In the news....

This is the big news story today.  We've been waiting 3 years for this.  
He was driving 76 miles an hour to assist other officers on a NON emergency call. Regardless, how the hell do you drive into a group of motorcyclists, stopped in the left hand turn lane, at the light? How can you NOT see that they aren't moving? And really?...you're gonna blow through a signal on a city street without slowing down? Uh huh. Anyway, I really appreciate the county prosecutor's statement. Lest we forget ourselves and start acting all crazy.

Indianapolis police officer David Bisard was found guilty today of all nine felony charges he faced in a 2010 vehicle accident that killed one motorcyclist and severely injured two others.
The 12-year Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department veteran faces years in prison after being convicted of drunken driving, reckless homicide and other charges.
He crashed his squad car into a group of motorcyclists on Indianapolis’ Northeastside rushing to assist other officers on a non-emergency call.

The mother Eric Wells, who died in the crash, held back tears and rubbed her husband's back as the verdict was read.

Bisard showed little expression. He slowly shook his head.

Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry said in a statement that there is “no reason to celebrate today.”

“The events of August 6, 2010, are without question a tragedy for all involved. It is an unimaginable tragedy for the family of Eric Wells – his wife Luisa and his parents Aaron and Mary. It is a horrible tragedy for Mary Mills and Kurt Weekly, whose lives are forever altered. But it is also a tragedy for the family of Officer Bisard, Officer Bisard himself, and our police department.

“We take no pleasure in prosecuting a police officer, and it certainly should never be suggested that Officer Bisard is an evil person. However, all of us – whether a police officer, attorney, teacher, or otherwise – must accept responsibility for our actions. The message of the jury’s verdict is that Officer Bisard must accept such responsibility and be held accountable for his actions on that day.”