Denver, CO — A police officer in downtown Denver — who apparently has no idea what an officer’s discretion means — cited a man for not crossing the street fast enough in a wheelchair. The disabled man is now fighting back.
Kyle Wolfe was legally crossing 19th Street in downtown Denver last month when he says the light changed before he could make it across. Just five feet from the sidewalk, Wolfe was then run over by an SUV.
Wolfe — who was injured during the accident and whose wheelchair was now totaled — was then issued a citation by a Denver police officer for disobeying a traffic signal.
But Wolfe says he didn’t disobey anything, and he simply ran out of time.
“I was very shocked that a pedestrian that has the right of way got a ticket,” Wolfe said.
How, exactly, the driver of the SUV didn’t see a man in a wheelchair as they accelerated from the intersection, remains a mystery.
As FOX 31 reported, Wolfe said it takes him more time to cross because he’s in a wheelchair. Plus, that day, he was carrying stuff in his lap and it kept slipping as he crossed the street.
“When you are moving, everything is falling. I need to pick it up. People don’t want to stop,” Wolfe said.
The city of Denver follows federal guidelines for timing crosswalks, which is 3.5 feet per second. The street that Wolfe was crossing only allotted the man 20 seconds to cross — a time, which he says, was not long enough.
“That is not fast enough for a handicapped person to get across a cross walk,” Wolfe said.
When asked about the ticket by FOX 31, a Denver police spokesman said that Wolfe will have his opportunity to fight the ticket in court.
As Wolfe prepares to battle the Denver police in court, police across the country have been showing those in wheelchairs no mercy.
Earlier this year, the Free Thought Project reported that the police corporals of the Wilmington Police Department who fatally shot an already-wounded, wheelchair-bound African-American man, Jeremy McDole, in September 2015 will not be charged with any crime.
In spite of the killing being caught on video, none of the officers involved received any punishment.
As the Free Thought Project reported last month, police in Stayton, OR are under fire for what some have said is an insensitive and heartless arrest, after a video emerged showing their officers forcing a disabled man out of his car and aggressively shoving him face down on the ground.
In that instance, police claimed their officers were entirely justified when they attacked Robert Twede, who requires a wheelchair to move around.
Before Tweed, however, TFTP brought you the dramatic video of a Columbus cop allegedly dumping a woman out of her wheelchair, then turn around and walk away.
The incident reportedly happened at the Huntington Bank building at Senator Rob Portman’s office during a health care protest last month.
Approximately 15 people were arrested during the protests while many others were physically removed.
Several videos were posted to Facebook of police forcefully removing protesters from the office — many of whom were in wheelchairs. However, the video of the officer dumping the woman on the ground is by far the most disturbing.
In the land of the free, being in a wheelchair is no defense from some cops, who seemingly couldn’t care less about individuals with special needs.
#1: misterwhite To: Deckard (#0)
Is he saying we should treat handicapped people differently? Is he saying handicapped people can't function like the rest of us?
misterwhite posted on 2017-08-03 10:08:07 Reply Private Reply
#2: Deckard To: misterwhite (#1)
Suppose you had a sprained ankle and you were too slow crossing the street? If I knew it was you, I'd run you down because apparently I could get away with it and you, the poor bastard, will get a ticket for being "too slow".
Good grief man, do you have any frigging compassion for anyone besides yourself?
Deckard posted on 2017-08-03 10:10:54 Reply Private Reply
#3: misterwhite To: Deckard (#0)
No. You HAD the right of way. Then the car had the right of way.
misterwhite posted on 2017-08-03 10:15:07 Reply Private Reply
#4: misterwhite To: Deckard (#2)
I save my compassion for the drivers using the street to drive on. Which is the function of a street.
You don't want me driving up on your sidewalk, do you? Would you stop walking for 20 seconds and let me drive there? Then stay out of my fucking street.
Tell you what. I take that back. I'll be generous and I'll stop my car and give you 20 seconds to cross. Deal?
misterwhite posted on 2017-08-03 10:21:04 Reply Private Reply
#5: Deckard To: misterwhite (#3)
The following provides an outline of Colorado pedestrian rights-of-way laws:
Deckard posted on 2017-08-03 10:24:05 Reply Private Reply
#6: Deckard To: misterwhite (#4)
Arrogant fucking asshole.
