[loungitude]

Video at Liveleak.com

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=cd3_1383861373

[loungitude]

While for the most part, I find that police=organized crime, I’m with the cops on this one.

[Liberty Valance]

wow

[boycott]

Wow!

I don’t know why the police didn’t just try to shoot out his tires. But, then again, I have never been in their situation.

[Rusty0604]

After watching that, it looks like they shot first and asked questions later. I heard the dispatch say, “back off”.
The cam didn’t show what movements the driver made prior to being shot but the report said he revved the engine and was not armed.

[A CA Guy]

With a trailer on truck the driver starts to drive recklessly, then the first stop they run and make a high speed turn with a trailer.
At 1:12 he continues to swerve and then stops the vehicle. Goes in reverse and then rams the police car with the trailer. (IMO RIP right there).
Chase continues as things go flying out of the back of the trailer.
He continues to swerve recklessly with the driving. At 1:37 he runs through an intersection on a red light with traffic flowing against him. Only by the grace of God was no one hurt on that one. (RIP #2) Just reviewed, someone hit the trailer and knocked it right off the truck. (RIP #3) I not at this point for the safety of the public see the police stopping till this guy is apprehended. NO WAY!
At 2:00 someone was told to back off, but there was already multi-felony occurrences videoed on the police cam.
At 2:07 the vehicle and trailer blows another stop sign while being pursued by the police (felony #? at this point).

Horrible situation, having seen the video I feel bad for the dad, but the police did the right thing. This son of his was a maniac on the road. Even lost the trailer while at speed into another car.

This one isn't a case of bad policing IMO.

[Abathar]

I have a 15 year old son at home, and I would be devastated if that were to ever happen to him.

After I could set some of the emotion aside and then look at the situation though I would have to admit that my son was an idiot who carried almost all the blame that day, and I don’t think I could continue to fault the police for the outcome.

[eclecticEel]

For one thing he didn’t “ram” any police vehicle, he was trying to make a sharp turn and bumped the front of the police car.