CA: Migrants-right group criticizes use of spike-strips in chases

Sac Bee ^ | 3/10/03 | Michelle Morgante - AP

[NormsRevenge]

SAN DIEGO (AP) - California Highway Patrol officers did not know a stolen pickup truck was loaded with more than 20 people when they decided to stop it with spike strips, the department said Monday.

Speeding west on a San Diego County interstate Sunday, the driver swerved around a spike strip, slammed into the center divide and rolled the 1998 Chevrolet pickup onto its side, tossing his passengers onto the pavement.

[Commander8]

I guess the illegal alien lobby has a problem with cops catching bad guys.

[Koblenz]

"The physics could not be worse," she said. "What is so troublesome about this is that lessons never seem to be learned. This is a replay, virtually, of the previous deadly crashes."

Maybe the migrant workers ought to pay attention to this so they don't overload their vehicles before they go on high speed chases.

[Koblenz]

"The physics could not be worse," she said. "What is so troublesome about this is that lessons never seem to be learned. This is a replay, virtually, of the previous deadly crashes."

Maybe the migrant workers ought to pay attention to this so they don't overload their vehicles before they go on high speed chases.

[Koblenz]

"The physics could not be worse," she said. "What is so troublesome about this is that lessons never seem to be learned. This is a replay, virtually, of the previous deadly crashes."

Maybe the migrant workers ought to pay attention to this so they don't overload their vehicles before they go on high speed chases.

[Myrddin]

Every single occupant of the vehicle was a criminal. The illegal aliens for entering the U.S. illegally. The driver for evading the CHP and assisting illegal aliens to travel in the U.S. No sympathy here.

[judgeandjury]

"They just have to stop chasing migrants to death," Smith said.

Chasing migrants to death? This statement just sounds so odd.

[CARepubGal]

No sympathy here either. Except for the CHP guys.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

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[YOMO]

DITTO

[Billy_bob_bob]

It wouldn't do any good. The problem with Mexico is that they lack a vital component of the social and legal infrastructure needed to produce wealth, and as a result they are hopelessly impovershed and will remain so until this fundamental problem is addressed.

In Mexico's case the missing components are a social infrastructure where corruption is not tolerated by the average citizen or the average government official, and a legal infrastructure capable of addressing corruption in an effective manner. This is a fatal one-two punch that dooms that sad country to continual poverty. Until this is addressed the only thing that will change will be the numbers and the despair of the continuing waves of illegals crossing the Rio Grande.

[fourdeuce82d]

What is so troublesome about this is that lessons never seem to be learned.

I agree. This is a tragic, tragic thing, and we need to do something about it. I cannot accept that the richest country in the world can set back and let this happen.

We need to do something- we need to broadcast commercials on Mexican TV showing what happens when you cross into the country illegally, and try to run from law enforcement.

[Age of Reason]

Thank goodness those illegal alien maniacs didn't run over any American citizens.

[Age of Reason]

Twenty other people, including a 9-year-old boy, suffered injuries ranging from fair to critical.

Who pays the hospital bills?

[umgud]

If we outlawed vans, this would stop. And they probably didn't even get 10 mpg.

[wafflehouse]

they are criminals, immediately when they cross the border illegally..

1. dont come over here
2. dont drive trucks with bad brakes/tires
3. dont overload vehicles
4. wear seatbelts
5. dont swerve around spike strips
6. dont run from cops

[TheBattman]

A PICKUP loaded with 20! people?????? That was a major accident waiting to happen. Then you figure in that the truck was stolen and the passengers were illegal and we are suppose to have sympathy?

Ummm.....no....

[20yearvet]

"Thank goodness those illegal alien maniacs didn't run over any American citizens." The one chase I watched on TV they did hit several American cars and then threw the camper shell off trying to cause an accident to stope the police, funny how the artical failed to tell you about that.

[skinkinthegrass]

Poor Babies.... 8. pay your countrymen medical bills (see above post) 9. enter legally, stop squirting-out kids like a blowfly 10. clean-up you own country first, before screwing ours. 11. GET ALL THE ILLEGALS HELL OUT OF THE USA.