Deckard posted on 2017-08-03 10:24:54 Reply Private Reply
#7: misterwhite To: Deckard (#5)
You left that out.
misterwhite posted on 2017-08-03 10:30:55 Reply Private Reply
#8: misterwhite To: Deckard (#6)
I can afford to be. I'm in a 2-ton SUV. Fuck you.
misterwhite posted on 2017-08-03 10:32:52 Reply Private Reply
#9: Deckard To: misterwhite (#7)
Key word being "unnecessarily".
You really don't have any compassion for those who are not perfect like you, huh?
Deckard posted on 2017-08-03 10:34:42 Reply Private Reply
#10: Deckard To: misterwhite (#8)
Ooh - real tough guy, huh?
Mow down any cripples lately scumbag?
Deckard posted on 2017-08-03 10:35:48 Reply Private Reply
#11: misterwhite To: Deckard (#9)
I treat everyone equally. I'd feel exactly the same way if he took his good ol' time crossing the street on two feet.
If the handicapped want us to treat them differently, then they should stop telling us to treat them the same.
misterwhite posted on 2017-08-03 11:02:13 Reply Private Reply
#12: Justified To: Deckard (#0)
I have seen many people cross the road like turtles on purpose. They just want to start a fight. Wheelchair bound people can be just as big of an asshole as the rest of the people in the world.
That last video was from another asshole in a wheelchair that was looking to cause an issue. Its just a prop for progressives nitwits.
Justified posted on 2017-08-03 11:27:32 Reply Private Reply
#13: Pinguinite To: misterwhite (#1)
Ummm... yes and yes.
Otherwise "handicapped" would be a term without meaning and all those reserved parking spaces wouldn't exist.
Pinguinite posted on 2017-08-03 12:12:16 Reply Private Reply
#14: Stoner To: Pinguinite (#13)
Many times I have seen people park in those spaces, with the little sign hanging from the rear view mirror, and seen them jump out, and sprint to the store.
???
Stoner posted on 2017-08-03 12:16:35 Reply Private Reply
#15: Pinguinite To: Stoner (#14)
My most comical experience with handicapped parking....
I was with my friend traveling to our destination in Virginia. We pulled into a small parking lot of perhaps 12 parking spaces and the space closest to the facility was marked as handicapped, and I laughed and suggested to my buddy that I park in it which he advised me not to do.
I felt it was completely ridiculous that this lot had a handicapped spot, because we were in the Shenandoah National Park, and the "facility" the lot supported was access to the Appalachian Trail!
Pinguinite posted on 2017-08-03 12:56:38 Reply Private Reply
#16: Deckard To: Stoner, Pinguinite (#14)
Not nearly as comical as this I'd wager.
Deckard posted on 2017-08-03 13:48:08 Reply Private Reply
#17: misterwhite To: Stoner (#14)
misterwhite posted on 2017-08-03 14:18:32 Reply Private Reply
#18: sneakypete To: Deckard (#0)
Tough crowd!
sneakypete posted on 2017-08-03 21:59:20 Reply Private Reply
#19: sneakypete To: misterwhite (#7)
Let me see if I understand your point here,Mein Fuehrer.
You are mad because he stopped or delayed traffic after being ran over?
sneakypete posted on 2017-08-03 22:01:35 Reply Private Reply
#20: Pinguinite To: sneakypete (#19)
It is no doubt true that mw believes the death penalty should be imposed as punishment for any crime, infraction or act of rudeness.
Pinguinite posted on 2017-08-04 00:22:44 Reply Private Reply
#21: misterwhite To: Pinguinite (#20)
And that includes misstating my position.
misterwhite posted on 2017-08-04 09:40:34 Reply Private Reply
#22: sneakypete To: Pinguinite (#20)
That does seem to be the case,doesn't it?
sneakypete posted on 2017-08-04 11:21:24 Reply Private Reply