The real life of an American police officer: Winning over others with virtue

Chapter 121 The End
“Ms. Lisa?” Eric nodded.

Lisa replied, "Yes, officer."

"Could I see your driver's license?" Eric asked calmly.

Lisa nodded and glanced over there: "OK! Wait a minute, officer, my driver's license is in the car."

After saying that, she turned around, opened the car door, and leaned into the car to look for her driver's license.

Eric took the opportunity to glance inside the car.

At such close range, through the car window, he could see a small figure sitting in the back seat, a boy who was probably only seven or eight years old.

He was cautiously peering out from the closed car window.

This information actually reveals something more: most parents with children in their cars, except for those who are particularly irritable and have bad character, will not actively cause trouble, deliberately honking their horns, cursing, or crashing their cars.

"Officer, here is my driver's license." Lisa, the person who called the police, found her driver's license and handed it over.

Seeing Eric's observation, she forced a smile and said, "The person sitting inside is my son, and he's very scared."

Eric took the driver's license, glanced at it, confirmed the name, and returned it after confirming there were no problems, nodding in approval.

"So can you tell me what exactly happened?"

The person who called the police, Lisa, glanced over and saw that despicable woman leading the policewoman toward the front of the car. She said somewhat agitatedly:

"I saw her say something to you after you got off the bus, but I can tell you that what she said was absolutely false!"

Eric remained silent, simply waiting for the other person to speak next.

It turned out that what the other person said was almost identical to what the African American woman said.

"She kept honking her horn to provoke us, and I admit I honked back in response."
But in the end, I didn't want to get entangled with her, so I ignored her and even let her go first, since my son was still in the car.

The person who called the police, Lisa, spoke quite calmly: "But after I came out of Starbucks, she was still honking her horn at us and swearing at us."

She looked like a madwoman, and my son and I were terrified. I tried to ignore her and get away as quickly as possible, but when I sped up to overtake her, she suddenly swerved and crashed into my car!

Upon hearing this, Eric noticed that Lisa's breathing had become rapid, a result of the lingering fear from that moment.

"Let me see your car."

Lisa nodded and led Eric to the other side of the car.

Eric glanced at it and immediately understood that the damaged part of the other car was in the middle of the left side.

The dent is very deep.

In situations like this, either the person who called the police overtook the car, turned, and blocked the African American woman's path, causing her to crash into the car.

Either the African American woman was in the left lane while the person who called the police was in the right lane, and after overtaking, the person made a left turn, and then the African American woman suddenly accelerated and crashed into the person.

"Officer, my dashcam should have captured everything! I have a computer in my car, I can show it to you!"

Upon hearing Lisa's words, Eric nodded: "OK! Let me see."

Even though you already have a judgment in mind, you still need strong evidence, the more the better.

Lisa got back into the car.

Eric took the opportunity to look towards Annie.

It seemed there was a result over there as well. Eric went to greet Annie as she walked over.

"How about it?"

"she says."

After a month of training, Annie already looked like a patrol officer, and she even compiled the story of the African American woman who called. "Their stories were pretty much the same." After listening, Eric's judgment leaned more towards the caller.

Based on the appearance of the person who called the police and their child, it doesn't seem like what the African American woman said: that the driver overtook and swerved to block her, hitting the front of her car, while she also hit the side of the other car.

Of course, that's also possible.

"So you saw her injured areas?" Eric asked, looking at the African American woman standing there.

Since the two sides have different accounts, the damaged area is a very important reference point. It can explain everything and show who is lying.

Even in China in the past, traffic police used the damage to the vehicle, such as collision marks and the degree of deformation, as an important reference when determining liability in a traffic accident.

“I saw it,” Annie nodded, taking out her phone.

"I've already taken the picture."

Eric raised an eyebrow. This girl seems to be getting something out of her. The thought flashed through his mind, and he took her phone to look at it.

Upon seeing this, Eric immediately sentenced the African American woman to death.

Because the damage to the front of the car belonging to this African American woman was not just on the side, but the entire front of the car appeared to have been hit directly.

If what she said is true, and considering the location of the damage to the person who called the police, the right side of the front of her car should be more severely damaged.

Looking up, one could see that the African American woman who had been standing in front seemed to have become a little uneasy, and her small movements were very obvious.

"I'm giving you a task: go and keep an eye on her," Eric said, handing the phone back to Annie.

Annie paused for a moment, then, seeing Eric's expression, she instantly made a judgment.

She took the phone and nodded, saying, "OK!"

After saying that, he immediately turned back.

But when Annie moved, the African American woman also moved, as if she started walking towards the car.

“Hey! Madam, I have a few questions for you,” Annie called out, her right hand instinctively reaching for her holster as she recalled how Eric had handled these situations before.

Fortunately, the African American woman seemed to know the power of the American police and stopped in her tracks, watching Annie walk towards her.

Eric watched Annie's actions, a slight smile playing on his lips.

“Officer, I’ve retrieved the video!” Lisa’s voice rang out from behind.

Upon hearing the sound, Eric kept his eyes on Annie's direction while watching the person who called the police walk out of the car with a laptop.

"Look!"

Ultimately, this dashcam became the final straw that broke the camel's back for the African American woman.

The video shows that it was indeed the African American woman who honked the horn, but the person who called the police also honked back, which eventually led to an argument and dispute.

But later, just as the person who called the police said, the African American woman threw something at her and crashed straight into her as she overtook and turned to leave.

“Officer, I know I shouldn’t have started arguing with her, but I ended up giving in,” said Lisa, the person who called the police.

Eric nodded, looked at Annie who was already talking to the African American woman, and walked over.

His right hand naturally rested on the holster.

Under California law, simply arguing is not illegal, but throwing trash at someone and then deliberately causing a car accident is illegal.

This constitutes a serious assault.

Furthermore, the fact that there were children in the car when the person who called the police makes the situation more serious, as deliberately crashing the car constitutes the crime of endangering the safety of children.

(End of this chapter)