He’s in a strange city early morning driving in what he assumes is event traffic and believes he’s doing as instructed to get into event.
Police officer is handling traffic at a fatality and concerned about that situation and traffic it has caused
From Schleffer’s perspective it’s a traffic guy, from policeman’s perspective it’s just some guy driving “around” instead of waiting. It’s extremely likely had either had an understanding of the other person’s perspective it doesn’t go as far as it did.
That said ultimately police are there to provide public safety and he’s not worried about a sports event. Any citizen driving a vehicle on a public road is responsible to civil authority above their sporting obligations and the responsibility falls on Schleffer.
He’s in a strange city early morning driving in what he assumes is event traffic and believes he’s doing as instructed to get into event.
Police officer is handling traffic at a fatality and concerned about that situation and traffic it has caused
From Schleffer’s perspective it’s a traffic guy, from policeman’s perspective it’s just some guy driving “around” instead of waiting. It’s extremely likely had either had an understanding of the other person’s perspective it doesn’t go as far as it did.
That said ultimately police are there to provide public safety and he’s not worried about a sports event. Any citizen driving a vehicle on a public road is responsible to civil authority above their sporting obligations and the responsibility falls on Schleffer.
every golfer did the same thing Scheffler did, he was told to go around and they would let you in..
The cop who stopped him was part of a different unit and by the soudns of it didnt know there was a golf tournament
With the number of officers present, chances are there's dash or body cam footage.
No matter what anyone else was told or did, nor what an officer may have instructed him to do before, you simply must obey an officer's direction. Whether that's a traffic or regular officer.
If he disobeyed an officer and created a dangerous situation, and that's verified, he should face serious consequences. If he did not, he'll face lesser consequences.
His attorney's statement isn't a factual record. So let's not act like it's the final word.
Darlington just said on SportsCenter that after a somewhat chaotic and confusing exchange as Scheffler tried to enter the property, Scheffler tried to continue driving into the golf course and the officer started yelling obscenities at him. Then when Scheffler rolled his window down, the officer reached into his vehicle and grabbed his arm.
He’s in a strange city early morning driving in what he assumes is event traffic and believes he’s doing as instructed to get into event.
Police officer is handling traffic at a fatality and concerned about that situation and traffic it has caused
From Schleffer’s perspective it’s a traffic guy, from policeman’s perspective it’s just some guy driving “around” instead of waiting. It’s extremely likely had either had an understanding of the other person’s perspective it doesn’t go as far as it did.
That said ultimately police are there to provide public safety and he’s not worried about a sports event. Any citizen driving a vehicle on a public road is responsible to civil authority above their sporting obligations and the responsibility falls on Schleffer.
every golfer did the same thing Scheffler did, he was told to go around and they would let you in..
The cop who stopped him was part of a different unit and by the soudns of it didnt know there was a golf tournament
That’s my point exactly. Scheffler thought he was following cops handling event traffic and what he was previously told, this cop he encountered was handling something entirely different.
And it doesn’t matter if others had done it, at that point in time he was asked not to. Traffic is fluid, things change and maybe the others doing it made the cop aware it was becoming more dangerous as a result. He was behind the wheel it’s his responsibility
i was holding off on comments until the experts weighed in
Kyle Lauletta
@kylelauletta
Hmmm 🤔 Trying to get to work maneuvering through traffic... Stopped by a cop screaming for him to get out the car. Handcuffed immediately. Sounds VERY familiar. Just another traffic cop trying to be a hero is all. #FreeScottieScheffler
Is it really a sensibility offending concept that one officer directed him to do something, and down the road a different officer directed him to do something different?
That's the functional equivalent of running a red light because the previous light was green.
Is it really a sensibility offending concept that one officer directed him to do something, and down the road a different officer directed him to do something different?
That's the functional equivalent of running a red light because the previous light was green.
Is getting pulled out of your car, handcuffed, taken to jail, and charged with a felony because the authorities were delivering mixed messages about traffic flow.
