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re: 2 civilians die in West Baton Rouge car chase
Posted on 1/1/23 at 1:51 pm to LSU0358
Posted on 1/1/23 at 1:51 pm to LSU0358
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Crap like this is evidence that many/most small town police departments shouldn't exist
This thread is all over the place. One idiot cop is evidence that small towns don't need police. Lol
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Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:03 pm to BigDawg0420
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Suspect just caught two murder charges. Hope it was worth it.
Something needs to happen to the cop. That's BS
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:08 pm to upgrayedd
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You're saying there's fault and criminal behavior by the cop then trying to hide behind the ol "technically, I said.." routine like you always do.
You're saying the cop should be charged when you have zero details of how the wreck occurred.
Doesn't matter, though. It's not like you'll ever admit to not being omnipotent and infallible
Youre a fing idiot. This officer had no fing business trying to play hero and killed two innocent girls off his idiotic decision to include himself in a chase that was already happening.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:08 pm to tigerinthebueche
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shut up till you read the whole story.
I did read the whole story. A small town off duty cop joined a chase he had no business joining, didn't yield at a red light, and killed two teenagers and injured a third.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:10 pm to upgrayedd
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2 people dead, you say the cop should be held liable.
And you still claim to be able to make that assessment with no details of the accident other than the two cars came in contact with each other. It's fascinating to watch you lash out at people who tell you that you might be wrong ?
Youre a complete dumb fck
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:25 pm to Deactived
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This thread is all over the place. One idiot cop is evidence that small towns don't need police. Lol
I agree. Small town police are undertrained and underpaid so they are pretty much forced to hire whoever they can get.
I assume most parishes work like this (it might be different in EBR since the mayor is the mayor parish president.. I have no clue), but Iberville Parish for example. The parish provides the budget for the Sheriffs department, then the budget for each town. The town then provides their police department, fire department, etc.
The city police departments.. Lets say they have 3 or 4 deputies working each shift (smaller towns it is less).
In most cases, if its anything more than the neighbors calling the police on the next door neighbor's kids or a domestic dispute that doesn't get too far out of hand, they have to call in the Sheriffs department.
So instead of having a budget for a town PD that includes paying a chief of police, maybe a total of 6 or 7 deputies, and everything else they need to spend money on, why not close those departments, give the Sheriff's department part of the budget that would have gone to the city police departments and instead of a city/town hiring 6 or 7 underpaid undertrained deputies the Sheriffs office can hire 3 or 4 new deputies, use the extra money to by better equipment or give raises to police, etc.
Iberville has 6 municipalities, that's 6 town budgets and each one has a police department. Grosse Tete, Rosedale and Maringouin. Thats all the north part of the parish. The city limits in each one of those towns are pretty much a stretch of hwy and several streets. There is no need for them to need a city police department. They could shut all 3 of those departments down and put 3 more sheriffs deputies patrolling that area. Overall it saves money and puts 3 better trained police on patrol.
The problem is, with each of those municipalities having a mayor and chief of police, they hold political weight. If the parish councilmen who represents those areas vote to absorb the city police department then they will have an elected chief of police trying to get someone else elected when the next election for parish councilman comes around.
But if you break it all down, in reality, there is away to do more with less.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:26 pm to LSU0358
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This is horrible. An illegal use charge isn't a good enough reason for a high speed chase. While some departments train their personnel well engough to do a pursuit, some obviously don't.
Crap like this is evidence that many/most small town police departments shouldn't exist.
I never realized how many people on this board can’t read.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:26 pm to LSU0358
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did read the whole story. A small town off duty cop joined a chase he had no business joining, didn't yield at a red light, and killed two teenagers and injured a third.
And your conclusion is
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Crap like this is evidence that many/most small town police departments shouldn't exist.
How bout charge the cop with whatever criminal charges apply after he’s fired?
This post was edited on 1/1/23 at 2:29 pm
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:29 pm to OweO
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I agree. Small town police are undertrained and underpaid so they are pretty much forced to hire whoever they can get.
I’ve always advocated for the disbandment of departments for populations under 10,000 and even then, that may be too low of a number. If you’re under that number, the parish sheriff’s office handles calls with State Police backing.
The small town departments hire anyone and can’t afford to train beyond the bare minimum. Hell, many of them still put guys on the road for a full year before the academy. That’s a law that needs to change, by the way.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:32 pm to tigerinthebueche
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How bout charge the cop with whatever criminal charges apply after he’s fired?
That should be a given I would think.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:38 pm to OweO
quote:Louisiana state law requires municipalities to have a police chief - not all do bc some places filed for exemptions but the state constitution would have to change to get rid of the podunk police depts
So instead of having a budget for a town PD that includes paying a chief of police, maybe a total of 6 or 7 deputies, and everything else they need to spend money on, why not close those departments,
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:39 pm to TigersSEC2010
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. Addis PD should’ve never been involved and they will likely pay heavily for it in court.
They will hopefully pay heavily but they absolutely should have been involved if this was happening inside their city limits. I just hope their is a honest investigation and nothing is covered up.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:40 pm to Ponchy Tiger
Soooo has the killer cops name been released yet?
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:47 pm to lsupride87
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lsupride87
You have shifty takes
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:47 pm to Deactived
Also the article states they had the criminals name and info already so why are they endangering police lives to catch him now? Shoulda just let him go to prevent unnecessary casualties. Not like he was on a mass shooting spree. Then catch him later when he tries to do literally anything with his real name involved.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:48 pm to TigersSEC2010
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The small town departments hire anyone and can’t afford to train beyond the bare minimum.
Exactly.
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If you’re under that number, the parish sheriff’s office handles calls with State Police backing.
Couldn't have said it better.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:51 pm to Deactived
Nothing to do with this event but they really shouldn’t exist. The sheriffs office is capable of covering these small towns adequately. I’d say anything below population of 10k should rely on sheriff. Never going to happen because of power trippy mayors though
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:53 pm to LSU0358
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A small town off duty cop joined a chase he had no business joining, didn't yield at a red light, and killed two teenagers and injured a third.
This statement sums it all up… could be the DA opening statement
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:54 pm to yellowfin
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Never going to happen because of power trippy mayors though
That's a lot of the small town budget down the drain. It would really cut down on the theiving/skim if that happened.
Posted on 1/1/23 at 2:54 pm to yellowfin
quote:never going to happen bc of the state law
Never going to happen because of power trippy mayors though
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