Report: 7 killed in Calif. police chase (Fresno)

Orange County Register ^ | Aug. 9, 2009

[South40]

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- The California Highway Patrol says a police chase in Dinuba has ended with seven people dead, including four children.

The patrol says Dinuba police were trying to stop a car Saturday afternoon for a traffic infraction.

Patrol Sgt. Jon Baker says the driver went through a stop sign during the pursuit and collided with a pickup truck.

[panaxanax]

>>”The police had a gadget that could turn the light in an intersection red. The fire department had it too.”<<

How about remote controlled retractable spike-strips at each intersection? Just a thought.

[org.whodat]

Yes they do, today, the guy will get a good attorney, the charges will be dropped, he will get millions and the cop will be charged with violating the civil rights of those on the side walk. You have no right to fire into a crowd, for personal property, the only exception would be to prevent a death.

[CGASMIA68]

wrong.......put a helo up

[Yogafist]

Yep, they should have just let this guy go. I’m sure his conscious would have caught up with him and he would have turned himself in soon enough.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1204146/Girl-17-dead-car-boot-high-speed-police-chase.html

[WVKayaker]

wrong.......put a helo up

"Hello, Helo One. We have a white pickup traveling west on Sepulveda. Please stop him. "

[WVKayaker]

wrong.......put a helo up

"Hello, Helo One. We had a white pickup traveling west on Sepulveda. We lost him. Please find him for us. "

[WVKayaker]

wrong.......put a helo up

"Hello, Helo One. We had a white pickup traveling west on Sepulveda. We lost him. We're still trying top find him. "

[john drake]

Shooting a guy for stealing a TV set, back in the 70’s....hmmm it probably weighed at least 15-25 pounds back then, depending on the smaller sets. All the cops had to do was chase him a little while more and he probably would’ve drop it and split (or fired a warning shot?). He dropped it anyway when he was shot I’m sure, and the TV was damaged anyway. And to take the risk at shooting someone for shoplifting (not a particularly violent crime last I checked) on a crowded sidewalk? Either the cop was an excellent shot or damn lucky no one else was hit.

[Dusty Road]

So your idea is to let them run free? Not me, once you made the decision to run you’ve declared 3 thing’s you don’t care about your life, my life or anybody else. I have no problems putting you in the ditch, disabling your vehicle or if it comes down to it disabling you, I will go home and sleep well.

[P-Marlowe]

Personally, I have thought for years that most police chases should be banned.

So, rob a store or murder someone and as long as you can get into a car and drive really fast, you are free. That makes a lot of sense.

Drive fast and the cops shall set you free.

[org.whodat]

If you are a cop you need to have your badge removed.

[Dusty Road]

“So, rob a store or murder someone and as long as you can get into a car and drive really fast, you are free. “

Sure seems to be the mindset of several on here.

[Dusty Road]

Come take it!

[org.whodat]

Yes, another one of those one liners, you would be on your knees begging just like the cop that sent the racists emails. Any cop that thinks he is judge jury and executioner needs to be in the gray bar motel with his friends, birds of a feather, etc..

[mysterio]

I just have a hard time believing that there’s no better way to catch criminals. That being said, seven people dead over a traffic infraction is not worth it.

[verity]

These articles are the basis for libertarian nocturnal ejaculations.

[org.whodat]

BS, I’ve never seen any of those clowns out run a helicopter and no ones life is endangered by some rookie cop.

[Dusty Road]

When debating individuals such as yourself one line is all that's needed and that's just because I'm bored, most of the time I just ignore individuals such as yourself, they're a waste of time.

[Quickgun]

I have to agree with you. There have been innocent people killed when police decided to chase right here .Never 7 at one time though.Many cities have banned this practice. Hell, I wouldn’t want my family run over and killed even if the perp in the car had robbed some place,or even killed someone. Why should more people die? I’d say 99% of all criminal arrests are made by going to where the perp lives,and with a car description and probably a licence plate number that is the way this type of incident should be handled. We have radios in police cars to help track moving cars with other patrol cars as well.
It’s not an isolated incident either, this happens often, and there is really no excuse for it. The old saying that it is better to let the guilty go free than to convict an innocent person should hold true here too, as that is what is happening, an innocent person is paying for someone else’s crime.
It’s just as wrong as if you shot down an airliner loaded with people because a criminal was escaping the country on it.Or maybe if an airliner is hijacked, just shoot it down, That’ll take care of it!
Sorry to be on a soapbox here, but it hasn’t been long since the local cops shot up an apartment complex here that was across the street from a restaurant that had been robbed. Was a miracle that no one in the apartments was killed.The perps surrendered, none of them had been hit by the gunfire!

[org.whodat]

You could not debate a squirrel, he would be to smart for you.