol in Texas. His story hasn’t changed. “While attempting to make contact with the driver, multiple motorcycles would not vacate the lane closest to my marked patrol car. I deployed my pepper spray into the lane closest to me at which point approaching motorcycles began to vacate the lane allowing me to conduct a traffic stop.”
The internal investigation into Officer Jerk has concluded, with any punishment being left to the discretion of his superior officers (uh, sure). For now, it appears that deploying pepper spray into the path of approaching motorcyclists is an acceptable practice in Texas. Another reason in a long list of reasons to stay the hell away from Texas.
A former Motorcycle.com staffer who has gone on to greener pastures, Tom Roderick still can't get the motorcycle bug out of his system. And honestly, we still miss having him around. Tom is now a regular freelance writer and tester for Motorcycle.com when his schedule allows, and his experience, riding ability, writing talent, and quick wit are still a joy to have – even if we don't get to experience it as much as we used to.
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Screw white trash Texas and their backwards laws. If my car was anywhere on that video I would sue the hell out of them saying all sorts of problems occurred during unnecessary pepper spray ing while driving.
The reasons why most people in this country does not even want to visit Texas lol