papaelk said:Kinda funny how westy will pursue anyone. This was for criminal mistiff. now come on lets get real . Glad Thornton and Northglenn really wanted nothing to do with it.
Have to say it was interesting to watch westy flying down 92nd ave headed towards
I-25 in groups of 3 or more @ speeds of 60 plus in a posted 35 mph zone with elderly Moblie home parks in the area
jimmnn said:Did you also hear them say Adcom can you help when they got East of I-25 there Edacs radios were not working "right".
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Moosemedic said:So which criminals should they chase?
I take it you think NOT the one's suspected of minor crimes? Aren't they the one's with prior convictions for other crimes, also crimes we don't yet know about, and probably have done something they don't want the cops to findout about = Run? [end quote]
As always, the "totality of the circumstances" must weigh into the decision making process. (The environment, time of day or night, other traffic, weather conditions, the PC for the stop, etc.) The runner may have only gone through a stop sign, but you probably won't know about the triple homicide that they committed a few hours before or the serious crime that they were enroute to commit until you have custody. Many times the reason for running have nothing to do with the PC for the traffic stop.
I have always believed that the decision should not lie with any regulations on paper, but with the initiating individual and others within the supporting command structure.
We already have an ineffective criminal justice system but we need to maintain an effective law enforcement system.
The spud.
Moosemedic said:So which criminals should they chase?
I take it you think NOT the one's suspected of minor crimes? Aren't they the one's with prior convictions for other crimes, also crimes we don't yet know about, and probably have done something they don't want the cops to findout about = Run?
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Moosemedic said:?
Papaelk, speeds are pretty hard to determine visually, and although I question your estimate of "60 plus" I contend that traffic on that road travels much faster than 35 on a good day.
Moosemedic said:Spud.... WELL SAID Sir
papaelk... Yeah, I'm saying if you run you get beat sounds like a great policy to me.
About 9 years ago a Trooper responded to a property damage accident between Leadville and Copper Mountain. As he's walking back to one of the driver's cars to hand him his Licese, registration and Insurance, he's fired upon from inside the vehicle. After the chase was over, and the suspect was fatally shot, Texas Authorities went to notify the family. They were all dead, hacked to pieces. So yeah, I'm all about chasing them down and finding out why they ran in the first place.
papaelk said:Also do beleive there is a law in the Denver Metro area That prohibits more than 2 police car being actively envolved in a car Chase
RckyMtns2 said:Well, for what it's worth...I was listening to this chase as it was going down and I agree with papaelk when he says not every evade of stop is worth the chase...now as for Park County Sheriff Fred Wegener's chase yesterday CUDOS to him...that's different b/c it was an attempted murder on an officer when the perp tried to run him down. But, for chases in general...we are talking innocent, law abidding folks who also share the roads, we are taking our kids to school and other places and I for one never want to see innocent ppl brought down b/c cops are chasing perps. And bad guys and cops are weaving in and out of traffic trying to PIT or strip the bad guy...horrible accidents have been known to happen and take out the wrong person!