An Explainable Reaction

 

 

The Illinois State Police have placed Trooper Scott Quirum on restricted duty and are investigating an incident in which he was involved.

I have to say, if the facts remain the same, I can’t quite understand the ruckus.

Let’s go to the video. In it, the trooper is moving up slowly on a car at 2:00 am in an unconsolidated area north of Peoria. Once he gets to the car, he re-holsters his weapon and stats yelling at the inhabitants. I can’t make out the language…but I think I know what I would say in a similar situation.

As Paul Harvey used to say….here’s the rest of the story.

Inside the car was the trooper’s 14-year-old daughter. She was in the car with two 18-year-old men. I never had a daughter…but I think I can probably piece together the likely verbiage used by the officer directed at the two men. Remember, it’s two AM.

The parents of the men are pushing for the investigation. An attorney for Trooper Quirum says it is easy to explain. He was greatly concerned for his minor daughter, who likely used poor judgement in being out…and being in the car with two men.

You know cops are real people too. For a moment, put yourself in Scott Quirum’s shoes. I’m sure I would have a few choice words for the inhabitants of that car….all of them. In fact, I might not have been quite as reserved.

I think the trooper is guilty.

Guilty of trying to protect his daughter.