It works far more often than we like to admit... especially if the department has a limited or no pursuit policy..... like mine....
[Other] FL STATE TROOPER pulls over Miami Police Officer Caught Driving 120 mph
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Biannoshufu
No pursuit policy???
So, if I get into a car, start some shit, I can Mad Max your home town? That boggles the mind.
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Chibibar
wow seriously? That is kinda scary.
GasBandit
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I have successfully outrun a cop.
However:
1) It was an overcast night on an interstate in the wilderness with no lampposts
2) The police officer began parked on the side of the road, when I ROARED past him at 120+mph.
As soon as my radar detector let me know I was boned, I killed the lights, found a side road, turned and hid in a densely wooded drive.
Saw his lights in the distance a minute or so later, went past where I turned off. I turned back and went back the way I came rather than risk continuing on.
As you can see, that was the most ideal possible circumstances to evade pursuit. In almost every other circumstance, it is extremely difficult to outrun a police vehicle (they tend to be fast when they want to be), and even more difficult to outrun their radio.
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Oh yeah - no pursuit policies. I don't agree with those. It's like "Refuge in Audacity" made statute.
We have a limited pursuit policy... the powers that be have decided that pursuits are dangerous to the public, citing examples like was stated above. thus, we can only pursue for violent felonies. Auto theft is not one of those: if we get behind a stolen car and it bolts, there is next to nothing we can do, because as soon as we say what's happening, you get a Sgt or Lt saying "Break it off, unit."
My last captain, however, overrode those calls sometimes, after ensuring that traffic conditions and speeds were not dangerous.
It's frustrating, but I can see where it comes from. However, on the rare occasions that we get a chance to pursue, we tend to not do the smart thing (paralleling streets, setting up roadblocks etc). I think it's a nasty blide side in our training.
However, if you start some Mad Max shit, it is, as they say, on.
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Biannoshufu
Oh, I misunderstood, thankfully.
also, don't tase me, bro.
also, don't tase me, bro.
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SeraRelm
She is the Nightrider.
OC: That's why I stick to my guns and force the officer to follow the constitution. Wanna talk to me? Why am I being detained? Want to see my id? For what crime am I suspected of committing? Want to search me/my car? sorry gunna need a warrant. Yeah I might get a ticket, but I'm not going to give up my rights.
Your ID is required to be surrendered upon demand by any law enforcement officer for the purposes of proving your identity. Apart from that... I'm not going to halt you unless you've broken a law - I'm not in a habit of stopping someone because "they look suspicious." If I have Probable Cause to halt you, I'm going to use that. That's why it pays to know your City and County ordinances. (Hint: Don't spit on a sidewalk in Savannah.)
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Biannoshufu
Can I spit on the street?
Like Surrender, meaning you can keep it?
Like Surrender, meaning you can keep it?
Not surrender... meant to say "display," as in "displayed to the officer, deputy, constable, ranger or other such law enforcement official for the purposes of identity verification."
OC if I'm not driving a car I don't have to have my drivers license and can identify by name. Some states are different from others too, when it comes to laws on identifying yourself to police officers.
Charon, I hope you never have to deal with this kind of dangerous situation:
Necronic
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I've seen some pretty insane car chases in houston. There's that moment when you think "oh cool a car chase" and then it dissolves into "oh shit this guy is doing u-turns on the highway I need to pull the hell over."
I can't say I'm entirely against a limited no-pursuit policy. Sometimes these dudes are likely to cause fatalities if you chase them. Plus, assuming it's not a stolen car, you may already have their plates.
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