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MichMan

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22. The OP is about 4 teenagers fleeing police in a stolen car

Reply to marble falls (Reply #21)

Tue May 7, 2024, 10:30 PM

May 7

What happens when pursuits are prohibited, and lawbreakers know all they have to do is flee at high speeds to avoid prosecution ?

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4 teenagers die in high-speed chase after trooper uses PIT maneuver [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 6 OP

They were 14 to 16 yo. Mosby May 6 #1

Stop stealing vehicles. Stop going 111MPH jimfields33 May 6 #7

The speeds involved were due to the chase. Mosby May 6 #10

They easily could have pulled over when requested. jimfields33 May 6 #14

Stop high speed chases. marble falls May 6 #12

If they stopped when required then no high speed chase. jimfields33 May 6 #13

If you don't chase them no innocent public gets killed. Why chase them at all? Drone or helecoptor after them ... marble falls May 6 #16

You would think with those vast number of examples, jimfields33 May 6 #17

You expect the criminals to be the adults in the room!?!?!?! Cops almost always know who they're chaseing and how ... marble falls May 6 #18

Explain how cops know the identities of those driving a stolen car ? n/t MichMan May 7 #20

Please. Are you saying cops never know who in the car? What makes you think most chases are for stolen cars???? marble falls May 7 #21

The OP is about 4 teenagers fleeing police in a stolen car MichMan May 7 #22

Four less jerks LiberalFighter May 6 #2

??? Alliepoo May 6 #3

DU is a BIG tent. n/t Marcus IM May 6 #5

No sarcasm intended. Their behavior are those of jerks LiberalFighter May 6 #6

--- and warrants for their arrests. Auto theft and speeding is not a capital offense. But I am confident these 3Hotdogs May 6 #8

But the police recovered the vehicle, right? Marcus IM May 6 #4

Two were wearing ankle monitors and three had active warrants ms liberty May 6 #9

FAFO OAITW r.2.0 May 6 #11

True, true, and more true. jimfields33 May 6 #15

Kids driving stolen cars never kill innocent people when not being pursued. Yeah! Sure! Wonder Why May 6 #19

Young and unsupervised S. Love May 24 #23

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