police chase

[imdying]

That would be the metric tad as opposed to the imperial version?

[scumdog]

If someone does a runner and then falls off and gets hurt or worse as a result of outriding him/herself, then thems the breaks. However when a cop initiates a pursuit for speeding, thus escalating the situation, rather than getting a number plate and visiting the next day, he becomes no better than the runner, especially if Joe (bystander) Bloggs gets caught up in it.

Meh, I'm sure the car thief would REALLY be surprised to find the cops knew where he lived by looking at the number plate on the stolen car he was driving... ......

[terbang]

Sure, but I said for speeding and why potentially lose a life or injure someone else over a stolen vehical?

[Squeak the Rat]

We have a justice system where you are innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt, but we're also happy to risk peoples lives on the suspicion of stolen property......? Hmmmm

ps - like the avatar tb.

[Edbear]

Interesting thread! By the way, does anyone actually know the full story, you know, the facts of the matter?

[Slingshot]

what will they really gain though by chasing a bike or cars, too often are we seeing people die from fucktard cops giving chase in small cases like 10km/h over the limit, i suppose it all adds up, that million....

You're an idiot...it's not the "fucktard" cops that are at fault, it's the rider/driver that chooses not to stop.

If I was a cop, I'd do the same. Ramming someone off the road would be a nice break from all the paperwork and bullshit. I just hope the cop was maori because maori cops can get away with murder... well rape anyway.

Stop bitching just because you ride a bike and think this is a brotherhood. He was breaking the law and got what he deserved. Go the pigs! Nail them all!

Amen!!!

However when a cop initiates a pursuit for speeding, thus escalating the situation, rather than getting a number plate and visiting the next day, he becomes no better than the runner, especially if Joe (bystander) Bloggs gets caught up in it.

You're an idiot too, the cop isn't the one that initiates the chase, it's the rider/driver that initiates the chase by choosing not to stop.
If the police had a no pursuit policy, then nobody would stop...you'd take your chances that they didn't catch your number plate and you'd be off.

[scumdog]

Sure, but I said for speeding and why potentially lose a life or injure someone else over a stolen vehical?

The thing is terbang, how does the cop know the driver was 'only' speeding - that the car was not stolen, the guy had not just done a robbery etc????

And that the plates are not stolen off another car etc etc.....

[Daffyd]

i was also going to say i thought they made a v6 supercharged varient but i don't think they do in the v8, which was posted. But its easy to mistake v6 for v8. Ford also do a turbo v6 and, maybe, used to(?) do a super charged v6

Ford don't do a turbo V6, they do a turbo inline 6.

[Motig]

Another urban myth hits the streets ? Another cop beat up ? Havent heard anything apart from the first story so its looking like bullshit.

[terbang]

You're an idiot too, the cop isn't the one that initiates the chase, it's the rider/driver that initiates the chase by choosing not to stop.
If the police had a no pursuit policy, then nobody would stop...you'd take your chances that they didn't catch your number plate and you'd be off.

Whats the guts with the name calling..? It was just an opinion. I am not promoting a no pursuit policy rather stating that cops need, when faced with dangerous people that will do anything to avoid capture, to know when to call it quits before innocent people get hurt.

The thing is terbang, how does the cop know the driver was 'only' speeding - that the car was not stolen, the guy had not just done a robbery etc????

And that the plates are not stolen off another car etc etc.....

Well he doesn't know it and how does he know it was just someone who couldn't afford the fined for speeding. Thats it and I am sure as heck that any of us would be rather pissed off if a close family member was mown down by a dick in a car doing 160 Kliks or more being closely followed by a cop doing similar because the original observance was a lesser speed transgression, but the cop wasn't sure of the guys innocence of another crime.
If a guy is prepared to run then he is very prepared to take serious risks that could and have affected innocent people. Why escalate it to a danger over a stolen vehicle, they are replaceable where dead or maimed people aren't. Its a tough call for cops I know but it is clear that some chases have only ended in tragedy rather than good.

[Jantar]

Another urban myth hits the streets ? Another cop beat up ? Havent heard anything apart from the first story so its looking like bullshit.

It was on TV3 news with photos of the bike and the cop car.

[Patrick]

Sure, but I said for speeding and why potentially lose a life or injure someone else over a stolen vehical?

So what if it is a drop kick driving like an idiot causing mayhem already? Do we just sit back and watch him because "it is not worth it?" What, then, if he then slams into a family of 5 and kills them all, while we are watching, doing nothing...?

Damned if you do, damned if you don't... again....

[The_Dover]

Damned if you do, damned if you don't... again....

damned pigs......

[emaN]

INMHO, this thread highlights the "us" and "them" rather nicely... (no, the po-Lice aren't the "thems", they're the "others").

The "us" are those who've been making Brrm Brrm noises from infancy and have biking in their blood...
I'm picking the "thems" are more likely recent converts to biking, who do it to be seen all leathered up on nice shiny bikes.

The two seem to often have conflicting views. One of them often ends up spouting pc poo.

IMHO

[scumdog]

INMHO, this thread highlights the "us" and "them" rather nicely... (no, the po-Lice aren't the "thems", they're the "others").

The "us" are those who've been making Brrm Brrm noises from infancy and have biking in their blood...
I'm picking the "thems" are more likely recent converts to biking, who do it to be seen all leathered up on nice shiny bikes.

The two seem to often have conflicting views. One of them often ends up spouting pc poo.

IMHO

And the others spout off they are a better than average and safe rider who should be allowed to speed and will never crash.....