police officers please help me out here! part 2..i posted a question about a car chase police officers...?

Question

were pursuing a man in a van. i didnt know the circumstances of the chase i witnessed but it made the newspaper this morning. its under www.acadiananow.com click local news and the title is police officers fire shots at suspect, sometthing like that, i asked yesterday why the police officers terminated the chase the majority of the answers were maybe it was for a minor traffic violation and the officers felt the chase was to risky to the general public but this guy tried to run a police officer down. was it still nescessary to terminate the chase even for attempted murder? please only police officers respond after you read the article. i saw the suspect stopped being chased and he just walked away. i call the police dept and gave a description and direction headed. and no, he didnt appeared injured from the police gunshots

he tried to run an officer down

Answer 1

Most of the time, a pursuit is called for the sake of public safety. When officers feel the pursuit would actually place more people in jeopardy than continuing a pursuit, they call it off. This happens a lot if the person is already identified and the officer can get a warrant easily and try another day. (Which has been the case for several pursuits I have worked.)

For the person that stated the dispatcher may have had a donut in one hand and basically didn't care....think again. Most of the time, we're so busy from the pursuit and the other public concerns, which don't stop just because some idiot decided to run--not to mention we're short shifted in here most days anyway -- we are taking the information, but we're trying to make it quick and get off the phone. Also, we're limited at what we can and cannot discuss with the general public.

Thanks to the lawyers in this country, we have our hands tied on much of what we can do. Most criminals realize this and aren't afraid of the law. Rest assured that the suspect in the pursuit wasn't just "written off", there will be warrants and police still looking for him.

Answer 2

It does not matter if he had murdered someone, if and when a police chase gets too dangerous, in many police departments the police will stop the chase, And even some departments don't allow a chase to start wtih and if the officers start to do it, they will be ordered to stop.

As answered in the last question, the police officer doing the chase, the supervisor on duty ( sgt or lt) can call off the chase at any time.

Police don't just keep high speeds chase up forever and though everthing except for a very few cities which make the TV news. Most have very strict rules about them.

Also if they have a copter or plane in the air to follow they will often stop direct pursuit.

Any of the departments I ever worked for would have fired an officer for doing any high speed persuit, they were completely against the rules for the safety of the public.

Answer 3

I don't know all the circumstances involved in the case but I will tell you this.

It is frustrating for police today. Do you chase someone that does not care about your life or mine. Because they do not care they are relentless on trying to getaway putting your life and your families life in danger.

So can you justify the pursuit?
That is a double edged question. If you allow him to get away he will always run. Others will know he got away and they will do the same. So do you chase?

What do you do? If he crashes and kills your daughter would you sue the city/ county, administrators, police officers, any one who ever trained them. It's a conundrum?

All I can say is that it is frustrating.

I know how to stop pursuits, I have a simple invention, the technology is in place, but politics will get in the way. (But that should not surprise you)

Answer 4

I live just down the road from you ...

you say the guy "just walked away" ???

The officers said he drove away and abandoned his vehicle ... and may be hiding in the immediate area.

You need to call the Laf. police again and ask to speak to the chief. Apparently, you're not getting through to the right personnel. Whoever was dispatching, probably had the phone in one hand, and a donut in the other (big problem around here) and couldn't get to a pen to write down all your info. Try again. You may be able to help out here.

Answer 5

let em go! one up for the criminals!!!!!