Making a Bad Situation Worse
Oct 12, 2023 20:31:44 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Why do drivers think they can drive away and escap... (show quote)
If you ever find yourself in this situation - and please don't - learn from this example. A friend of mine who had been drinking tried to outrun a police car. He weaved through a few country lanes, then pulled sharply off the road into a patch of bushes and just crouched there in his car. A few minutes later someone rapped on the window. There stood the driver of the police car, who said" "Sir, you almost made it but next time, when you stop, take your foot off the brake. I could see your brake-lights half a mile away."
Oct 12, 2023 20:48:49 #
FrumCA wrote:
And they vote as well!
Yeah, until they're convicted of a felony. Well, in theory, anyway....
Oct 13, 2023 14:33:29 #
I've not been in any high speed pursuit incidents, but have seen where several eventually terminate, prison. I will say there are numerous very intelligent criminals in the world, they just make dumb decisions.
Oct 16, 2023 02:44:49 #
clint f.
Loc: Priest Lake Idaho, Spokane Wa
Some jurisdictions prohibit police pursuits. Kind of a message for drunk drivers. Just run. Welcome to the new America.
Oct 16, 2023 15:34:41 #
xt2
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
jerryc41 wrote:
Why do drivers think they can drive away and escap... (show quote)
When you said, “domestic dispute,” you answered your own question… “ what was going through that guy's head?” The driver was emotionally distraught and made some hasty and rather dumb decisions as a result of his presumed marital issues. Cheers!
Oct 16, 2023 15:35:38 #
xt2
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
FreddB wrote:
Isn’t that why so many domestic calls end badly for the poor cop answering the call?
YUP!
Oct 16, 2023 15:37:31 #
xt2
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
cyclespeed wrote:
Maybe sending in the police without anyone else who might be able to speak to these individuals such as a social worker or someone trained in psychological services is the problem.
I got a hand it to you, Jerry. You always have a topic that gets many people replying good on you
I got a hand it to you, Jerry. You always have a topic that gets many people replying good on you
I didn’t see any reference to any opportunity to address the situation verbally, rather a suspect making a hasty retreat when the officers arrived.
Oct 17, 2023 00:31:11 #
clint f.
Loc: Priest Lake Idaho, Spokane Wa
cyclespeed wrote:
Maybe sending in the police without anyone else who might be able to speak to these individuals such as a social worker or someone trained in psychological services is the problem.
I got a hand it to you, Jerry. You always have a topic that gets many people replying good on you
I got a hand it to you, Jerry. You always have a topic that gets many people replying good on you
Find a social worker willing to dodge bullets. Find a psychologist who will wear body armor. Find someone who runs toward the gunfire instead of away from it. Nice idea in theory but in practice it’s a policeman that does that. Find an actual policeman and converse with him/her rather than listen to the anti-cop loons.
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