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re: World Number 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler arrested UPDATE: Arresting officer is former NOPD

Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:20 am to
Posted by BK Lounge
Member since Nov 2021
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Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:20 am to
I barely know who Scheffler is, but some guy on espn just said that he “is the best compartmentalizer in golf since Tiger Woods”…. If that’s true, then i expect him to come out and play like the equivalent of if Michael Jordan dropped 75 pts in a game .
Posted by ScoopAndScore
baton rouge
Member since Oct 2008
11982 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:21 am to
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these silly announcers keep trying to make it out like a big deal,

I think the big deal is how this shines a light on the fact we have some really dumbasses in law enforcement.
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
14970 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:24 am to
They reported that the Mayor has now gotten involved. This cop is fricked and rightfully so.
Posted by i am dan
NC
Member since Aug 2011
24884 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:24 am to
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Rich athlete thinks rules don’t apply to him. Tale old as time

I imagine most of the time, cops direct traffic FOR the golfers entering the facility. He's probably driven through many of these as he's the one they're meant to direct through.

Maybe? I think so I guess...
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
116328 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:25 am to
They are going to be extremely embarrassed when they finally have to release the bodycam footage. Very, very embarrassed.
Posted by ScoopAndScore
baton rouge
Member since Oct 2008
11982 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:26 am to
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They reported that the Mayor has now gotten involved. This cop is fricked and rightfully so

Not so sure. Unfortunately we probably need to know what the mayor looks like first.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97743 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:26 am to
This is why you don’t have pga championship in places like Kentucky
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
99409 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:26 am to
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The ESPN reporter played audio of the interaction. The cop was the one escalating the situation.


That's the hub bub here locally as well.

Some things of note are that the cops aren't clearly identified by their yellow vests, not all are marked police. It's a pretty dark area on that part of Shelbyville Road since it's far enough down from the light pollution of the Middletown area.

LMPD had established a protocol that they were allowing PGA staff and golfers around the pedestrian accident (Shelbyville Road is a major thoroughfare and they had it completely blocked off due to the fatality). Scheffler was just following that protocol. The cop, for whatever dumbass reason, tried to stop him and got his dick hurt when he kept going. Scheffler did stop a few yards ahead at the entrance (right off Shelbyville Road) and the cop reached in his car to drag him out.

What SHOULD have happened is the cop should've addressed the issue, maybe gave Scheffler a bitching for not stopping when he asked, and let him continue on.

Instead, in typical LMPD fashion, we'll now see ANOTHER lawsuit (we're over $40 million in the last 5 years due to their general incompetence BTW) and the PGA won't come anywhere near Louisville costing the economy millions of dollars.
This post was edited on 5/17/24 at 8:27 am
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31337 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:26 am to
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Are you suggesting they should have just left the body in the road? Or would delaying an hour or so hurt anyone?


I think they did what they needed to and should have done. Aside from the whole situation with Scottie being way bigger than it probably needed to be.
Posted by sec13rowBBseat28
St George, LA
Member since Aug 2006
15401 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:26 am to
Seems like a classic case of…

Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31337 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:27 am to
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This is why you don’t have pga championship in places like Kentucky


Please elaborate. Because they might have cops who don't know who Scottie Scheffler is?
Posted by VernonPLSUfan
Leesville, La.
Member since Sep 2007
15950 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:28 am to
Is Scheffler registered as a Dem or Rep.
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:28 am to
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Please elaborate. Because they might have cops who don't know who Scottie Scheffler is?


Based on teh facts, no citizens should be arrested and charged with a felony for this situation. Not knowing who he is is irrelevant in my mind.
Posted by dsides
Member since Jan 2013
5417 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:29 am to
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You ever drove by an accident and they stop traffic to let a ambulance or fire truck to pull out?


Except that didn’t happen here. You are still making sh*t up. Take a breather, sport.
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
31337 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:30 am to
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no citizens should be arrested and charged with a felony for this situation.


I'm assuming the felony is stemming from the cop being dragged for a while after deciding to latch onto his car before it stopped
Posted by m57
Flyover Country
Member since May 2017
2094 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:30 am to
They just interviewed the local attorney hired on his behalf on ESPN+.

They said the cop who arrested him wasn't part of the group working the tournament entrance.

What a complete embarrassment for L'ville PD. Valhalla can forget hosting a a major for a few decades now.
Posted by Lithium
Member since Dec 2004
62157 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:30 am to
So Scheffler got dropped off at the course at 9:10
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
18355 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:31 am to
You know, I actually get what kengel is saying. The cops probably should've shot Scheffler in case he was a terrorist trying to ram the police working the accident. You can never be too careful
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
84376 posts
Posted on 5/17/24 at 8:31 am to
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They said the cop who arrested him wasn't part of the group working the tournament entrance.


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