Originally Posted by
tn1911
You invoke science fantasy then cop an attitude when called out on it...
There were many points during that 25 mile chase where the locals had done a great job of choking off traffic from getting on the interstate.
It would of been a better choice for the cops to have chosen the point where violence was to occur not the bad guys.
Everyone who is not a cop knows how to do it better than the cops do it, no matter what "it" is. LEOs are damned if they do and damned if they don't about 99% of the time.
So, at some point during the 20+ mile chase on a relatively clear section of roadway where a clear shot presents itself, a cop shoots either A) the driver of the hijacked truck or B) a tire or tires of said truck; driver loses control, rolls or flips truck killing all inside. Result...Cops are excoriated for acting too aggressively. Or they do what they did, keeping the vehicle in sight and following it waiting for a more opportune moment to take the felons into custody. Since so many are jumping at hypotheticals...let's just say the intersection where all hell broke loose had been cleared and the robber/hijacker/kidnappers were able to get through the intersection. Another mile and a half down the road, the truck T-bones a school bus carrying a local varsity football team to a game and kills/injures several student athletes? Result - the cops are excoriated for not putting an end to the chase sooner by whatever means necessary.
Reality is that the police seldom get the opportunity to decide what, where or when violence occurs. Criminals, especially felons, are somewhat unpredictable. Reality is that sometimes bad shit happens and there isn't a damn thing that can be done to prevent it.
Last edited by LoboTBL; 12-12-19 at 20:40.
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