Nurse Karen: Under Arrest

Thanks I will remember that.

I can't believe the cop arrested her that way. Here in Florida we had a nut job going around in a car that looked like a cop car. The only difference was he only had a red flasher and not red and blue. She was right to go on to the light area, most cops would understand that. Yes she should have indicated in some way she knew he was behind her but it seems to me he went over board by arresting her in that way.

Calling 911 is great, if you have a cell phone. I don't have one, neither does my sister or brother. My mom has one and so does my one sister-in-law and other brother but I don't. So that one is hard for us to do.

Overall I think the woman was right to do what she did. I wouldn't have pulled over on a back road like that. It can be very hard to see what type of car is behind you at night let alone determine if it's a legitimate police car. Yes flash your lights and indicate you see them but you are wise to go to a lit area were there are other people around. You never know what might happen other wise.

This is terrible and yes I can understand that the police officer was just doing his job. He could not know that this was a lady of Karen's age driving the car. However, I also understand it from Karen's point of view in that she didn't know whether this was a real or bogus police officer. It was good to read that she wasn't changed or at least the charges were thrown out of court.

I often drive at night and although I am very seldom on my own, there is no way I would pull over if I was in the same situation as Karen. Let them follow me to wherever I feel safe enough to pull up, and then we can deal with the problem.

Good idea to protect oneself. So many cons out there.

I couldn't feel sorry for her. Sorry. The cop was doing his job. The lady should have called 911 from her cellphone and spoke to the dispatcher. If she didn't have a cell (Most people do!), and really felt threatened..Then I suppose she had no choice. But the cop didn't know why she was running, what she might do, or even who she really was. He handled it as best as he could, and the charges against her were dropped. Btw, that was a marked police car with a uniformed officer in the story. I guess I feel strongly about this because my man is a cop..and I want him to come home to me at night. The cop got the situation under control before he, or anyone else, got hurt.

It is sad that she was arrested and her face and all tat was on the paper for everyone in that small town to see. She must be a bit embarassed. I am happy though that they didn't indict her at the end. How sad. I can see why she would be afraid if she hadn't done anything wrong and was someplace in the middle of nowhere. I wonder why they tried to pull her over in th first place?

Thanks for great tips. I will remember these tips for when I will be at US.

Very good info!! Could save someone's life someday.

Wow, Thats crazy!

There are also numbers that you can call for each individual state for their highway patrol to respond. 911 only works if you are in your corresponding 911 area. I know in Louisiana our # is*577 in other states it is*77 or something similar. Check your State Trooper website to find the corresponding emergency response number.