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Hot pursuit!

BurlyShirley

Rex Grossman Will Rise Again
Jul 4, 2002
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sometimes.


A guy who ran a stop sign? No.

DC Sniper, Osama Bin Laden? Yes.

Its about whether the collateral damage is worth it. ie, if the damage which can be incurred throuh a chase is less than what is posssible if the fugitive gets away.

The Brass should make a judgement call.
 

BurlyShirley

Rex Grossman Will Rise Again
Jul 4, 2002
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TN
...but now that youve got me thinking about it, would setting the precedent of "The Cops wont chase you" encourage more crime?


Im not so sure, anyomre.:)
 

Silver

find me a tampon
Jul 20, 2002
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Orange County, CA
Completely reckless if the police department happens to have a helicopter involved.

When's the last time you've seen one of those guys get away?
 

manimal

Ociffer Tackleberry
Feb 27, 2002
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Blindly running into cactus
i'll tell you what we're told.


it's a lot like BS said, you have to weigh the danger the fleeing person poses to society against the danger of chasing him.

so, a guy doing 100mph in a busy city at lunchtime then yes. it's a tough decision. on one hand, the cops could cause a wreck while attempting to stop the bad guy, yet, the PD would be sued if no attempt was made to stop the vehicl and it crashed into a mini van full of kids.

same thing with, say...a fleeing bank robber with a gun. we know he's armed and dangerous but we know it's dangerous to chase.

that's why, in my department, all chases can only be continued with authorization from a supervisor.
 

valve bouncer

Master Dildoist
Feb 11, 2002
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Japan
"Some will die in hot pursuit in firey auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit while sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life and drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche comin' down the mountain"
 

BurlyShirley

Rex Grossman Will Rise Again
Jul 4, 2002
19,180
17
TN
Originally posted by valve bouncer
"Some will die in hot pursuit in firey auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit while sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life and drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche comin' down the mountain"

Well, you shoud mind the sun sometimes, as we know you misplaced Brits are very prone to getting skin cancer.;)
 

MMike

A fowl peckerwood.
Sep 5, 2001
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just sittin' here drinkin' scotch
Originally posted by valve bouncer
"Some will die in hot pursuit in firey auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit while sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life and drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche comin' down the mountain"
I most DEFINITELY CANNOT taste you on my lips OR smell you in my clothes...let's just make that ABUNDANTLY clear.
 

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
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Sleazattle
High speed chases are bad. It is not fair that taxpayers keep having to pay for the Sherrifs cars to be pulled from the creek bed and they never catch those Duke boys anyway.