Family Blames Cops After Daughter Dies Stealing Car, So Cop Fires Back EPIC Response Americans have gotten into the habit of blaming police officers when a criminal loses their life after breaking the law. In many cases, it is the criminals own choices that lead to the demise, and officers are simply doing their job. Take, for example, the three teenagers in St. Petersburg, FL, who were recently caught trying to steal a car. While attempting to flee from the cops, they wrecked into a pond. All three were killed. Laniya Miller, 15, Ashaunti Butler, 15, and Dominique Battle, 16, reportedly asked a 36-year-old man for a ride. When he stopped at a local Walmart before dropping the girls off, they decided to take off with his car. The owner quickly reported the vehicle stolen, and police officers from the Pinellas County Sheriffs Office spotted the group of girls driving it down the road. The Times reports that the young criminals failed to slow dong going around a sharp curve, and the vehicle ultimately went of the road and submerged 15 feet underwater. Officers were forced to evaluate. the situation, and determined that the conditions were too dangerous to put more people at risk. The chances of saving the girls were extraordinarily slim. Now, relatives of the criminals have gone to the media, blaming the officers for the girls deaths, claiming that they didnt do enough to save them. They are claiming neglect on the part of the officers. Now, one officer has taken to Facebook to dispute those claims, and he even posted dashcam footage to back his comments up. Read his response below and tell us what you think. 