Comments on: Alabama High Speed Chase Ends With Century Manhunt

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 27 May 2013 20:52:08 +0000

(by the way, keep the car)

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Mon, 27 May 2013 20:51:07 +0000

REGARDING:
“Pass a law with emphasis on the Fleeing Felon.
The law could be written in such a way that the felon, by fleeing, automatically forfeits all constitutional protection and rights. The felon could even be considered to be placing themselves in a Donor Status by committing the act of fleeing from LE.”

The only level at which the rights under the Constitution can be withdrawn is the Constitutional level. A city, county, state or even the federal government can not take away Constitutional rights. That can only be done by amending the Constitution or replacing the supreme court justices with people who’ll rule the Constitution it doesn’t mean what it says. (That should be avoided.)

Donor status isn’t protected, so claiming organs of any dead people is allowed, it just isn’t generally done.

And let’s be honest. There are some law enforcement officers we don’t trust to not shoot us down and claim we were fleeing if they could get away with it. I’m not saying there’re many but history shows they exist. Some were even caught doing it in New Orleans back in 2005.

Let’s not encourage evil.

David for arrester barriers, properly placed lasers,
smoke screens, tagger devices, Obama drones

By: Bobby

Bobby — Mon, 27 May 2013 06:01:49 +0000

The whole “get the tag number” idea doesn’t work in the first place. The tag number doesn’t tell the police who was driving and good people don’t let bad people driver their vehicles. News Flash: Bad guys lie….A LOT. Do you think that they or thier friends are going to just tell who was driving the vehicle? I think NOT!

By: 429SCJ

429SCJ — Sun, 26 May 2013 12:58:52 +0000

Pass a law with emphasis on the Fleeing Felon.

The law could be written in such a way that the felon, by fleeing, automatically forfeits all constitutional protection and rights. The felon could even be considered to be placing themselves in a Donor Status by committing the act of fleeing from LE.

The ball needs to be placed in the felons court. If they decide to flee then so be it.

Unleash Law Enforcement upon them full fury as that is what they requested by fleeing.

By: CW

CW — Sun, 26 May 2013 03:47:14 +0000

And what if it’s someone in a stolen car? They won’t be able to track them down later because all they’ll have is plate numbers that don’t belong to the person.

By: DL Hall

DL Hall — Sat, 25 May 2013 14:36:57 +0000

Hey , Everyone in The United States – head to Escambia County Florida if you’ve done something wrong / wanted or would like to remain free , the law down here won’t pursue you …

By: MIKE O.

MIKE O. — Sat, 25 May 2013 12:49:40 +0000

“Flee to be Free” is absolutely correct. And with NO eyes in the sky, is is just that much sweeter for the criminals. So much for “do the crime, do the time”, it is now “do the crime, have a getaway vehicle”. I wish I could have been there when these great minds came together and came up with the “no chase” policy. I just do not understand it (I am shaking my head at this).

By: puddin

puddin — Sat, 25 May 2013 11:20:08 +0000

wish I had read this ealier in the week, when it happened. Saw him over on Backwoods friday morning (trying to remember if it was 7 or 8 a m). He was hanging out with family over there. Guess I should call the police. Sounds like, unless he gives himself up, its pretty much a waste of time though. Sad. I get why the no pursuit rule, but they need to revise it. If it was a police officers kid (or the mayor, someone “important”) who had just been shot or robbed, I bet theyd chase them to the ends of the earth.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sat, 25 May 2013 06:24:02 +0000

It’s pretty stupid for the sheriff to release any policies to the public in the first place. It’s not anyone’s business unless they work for the department. Also, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that officer’s can not be held responsible or liable for property damage, injuries or death caused by a fleeing suspect while in a pursuit. Even the Supreme Court has enough sense to know that IT IS NOT AND WILL NEVER BE the fault of an officer if someone dies at the hands of a fleeing criminal. There are good times to chase someone and there are bad times to chase someone. Having a “no chase” policy is stupid and bad business. Having a “chase everyone all the time” mentality is also stupid and bad business. Unfortunate things happen and nothing will ever stop them. But making a policy or law because something bad happens every now and then is ridiculous. The more aggressive the police are, the more scared and weary the criminals are. Unless you are a bad person, you should have to worry about being “harrassed”. I am all for LEOs ramming and wrecking people who run. The problem with that is then people will blame the officer when the bad guy gets hurt or killed. If you make the choice to run, you know you are rolling the dice with your life. If the cops wreck you out and you get hurt or die, then that’s a choice that you made. I’m just suprised that Grover Smith actually let his deputies do their job for once.

By: Patriot

Patriot — Sat, 25 May 2013 04:45:06 +0000

D L Hall wrote:
In other words , in Escambia Co Florida – rob / shoot someone / purse snatchers / speeders & bank robbers know they are NOT going to be chased ?

That is absolutely correct. The ECSO just released a policy to the media that the deputies WILL NOT engage in ANY pursuits. Not robbers, not shooters, not bank robbers, and certainly not the speeders and purse snatchers.

“Flee to be free” is the new “enlightened” policy.