Are legitimately insane. This is a traffic incident that resulted in some nut job cop charging him with a felony. This could have been de escalated about 100x over
Is getting pulled out of your car, handcuffed, taken to jail, and charged with a felony because the authorities were delivering mixed messages about traffic flow.
Agreed. The cop goofed and overreacted. Unfortunately, an all too common LE response to that is to throw the book at you and then offer to be "lenient" & toss them in exchange for you not kicking up a fuss about their behavior.
Anyone here not stop and try to explain verbally, rather than continue
Is getting pulled out of your car, handcuffed, taken to jail, and charged with a felony because the authorities were delivering mixed messages about traffic flow.
This is completely dependent on the sequence of events being as he and his attorney has described, correct?
A different story if for instance he ignored the officer and nearly hit someone or endangered someone?
Is getting pulled out of your car, handcuffed, taken to jail, and charged with a felony because the authorities were delivering mixed messages about traffic flow.
This is completely dependent on the sequence of events being as he and his attorney has described, correct?
A different story if for instance he ignored the officer and nearly hit someone or endangered someone?
Also the ESPN reporter who saw the whole thing and didn't say anything about nearly hitting someone
Anyone could have mistaken whether the person was a cop. I think the people who are not "entitled" still have interactions with the police with many of those interactions being negative.
What's the difference if a cop or not? You're at the scene of an accident, you obey anyone controlling the area.
If the video circulating is the scene, it's pretty difficult to believe he didn't know the guy in the bright yellow reflective emergency jacket, surrounded by all of the other guys in bright yellow reflective emergency jackets, standing by the countless police cars -- was a cop.
I think b/c he was 50 yards from the entrance, its a matter of PGA personnel directing players in vs police. The lanes were separated for traffic and golf club entrance
There were a lot of course security people there too, and I'd be amazed if they weren't wearing yellow reflective vests in the dark, and standing near the police cars (because they couldn't not be standing by police cars.
It doesn't matter what someone else told you over the phone, if a police officer instructs you to stop just do it. You don't have all of the information on what's changed in a chaotic environment. The police are dealing with a situation where someone has just been killed. I think they're best equipped to determine where you and shouldn't drive in that moment.
I don't think it's a punishable crime, but it's certainly not the cop's fault.
Except the cop who arrested him was dealing the the traffic, not the investigation. And assaulting a police officer? Because the office grabbed onto his car? (And Scheffler stopped when that happened). That's just insane. Talk about trying to justify an overreaction.
And remember, according to ESPN, the cops were letting golfers and tournament official and staff to bypass the blocked traffic.
Anyone could have mistaken whether the person was a cop. I think the people who are not "entitled" still have interactions with the police with many of those interactions being negative.
What's the difference if a cop or not? You're at the scene of an accident, you obey anyone controlling the area.
Which they apparently did.
He was in a marked car and told to bypass the traffic just as others had.
hopefully cooler heads prevail. The cop was dealing with the scene of a death. I don't blame him for being amped up.
No, the cop was dealing with traffic. Investigators were dealing with the scene of the fatal accident. It's two different jobs. People investigating the accident don't handle traffic control.
Like I posted above -- with that many police cars and officers on the scene there will be footage.
If he proceeded as he was directed, and then misunderstood the directions of the next officer, that will be clear. If the officer acted recklessly and disproportionately, it will be addressed.
All of us are familiar with a chaotic traffic situation where there are multiple people giving you direction in a sequence. Just because the first guy passes you through, doesn't mean you don't have to pay attention or can ignore the next guy.
the cop is injured and went to the hospital....cops now claiming the Scheffler dragged the guy. Seems that what is being reported is not what the cops are saying. But as some have said, there likely will be body cam footage and video footage.
But in the dark and looking to see where to go.. easy to lose the moment.
Best to leave this until it gets sorted out. Three sides to every story. Doesn't sound like either one handled this very well.
