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Questions raised after teens drown following police pursuit
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| 4/22/16
Posted on 04/22/2016 12:15:03 PM PDT by Impala64ssa
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Video at link. So teens who are old enough to develop at least a basic sense of right and wrong steal a car, drive like a bat of hell through the most congested parts of Pinellas Cty, ultimately losing control and plowing into a lake and drowning, never mind the other lives they put at risk. And it's the cops fault. More BLM logic at work. Tragic, but play stupid games, win stupid prizes, a simple concept that transcends race.
To: Impala64ssa
I don’t have any major questions to raise. The criminals stole a car and then died from being stupid. Time to move on. Perhaps other parents will take their role more seriously and teach their kids that stealing cars is not okay, or maybe even that stealing is never okay.
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:20:26 PM PDT
by
Pollster1
(Somebody who agrees with me 80% of the time is a friend and ally, not a 20% traitor. - Ronald Reagan)
To: Impala64ssa
"But dashcam video only shows the officers standing near the pond, watching the girls' car sink, and calling for backup."The "girls' car"? Didn't they steal it?
To: Impala64ssa
Reminds me of an incident years ago in Tampa. A 14 year old was out at 2 AM with his buddies (on a school night) in a stolen car. In the ensuing chase the driver wrecked the car and the 14 year old died. His mom said, “They shouldn’t have been chasing them!”
Better questions would be:
1. Why is your 14 year old out at 2 AM on a school night?
2. Why was he with thugs who stole a car?
3. Where was his father?
4. Etc......
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:20:53 PM PDT
by
rfreedom4u
(The root word of vigilante is vigilant!)
To: Impala64ssa
Is this the trio who had been arrested umpteen times already for auto theft?
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:21:23 PM PDT
by
FoxInSocks
("Hope is not a course of action." -- M. O'Neal, USMC)
To: rfreedom4u
Yes, that was about a year ago around Sulphur Springs, near the old dog track.
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:22:29 PM PDT
by
Impala64ssa
(You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
To: Impala64ssa
In comments on another news site it was mentioned that these girls have stolen cars before. I haven’t fact checked that, though.
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:24:39 PM PDT
by
goodwithagun
(March 3, 2016: The date FReepers justified the "goodness" of Planned Parenthood.)
To: Impala64ssa
Once the car went into the water, the behavior or personalities of the occupants does not matter. All that matters is whether or not the cops did the right thing.
So let's see, it's dark and that lake is murky and deep (I've read it's around 15 ft deep at some points). So no cop there chose to do something wildly dangerous. No crazy heroes stepped forward.
And I given the situation, I'm OK with that. It's tragic, but the cops did nothing wrong there. After all, there are some building fires that are so bad that even brave firemen choose not to enter.
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:25:08 PM PDT
by
Leaning Right
(Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
To: Pollster1
And if the police had NOT chased them, and a mile down the road the girls RAN OVER a child and killed him, the community would be up in arms, "Why didn't the police chase and catch these underaged, speeding and careening drivers, driving illegally, and prevent them from killing this innocent child."
Cops can't win. They lose no matter what they do, they get the blame.
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:25:32 PM PDT
by
gg188
(Ted Cruz, R - Goldman Sachs)
To: Impala64ssa
The cops shouldn’t have lied about trying to save them.
But so what, in this case? What were they going to do, dive down to the car under the water in the dark and free the girls? The girls should have opened the doors themselves and swam out. Sh!t happens when you steal a car and run from the law.
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:27:02 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(One who commands, must obey.)
To: Impala64ssa
“”My daughter was not perfect,” said Laniya Miller’s mother, fighting back tears. “What 15-year-old is?” “
These girls had multiple arrests for stealing cars. The car they drowned in was stolen.
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:27:30 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Leaning Right
I took a lifeguard class when I was 16. Most drowning victims will grab their rescuer in a bear hug which could result in both people drowning.
To: Impala64ssa
This was not the first stolen car for these girls.
Their unfortunate demise is their responsibility and probably a blessing for their future victims.
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:28:22 PM PDT
by
Lurkinanloomin
(Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
To: Leaning Right
You forgot the cottonmouths and alligators that frequently inhabit these lakes around here.
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:28:46 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Impala64ssa
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:29:25 PM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
("If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it." --Samuel Clemens)
To: Leaning Right
Not to mention gators feed at night.
To: Impala64ssa
“Yes, that was about a year ago around Sulphur Springs, near the old dog track.”
They make old dogs run? BASTARDS!
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:30:09 PM PDT
by
jessduntno
(The mind of a liberal...deceit, desire for control, greed, contradiction and fueled by hate.)
To: Impala64ssa
My daughter was not perfect," said Laniya Miller's mother, fighting back tears. "What 15-year-old is?" The girls are accused of stealing a car
Umm, Ms. Miller, I hate to break it to you, but 15 year olds I know don't steals cars. They are not perfect, as you say. But they are not felons either.
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:30:15 PM PDT
by
Gamecock
( Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul...Matthew 10:28)
To: Leaning Right
It's tragic, but the cops did nothing wrong there.
I basically agree. However, if they publicly lied about what they did, then they are probably in for some trouble that should have been completely unnecessary.
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posted on
04/22/2016 12:30:56 PM PDT
by
mmichaels1970
(Hillary lied over four coffins.)
To: Pollster1
Agreed. The loss is self-inflicted. Move on.
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