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The cops ultimate goal is public safety. The whole reason they chase bad guys and try to apprehend them is because it deters the bad guys from engaging in an unlawful behavior. The overall effect is beneficial to public safety. When they indiscrimately shoot at bad guys in the presence of good guys then what you have is a threat to public safety.
But for the police going full retard, all the good guys get to be with their loved ones tonight. There should be so much public outrage over this. What the police just said by way of their actions is collateral damage is secondary to making sure the bad guy gets caught. Maybe there is 100 packages on the truck with an average value of say $100. Innocent people are dead over $10k??? It will be a huge mistake if the cops and prosecutors try to spin this any other way than an absolute avoidable tragedy
When they indiscriminately shoot at bad guys in the middle of a traffic jam it deters single occupancy vehicle travel on highways. This both reduces traffic and lowers the carbon footprint. The overall effect is beneficial to public transportation and the environment.The cops ultimate goal is public safety. The whole reason they chase bad guys and try to apprehend them is because it deters the bad guys from engaging in an unlawful behavior. The overall effect is beneficial to public safety. When they indiscrimately shoot at bad guys in the presence of good guys then what you have is a threat to public safety.
This ain't new either or FL thing, remember when there was a shootout in NYC on a crowded street with cops laying down a few civs? Yeah, that did much to change their opinion or anyone's on the matter.
See post 6Where’s Woodsy? Still working on a way to justify it, without success, I suppose.
Monday morning quarterback again but with his driver door wide open and taking that u turn as slow as he did , would have been a good time to bail out .
Of course he was shot by the criminals wearing badges. It was for our own protection you know!Watch the video towards the end where the bail out is. Look at the side of the truck. Note the amount of impacts in very interesting (i.e, not aiming) spots. The truck looks like it was being hit from nearly all sides. Keep in mind this things sheet metal. The police were probably inadvertently shooting through the truck and at each other, along with the public.
I'd be very interested to know if the UPS driver was shot by the thiefs, police or both. Along with the poor person stuck in traffic.
What do you do in that situation if a LEO is using your car to hide behind and thus drawing fire your way? Drive away? Stay put?
Quickly decide between forward and reverse, then put the pedal to the metal. Try not to hit him but also get yourself out of the position that he put you into. Expect to be arrested.What do you do in that situation if a LEO is using your car to hide behind and thus drawing fire your way? Drive away? Stay put?
Quickly decide between forward and reverse, then put the pedal to the metal. Try not to hit him but also get yourself out of the position that he put you into. Expect to be arrested.
It wasn't over the stuff in the truck. They carjacked the UPS truck after their jewelry store robbery was broken up.Sadly all that shit in the truck is insured and none of it was worth anyones life.
One video I saw had police using occupied vehicles as cover, which seems crazy
Watch the video towards the end where the bail out is. Look at the side of the truck. Note the amount of impacts in very interesting (i.e, not aiming) spots. The truck looks like it was being hit from nearly all sides. Keep in mind this things sheet metal. The police were probably inadvertently shooting through the truck and at each other, along with the public.
I'd be very interested to know if the UPS driver was shot by the thiefs, police or both. Along with the poor person stuck in traffic.
Would have been a great time to slam into the UPS truck at full speed with the cop truck trying to disable it instead of letting it make the turn, or they could have tried to at least block the road with all the other LEO vehicles and not allow it back into a heavy traffic area.Monday morning quarterback again but with his driver door wide open and taking that u turn as slow as he did , would have been a good time to bail out .