I suspect the Louisville PD is going to be very happy/lucky that they did this to Scottie Scheffler and not someone a little more vindictive like a Pat Reed or Phil Mickelson
Shockingly, the Louisville PD has claimed not to have any video of the scene. I know it's hard to believe, but somehow the body cam was not functioning. Just more bad luck for the Louisville PD I guess.
awfully interesting there was 'no body cam' footage
but that's been postponed two weeks to 6/3, while in the meantime, the Louisville PD is investigating whether department policies were followed during the arrest.
he did
Police officer is handling traffic at a fatality and concerned about that situation and traffic it has caused
From Schleffer’s perspective it’s a traffic guy, from policeman’s perspective it’s just some guy driving “around” instead of waiting. It’s extremely likely had either had an understanding of the other person’s perspective it doesn’t go as far as it did.
That said ultimately police are there to provide public safety and he’s not worried about a sports event. Any citizen driving a vehicle on a public road is responsible to civil authority above their sporting obligations and the responsibility falls on Schleffer.
Police officer is handling traffic at a fatality and concerned about that situation and traffic it has caused
From Schleffer’s perspective it’s a traffic guy, from policeman’s perspective it’s just some guy driving “around” instead of waiting. It’s extremely likely had either had an understanding of the other person’s perspective it doesn’t go as far as it did.
That said ultimately police are there to provide public safety and he’s not worried about a sports event. Any citizen driving a vehicle on a public road is responsible to civil authority above their sporting obligations and the responsibility falls on Schleffer.
every golfer did the same thing Scheffler did, he was told to go around and they would let you in..
The cop who stopped him was part of a different unit and by the soudns of it didnt know there was a golf tournament
Sounds like he did.
No matter what anyone else was told or did, nor what an officer may have instructed him to do before, you simply must obey an officer's direction. Whether that's a traffic or regular officer.
If he disobeyed an officer and created a dangerous situation, and that's verified, he should face serious consequences. If he did not, he'll face lesser consequences.
His attorney's statement isn't a factual record. So let's not act like it's the final word.
He just drove thinking he was fine...
This is what happens quite often for golfers driving into the golf course. There's always traffic and the golfers get right in.
One traffic official waved Scottie through
Then this nutjob cop decided he wanted to insert himself in the situation and that is when things escalated.
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He’s in a strange city early morning driving in what he assumes is event traffic and believes he’s doing as instructed to get into event.
Police officer is handling traffic at a fatality and concerned about that situation and traffic it has caused
From Schleffer’s perspective it’s a traffic guy, from policeman’s perspective it’s just some guy driving “around” instead of waiting. It’s extremely likely had either had an understanding of the other person’s perspective it doesn’t go as far as it did.
That said ultimately police are there to provide public safety and he’s not worried about a sports event. Any citizen driving a vehicle on a public road is responsible to civil authority above their sporting obligations and the responsibility falls on Schleffer.
every golfer did the same thing Scheffler did, he was told to go around and they would let you in..
The cop who stopped him was part of a different unit and by the soudns of it didnt know there was a golf tournament
That’s my point exactly. Scheffler thought he was following cops handling event traffic and what he was previously told, this cop he encountered was handling something entirely different.
And it doesn’t matter if others had done it, at that point in time he was asked not to. Traffic is fluid, things change and maybe the others doing it made the cop aware it was becoming more dangerous as a result. He was behind the wheel it’s his responsibility
@kylelauletta
Hmmm 🤔 Trying to get to work maneuvering through traffic... Stopped by a cop screaming for him to get out the car. Handcuffed immediately. Sounds VERY familiar. Just another traffic cop trying to be a hero is all. #FreeScottieScheffler
That's the functional equivalent of running a red light because the previous light was green.
That's the functional equivalent of running a red light because the previous light was green.
Yes. That is exactly like that
Holy fuck
Agreed. The cop goofed and overreacted. Unfortunately, an all too common LE response to that is to throw the book at you and then offer to be "lenient" & toss them in exchange for you not kicking up a fuss about their behavior.
This is completely dependent on the sequence of events being as he and his attorney has described, correct?
A different story if for instance he ignored the officer and nearly hit someone or endangered someone?
My sincere apologies to those that know all about everything.
