High Speed Chase, Pitman Man...Your thoughts
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I was sitting around (after almost two straight days of home improvement ****...)having a beer watching one of those cheesy video shows. Let me first say I am all about stoping dangerous criminals and high speed chases.
However when is enough enough in a high speed chase? Some sherriff did a pitman manuver in the middle of town which destoryed his car, the car he was chasing and some pickup that the stolen car hit. (they were all fords so no biggie LOL).
When do you just get the plate number backoff and find him latter. Sometimes I think it gets out of control and the police need to backoff and pick the guy up later when they are speeding through the middle of town.
I understand in some cases you need to stop someone, but the only thing he did was steal a car and in this situation, the police knew that.
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However when is enough enough in a high speed chase? Some sherriff did a pitman manuver in the middle of town which destoryed his car, the car he was chasing and some pickup that the stolen car hit. (they were all fords so no biggie LOL).
When do you just get the plate number backoff and find him latter. Sometimes I think it gets out of control and the police need to backoff and pick the guy up later when they are speeding through the middle of town.
I understand in some cases you need to stop someone, but the only thing he did was steal a car and in this situation, the police knew that.
Your thoughts?
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Originally Posted by Ryan'sSS
I'm not a 100% sure how their insurance works but, I think the insurance company bought 3 cars.
Which raises all rates, so we pay for it in the end. I agree with Mike, back off till it is safe. Criminals usually resurface on thier own.
Mike, you know you are a FORD fan at heart, but I will let you keep your cover on this board....
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Sure they do, but the majority of the uninsured motorist are (moderator edit, we need to get off the race card blame game)...never will become legal or get insurance..
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Originally Posted by Ryan K
Personnally, I think they need snipers in the Helicopters. If the car is stolen and you're runnin' they should aim to kill.
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Personnally, I think they need snipers in the Helicopters. If the car is stolen and you're runnin' they should aim to kill.
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Originally Posted by My1st Truck
When do you just get the plate number backoff and find him latter. Sometimes I think it gets out of control and the police need to backoff and pick the guy up later when they are speeding through the middle of town.
I understand in some cases you need to stop someone, but the only thing he did was steal a car and in this situation, the police knew that.
Your thoughts?
I understand in some cases you need to stop someone, but the only thing he did was steal a car and in this situation, the police knew that.
Your thoughts?
Originally Posted by howierd42
On the other hand Joe Q. Taxpayer just bought three new cars because some dumb cop wanted to play Action Hero.
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OK, so it's a cop's job to do as much dammage as humanly possible while trying to get a suspect to stop? Not likely.
I understand you have a lot of inside info in this area, Darrin, and I am not trying to stir the pot. Far from it. I am just saying there are other ways to try to get the guy to stop than destroying 3 cars and putting anyone around them in danger while super cop tries to stop some low-life car thief in a populated area.
I understand you have a lot of inside info in this area, Darrin, and I am not trying to stir the pot. Far from it. I am just saying there are other ways to try to get the guy to stop than destroying 3 cars and putting anyone around them in danger while super cop tries to stop some low-life car thief in a populated area.
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Without knowing any of the facts surrounding the chase, it's easy to point out problems when things go wrong.
We have no idea what the traffic situation was further down the street. Could have been coming up on a school or hospital or a bunch of Jerry's kids sniffing flowers next to the street.. We also have no idea what they had in terms of personel to apprehend this guy. For some reason crime doesn't stop when a police chase is going on.
It's nice to try and blame the cop that tried to stop it but, the truth is. If the dirty pirate hooker would have kept his dick skinners off of someone elses car it would not have happened. So now instead of blaming law enforcement for stopping the crook. Write your congressman or senator to put a bill in effect to castrate criminals so they cant breed and pollute our already dirty gene pool.
We have no idea what the traffic situation was further down the street. Could have been coming up on a school or hospital or a bunch of Jerry's kids sniffing flowers next to the street.. We also have no idea what they had in terms of personel to apprehend this guy. For some reason crime doesn't stop when a police chase is going on.
It's nice to try and blame the cop that tried to stop it but, the truth is. If the dirty pirate hooker would have kept his dick skinners off of someone elses car it would not have happened. So now instead of blaming law enforcement for stopping the crook. Write your congressman or senator to put a bill in effect to castrate criminals so they cant breed and pollute our already dirty gene pool.
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Originally Posted by Ryan'sSS
It's nice to try and blame the cop that tried to stop it but, the truth is. If the dirty pirate hooker would have kept his dick skinners off of someone elses car it would not have happened. So now instead of blaming law enforcement for stopping the crook. Write you congressman or senator to put a bill in effect to castrate criminals so they cant breed and pollute our already dirty gene pool.
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Originally Posted by howierd42
OK, so it's a cop's job to do as much dammage as humanly possible while trying to get a suspect to stop? Not likely.
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I understand you have a lot of inside info in this area, Darrin, and I am not trying to stir the pot. Far from it. I am just saying there are other ways to try to get the guy to stop than destroying 3 cars and putting anyone around them in danger while super cop tries to stop some low-life car thief in a populated area.
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Originally Posted by Ryan'sSS
Without knowing any of the facts surrounding the chase, it's easy to point out problems when things go wrong.
We have no idea what the traffic situation was further down the street. Could have been coming up on a school or hospital or a bunch of Jerry's kids sniffing flowers next to the street.. We also have no idea what they had in terms of personel to apprehend this guy. For some reason crime doesn't stop when a police chase is going on.
It's nice to try and blame the cop that tried to stop it but, the truth is. If the dirty pirate hooker would have kept his dick skinners off of someone elses car it would not have happened. So now instead of blaming law enforcement for stopping the crook. Write your congressman or senator to put a bill in effect to castrate criminals so they cant breed and pollute our already dirty gene pool.
We have no idea what the traffic situation was further down the street. Could have been coming up on a school or hospital or a bunch of Jerry's kids sniffing flowers next to the street.. We also have no idea what they had in terms of personel to apprehend this guy. For some reason crime doesn't stop when a police chase is going on.
It's nice to try and blame the cop that tried to stop it but, the truth is. If the dirty pirate hooker would have kept his dick skinners off of someone elses car it would not have happened. So now instead of blaming law enforcement for stopping the crook. Write your congressman or senator to put a bill in effect to castrate criminals so they cant breed and pollute our already dirty gene pool.
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Currently in the State of Washington, you must be convicted of Auto theft SEVEN ******* times before you are sent to prison....so someone could steal six of our cars and not spend one flippin day in prison. It ain't the cops that are the problem it is the LACK of teeth in the laws/legal system.
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Seven times that is crazy...I am all for stopping them I just think if you are filming it from a Police Helicopter, you can probably wait to a less populated spot or a big highway. Not blaming the cop either, just maybe the policy for the highspeed chase. I am all for getting **** of the street. I am just not so sure that was least means possible.
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I think they ought to have the same penalty for Auto Theft as they used to have for Horse Theft...Hanging! ![The Judge](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_judge.gif)
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my understanding is that many of the police departments have rules for wether or not to try manuvers like that, as well as dictating that in a high speed chase, to back off, follow just close enough to keep track (by staying on the guys tail, it encourages them to go faster)
I am also under the impression that they won't typicly chase motorcycles (due partly to there capability, also to the fact that if they try to run, they usualy die in the process)