Making a Bad Situation Worse
Oct 12, 2023 10:34:32 #
Not only does radio go faster than an auto, but a helecopter does also and is far, far safer than just a car chase.
Oct 12, 2023 11:03:33 #
Thia doesn't bode well for mankind. I'm glad I'm old so I won't likely live to see the upcoming self-destruction of the human race. The concentration of stupid people is increasing at an alarming rate, possibly because the government satety standards have reduced the natural selection factor (i.e. Darwin Awards) on the gene pool.
Oct 12, 2023 11:56:04 #
“You have to wonder what was going through that guy's head.”
Alcohol?
Just a wild guess…
Alcohol?
Just a wild guess…
Oct 12, 2023 13:11:10 #
From Revhen, down the hill from the Catskills on the Hudson River: I once was the chaplain for the City of Newburgh police department. I had the "privilege" of conducting the funeral of a policeman shot and killed responding to a domestic violence incident.
Oct 12, 2023 13:26:39 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
"Breakin' rocks in the hot sun ... and robbing people with a six gun"
Oct 12, 2023 14:08:36 #
therwol
Loc: USA
Rich2236 wrote:
Not only does radio go faster than an auto, but a helecopter does also and is far, far safer than just a car chase.
I've spent some time in the UK watching their television. There is a show called "Police Interceptors". They show one helicoptor chase after another, with police vehicles not far behind to make the arrest Some of them are at night with night vision cameras. People run straight across roundabouts, through fences, into fields etc. It demonstrates the point very well, but after you've seen a few of them, the show becomes too predictable.
Oct 12, 2023 14:41:27 #
I don’t believe they vote, they are of the sort that complains and stays home. On driving to escape, that adrenal rush, the split second that the choice between ‘fight or flight’? Flight takes over and the tilt button in their head locks in reverse.
Oct 12, 2023 14:48:22 #
I got in trouble at home once and tried to run from the wife. Like the guy in Jerry's story, eventually they catch up with you!!
Oct 12, 2023 14:56:35 #
cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
jerryc41 wrote:
Why do drivers think they can drive away and escap... (show quote)
Did you get a photograph of that?
Oct 12, 2023 15:30:01 #
One Rude Dawg wrote:
Felony eluding is much worse than losing your license. Sat on a jury for that once, not good results for the perp. 
I'm guessing that was some years ago? Today, finding a way to get an offender in front of a judge is quite a challenge. Once that is accomplished, does the judge as mentioned earlier allow the proceedings to even go to a verdict? If you have time for idle entertainment do a YouTube search for "Fridays with Frank".
Oct 12, 2023 16:04:56 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Why do drivers think they can drive away and escap... (show quote)
I have done a high speed chase at an astounding 140 MPH. My aim was to push a drunk perp driving a car running faster than I could go over into a roadside ditch. The chase was during rush hour traffic. I hoped to prevent him from changing lanes and running into on-coming traffic. I only succeeded in scaring him into turning into side roads where he had to slow down. I was not able to catch up to him because he was more familiar with the area. So we lost him.
Two days later he did the same thing, but this time he lost control of his vehicle and wrapped himself around a tree. He was drunk and thought of himself of being a racer. He ended up just with a few scratches to his arm.
What was in his mind? He believed himself to be invincible. As to what may have made him feel that way. Many of us thought it was the way high speed chases were presented in the movies and TV stories. The bad guys always "got away".
Oct 12, 2023 16:09:22 #
Klickitatdave
Loc: Seattle Washington
nimbushopper wrote:
There are too many idiots running loose out there!
Our civilization has clearly morphed from the Age of Enlightenment to the Age of Duh.
Oct 12, 2023 16:16:47 #
BigOldArt
Loc: Seminole, FL
jerryc41 wrote:
Radio communication is faster than any car.
186,000 miles a second. It's the law.
Oct 12, 2023 16:52:30 #
Wyantry
Loc: SW Colorado
foodie65 wrote:
and unfortunately reproduce
Maybe a “clip job” should be a mandatory punishment for repeat offenders . . . ?
Oct 12, 2023 18:47:47 #
JoeBiker
Loc: homebase: Houston, TX
It is the fight or flight response, and they choose flight.
Not trying to get this kicked to that attic, but... teaching that people can't trust the police make it more likely that they will chose fight or flight when they encounter the police, and becomes a self fulfilling prophesy (and is bad for all involved).
Not trying to get this kicked to that attic, but... teaching that people can't trust the police make it more likely that they will chose fight or flight when they encounter the police, and becomes a self fulfilling prophesy (and is bad for all involved).
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