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Is getting pulled out of your car, handcuffed, taken to jail, and charged with a felony because the authorities were delivering mixed messages about traffic flow.
This is completely dependent on the sequence of events being as he and his attorney has described, correct?
A different story if for instance he ignored the officer and nearly hit someone or endangered someone?
Also the ESPN reporter who saw the whole thing and didn't say anything about nearly hitting someone
My sincere apologies to those that know all about everything.
Until everything is known, people shouldn't comment?
Odd take for a message board.
There was a reporter there, they gave an account of what they saw. Is that ok? They surely don't know everything either.
What's the difference if a cop or not? You're at the scene of an accident, you obey anyone controlling the area.
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If the video circulating is the scene, it's pretty difficult to believe he didn't know the guy in the bright yellow reflective emergency jacket, surrounded by all of the other guys in bright yellow reflective emergency jackets, standing by the countless police cars -- was a cop.
I think b/c he was 50 yards from the entrance, its a matter of PGA personnel directing players in vs police. The lanes were separated for traffic and golf club entrance
There were a lot of course security people there too, and I'd be amazed if they weren't wearing yellow reflective vests in the dark, and standing near the police cars (because they couldn't not be standing by police cars.
I don't think it's a punishable crime, but it's certainly not the cop's fault.
Except the cop who arrested him was dealing the the traffic, not the investigation. And assaulting a police officer? Because the office grabbed onto his car? (And Scheffler stopped when that happened). That's just insane. Talk about trying to justify an overreaction.
And remember, according to ESPN, the cops were letting golfers and tournament official and staff to bypass the blocked traffic.
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Anyone could have mistaken whether the person was a cop. I think the people who are not "entitled" still have interactions with the police with many of those interactions being negative.
What's the difference if a cop or not? You're at the scene of an accident, you obey anyone controlling the area.
Which they apparently did.
He was in a marked car and told to bypass the traffic just as others had.
hopefully cooler heads prevail. The cop was dealing with the scene of a death. I don't blame him for being amped up.
No, the cop was dealing with traffic. Investigators were dealing with the scene of the fatal accident. It's two different jobs. People investigating the accident don't handle traffic control.
My sincere apologies to those that know all about everything.
Won’t someone think of the golfers?!
If he proceeded as he was directed, and then misunderstood the directions of the next officer, that will be clear. If the officer acted recklessly and disproportionately, it will be addressed.
All of us are familiar with a chaotic traffic situation where there are multiple people giving you direction in a sequence. Just because the first guy passes you through, doesn't mean you don't have to pay attention or can ignore the next guy.
But in the dark and looking to see where to go.. easy to lose the moment.
Best to leave this until it gets sorted out. Three sides to every story. Doesn't sound like either one handled this very well.
@MillerHHunter
Rory McIlroy gets divorced the same weekend that Scottie Scheffler is arrested?
The balls not the only things he's hitting the shit out of today.
Apparently reached in the window and grabbed hold.
Your normal attempt at de-escalation over a traffic issue.
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How the fk did he attach himself to the car and get dragged to the ground? I guess that will come out in footage.
Apparently reached in the window and grabbed hold.
Your normal attempt at de-escalation over a traffic issue.
He is a detective, too. Thought detectives had more on the ball?
Weird shit.
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How the fk did he attach himself to the car and get dragged to the ground? I guess that will come out in footage.
Apparently reached in the window and grabbed hold.
Your normal attempt at de-escalation over a traffic issue.
He is a detective, too. Thought detectives had more on the ball?
Weird shit.
What do you mean?
He turned this into a felony, if I'm reading this right.
@JayCuda
all of scottie scheffler's second rounds in majors, listed from best to worst
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Meanwhile a dozen people will be killed in Chicago this weekend
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Meanwhile a dozen people will be killed in Chicago this weekend
Has this alt been identified?
Shockingly, the Louisville PD has claimed not to have any video of the scene. I know it's hard to believe, but somehow the body cam was not functioning. Just more bad luck for the Louisville PD I guess.
From a couple tweets I'm seeing they may be dropping all of the charges in the next couple days..
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