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WolverineDG

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8. The police department has stated they have a "no pursue" policy

Reply to markpkessinger (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2013, 07:20 PM

Oct 2013

because that would be "dangerous."

Apparently, asshats driving every which way, blowing stop signs & lights, riding on the sidewalk, swarming cars being driven lawfully, & intentionally causing rear-end collisions isn't "dangerous."

It's only a matter of time before car drivers go vigilante.

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Looks like the bikers who beat the SUV driver blew off a police check point with impunity . . . [View all] markpkessinger Oct 2013 OP

They weren't undercover?? Nt newfie11 Oct 2013 #1

I've seen conflicting reports about the undercover versus off-duty thing n/t markpkessinger Oct 2013 #2

the prior arrangement was made internally within the dept.. frylock Oct 2013 #3

It's like dissecting a dead, mutilated skunk seveneyes Oct 2013 #4

Started about the mid-eighties and has become progressively more insidious and accepted. nt Mnemosyne Oct 2013 #5

Take a drive through the Southwest within 100 miles of the Mexican boarder cpwm17 Oct 2013 #7

He's right: the lack of effect action against the troublemakers emboldens them cpwm17 Oct 2013 #6

The police department has stated they have a "no pursue" policy WolverineDG Oct 2013 #8

Cops? No problemo: jsr Oct 2013 #9

It's because there was a fucking cop that was part of that gang of terrorists gopiscrap Oct 2013 #10