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re: Arkansas cop drops spike strip at stolen vehicle going 100 mph
Posted on 8/10/23 at 5:40 pm to ReadyPlayer1
Posted on 8/10/23 at 5:40 pm to ReadyPlayer1
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Open road no other cars close or business or people then go for it but be prepared for them to hit you to miss the spikes.
They usually won't use spike strips at those speeds. I've watched a bunch of chases where spikes were used, and never once saw or heard of a cop getting hit. Those strips have long leads on them where they're usually well away from the road and maybe behind their own vehicles. It is supposed to be a coordinated effort, not a couple jack legs going off half cocked and acting like idiots.
That fricker didn't even unravel the lead on the thing. He threw it all out there and hoped for the best. You can see it hanging, still wrapped after he picks it back up.
This post was edited on 8/10/23 at 5:43 pm
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Posted on 8/10/23 at 5:45 pm to The Boat
quote:People who drive like this should be taken out and shot immediately.
Can't believe people think police chases are still good ideas.
And people who think cops shouldn't try to arrest these people should be kicked in the dick.
Posted on 8/10/23 at 5:47 pm to N2cars
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Lots of unnecessary risk to recover a stolen car.
They don't pop tires, they cause them to slowly deflate.
Posted on 8/10/23 at 5:47 pm to brass2mouth
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Should’ve listened to his partner “too late too late”
But was it though?
Posted on 8/10/23 at 5:48 pm to John88
Sure looks like he made a terribly unsafe decision there
Posted on 8/10/23 at 5:50 pm to MasterDigger
quote:
And people who think cops shouldn't try to arrest these people should be kicked in the dick.
Wtf are you talking about, cops are literally taught to call off police chases if it will endanger other drivers on the road. Throwing a spike strip just before a car going 100mph is approaching oncoming traffic is not protocol
Posted on 8/10/23 at 5:50 pm to ReadyPlayer1
quote:I agree with this
Ya that was very dumb with other people around. Open road no other cars close or business or people then go for it but be prepared for them to hit you to miss the spikes
Posted on 8/10/23 at 5:51 pm to BuddyRoeaux
Not awesome lame as frick.
Posted on 8/10/23 at 5:56 pm to tigerbutt
Cops are the sharpest tools in the shed. What a moron.
Posted on 8/10/23 at 6:04 pm to The Boat
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Can't believe people think police chases are still good ideas.
Because no one would stop, especially felons and people with warrants. They are still going to run and they are still going to endanger other people.
Want to slow it? Make fleeing a stiff sentence.
Just like adding a stuff enhancement to a crime committed with a firearm would slow gun violence.
Posted on 8/10/23 at 6:06 pm to CleverUserName
I think cops should just chase down and kill everyone that flees. Yeah we’d probably have a few innocent people killed here and there but it would be an overall net positive for society.
Posted on 8/10/23 at 6:06 pm to Mr Gardocki
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Is it mandatory that all cops have tatts now?
You trying to date one?
Posted on 8/10/23 at 6:07 pm to The Boat
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That van could have gone head on into those cars coming in the opposite direction after blowing out its tires or swerving to avoid the cop.
The spike strips do not blow the tires. The holes they cause release the air from the tires over a short length of time. The driver knows the tires are deflating. He can stop anytime.
Posted on 8/10/23 at 6:07 pm to CleverUserName
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Want to slow it? Make fleeing a stiff sentence.
Many states have a stiff sentence for it. Many have felony eluding. In California the second you flee in a vehicle you automatically get a year....mandatory. Then, they start tallying every speed you hit, every traffic law you break, and every infraction you make.
This post was edited on 8/10/23 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 8/10/23 at 6:10 pm to Smeg
quote:
But was it though?
Considering he didn’t deploy them properly and left himself vulnerable to be struck by the fleeing vehicle, yeah.
Stop sticks are supposed to be setup and pulled in front of the vehicle with the attached cord, then pulled out of the way for the following police units.
Thankfully he was lucky and didn’t get struck by any of the vehicles involved.
This post was edited on 8/10/23 at 6:11 pm
Posted on 8/10/23 at 6:11 pm to The Boat
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That van could have gone head on into those cars coming in the opposite direction after blowing out its tires or swerving to avoid the cop.
That’s not how spike strips work. It’s essentially hollowed out nails and the tires gradually deflate.
Posted on 8/10/23 at 6:21 pm to John88
I was expecting way more.
Posted on 8/10/23 at 6:21 pm to John88
Did he run a flashing red light?
Posted on 8/10/23 at 6:39 pm to John88
Love it! That's what you call good police work!
Posted on 8/10/23 at 6:45 pm to John88
There are a ton of Arkansas State Police Pursuit videos on youtube. Search for Trooper Jacob Byrd. The dude is a pursuit machine.
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