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ccvirgo911 (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:10 AM Original message |
4th victim dies in Philly police-chase crash |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. Cops don't care. They get off on the thrill of speeding. ANd they never get punished, even |
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ccvirgo911 (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Believe me, I know |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. My sincere sympathy. That is something you will carry with you forever. The fact that |
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nyc 4 Biden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I'm so sorry for your loss. |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Oh, my heart goes out to you |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:45 AM Original message |
Once again.. |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
13. Your're right. The police have no way to identify a car or the owner. NOT. With their |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:22 AM Response to Reply #13 |
17. If a person is speeding... |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:27 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. What a load of crap! Weak-ass points to justify a flawed procedure. First, if the cops broke off |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Because everyone goes back to their house while |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
30. How does the plate off a stolen vehicle lead you to the thief? |
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Regret My New Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. 10 miles over the speed limit is a lot different than 30 or 40 miles over... |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
51. Yes, best to endanger lives to catch a dangerous speeder. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
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vadawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
40. bingo, no chase policy would just encourage people to floor it and escape. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:45 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Once again.. |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:48 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. So what? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. How do you determine who gets chased? |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. You chase *known* violent offenders |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:33 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. If you are doing 65 in a 40.... |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. See post #22 below, which sets out a number of reasonable policies |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:19 PM Response to Reply #19 |
31. The police make judgment calls on whether or not to pursue all the time. |
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ccvirgo911 (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Yes I can |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. It's not immediate, but there are ways for you to apply pressure to the department. |
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ccvirgo911 (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. I have gotten involved |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:51 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. I have a question |
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ccvirgo911 (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #44 |
46. You are right |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:22 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. It's not a policy |
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ccvirgo911 (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:52 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Myth |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Was it the police who killed your son.... |
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T Wolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Does not matter. The reckless chase was unnecessary. Period. |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:20 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. So it was the person being chased. |
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ccvirgo911 (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. Listen for yourself |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. A couple points: |
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ccvirgo911 (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. You're kidding, right? |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. I'm not defending their treatment of your son. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #5 |
34. You Can't Outrun the Radio |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. Dear Police: |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
12. Wouldn't they have already gotten the license plate #'s before |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Yep |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #14 |
21. So it's stolen. So what? |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Didn't say I agreed with it |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
20. Sorry for your loss. A joy riding kid died -as we waited for an ambulance-because |
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Tzimisce (20 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
22. ccvirgo911... |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:37 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. When I was very young |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. These are precisely the sort of policies that should be universally enforced |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
48. And many of the people who run are just Schizophrenic |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
33. omg...i'm so sorry to hear about your son. how absolutely heartbreaking. n/t |
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redwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
45. High speed chases often end in tragedy and it's a terrible waste. |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
47. Right, like it's the cops' fault. |
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happyslug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:17 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. And if the guy is Schizophrenic? i.e. will ALWAYS run if chased? |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:33 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. These guys weren't schizos. |
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moobu2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:31 PM Response to Original message |
52. My 14 y/o cousin was killed in a high speed chase |
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