When discussing the possible taunting of the inmate on the transport, that is a long ride. Going off experience when transporting people to Pueblo for mental health eval from the jail or driving to get juvie in Greeley to bring back to court. Or transporting for health reasons, we could be stuck driving approx. ten hours or more. Personally we never taunted them, and if they would not be quiet we would turn on the music and just pretend they did not exist back there, in the back of the car. I was never a Road dog, meaning a street cop, I worked in Detentions, Corrections, and the half way houses. When they would bring in a contaminated inmate, or out of control inmate, we still had to book them. Never once even when called horrid names by the subject did I reply negatively. I am much like Eeyore, just doing my job and was excellent at de escalating an inmate brought in from arrest where the road dogs did piss them off. I never cared either way, if no abuse happened all was fine with me. Would book them and get them in a cell. Or if high would give them milk to kill the high and put them in a cell...
I think the reason she attacked that poor officer was she was wanting to escape...cut and dry. She should lose her privilege of wearing street clothing and being uncuffed when going to court as she is a flight risk (proven) now. The only way I would have no cuffs on her is to have her in a RACC belt. IMHO
