A woman is dead following a “tragic chain of events” that began with a bomb threat against Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene at her Rome home, police said.

  • BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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    5 days ago

    They weren’t rushing to the house at speed. The accident occurred when an officer was driving his personal vehicle to the department so that he could get ready to respond to the situation.

    The lady who died pulled out from a parking lot in front of him, and got t-boned on the driver side.

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      5 days ago

      Well, that seems like a non-department-related accident. My employer isn’t responsible if I get in an accident on my way to work, not sure why that would be different here.

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        4 days ago

        I’m not so sure. If I’m commuting to work that’s one thing, but if I’m responding to a page from my employer that’s different. This officer, though heading to work, was in the process of responding to the threat. They weren’t just commuting as part of their morning routine.