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Yes, if it was timed right.
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Originally posted by Red92784:
Why has no one here realized that in that 60 mile chase no one thought of blocking traffic to give them the opportunity they needed to do what they do? The police could have easily sowed down traffic behind the speeding car and blocked any on ramps long enough to stop them safely.
Think about it, they caused a big a** traffic jam when they pitted and killed them so why couldn't they have blocked off traffic to try and stop them without killing them.
There is a safer alternative to everything. The most dangerous thing of all is not at leat thinking of one. The officer that took them out had not been in that chase very long. Im sure he diddn't intend to kill them, but he could have at least taken a minute to consider all the alternatives. 
...only to have them plow into a school bus load of kids (stopped at said traffic jam) at 100+ MPH.... and then we would be discussing how irresponsible it was for the police to use innocent civilians as their road block.... sometimes we just cannot win. You can't please everyone...
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I think you miss-understood. I mean they should have cleared the road for a few miles ahead. Consecutavely block off on ramps a few miles ahead from the chase and then when the chase passes let trafic follow behind.
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Originally posted by SVT24:
Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
I guess I'm gonna have to never ride with anyone, because according to a lot of ya'll that makes me a criminal and I should die. 
WHAT? You have to be kidding. I agree that the passenger could have done something if they wanted to, maybe they did, we will never know. But what you are saying is that we should let them go because there is a passenger in there and let them possibly do more damage????? I am glad you are not a cop. Yes a few people are making stupid remarks, but I think you are paying more attention to them than the rational remarks. I don't think they deserved to die, but they had to be stopped!
Thanks for putting words in my mouth. AGAIN AGAIN AGAIN. The cops were not completely wrong for their action. I just think other methods should have been tried first.
Read what I post (and THINK) before you reply.
Thanks for those that contributed in a good way that helped me to better understand the situation.
I still don't understand some people's thoughts that the 17 yr old was a criminal and should die because they were in the vehicle. That really doesn't make sense to me.
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I think you miss-understood. I mean they should have cleared the road for a few miles ahead. Consecutavely block off on ramps a few miles ahead from the chase and then when the chase passes let trafic follow behind.
Do you have any idea of the coordination that involves?
Keep in mind, this car was going 100mph+, they covered a distance "of a few miles" in about 3 minutes.
So, you're suggesting they coordinate with police 20+ miles away (a feat in and of itself) to stop every onramp onto the freeway for 10 miles (another feat that would likely cause accidents as the traffic flow change screwed people up), and then hope that the car doesn't decide he wants to get off the freeway at some point between here and there.
And that still doesn't take care of those people who are already on the freeway. They're still in the way.
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Whatever happened to blocking the road with semis?
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So you wuld rather mindlessly ram them off the road into a tree and KILL them than try to make it work.
WHO CARES if it screws up traffic as long as you safe a life.
After all isn't that what cops are for, TO SAVE LIVES.
Weather they are guilty or innocent these are still peoples lives we are talking about.
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Whatever happened to blocking the road with semis?
On a totally empty road, provided you have helpful truckers who are willing to make the sacrifice, that works.
On your average freeway, the trucks will only stop regular traffic and instead of hitting the trucks, the speeder rear-ends innocent bystanders at 100+mph.
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My only complaint is that it took the police 60 miles to do it. Those that run from the cops and put INNOCENTS in danger by their actions deserve to be taken out. IMO cops should wreck these retards w/in 5 miles of a chase beginning. I'd be absolutely furious had that nimrod in the Pathfinder caused the injury or death of one of my family members due to the chase.
Kermit you really need to do a ride along program with your local law enforcement agency and observe the danger they put themselves in at every stop, the general lack of resources available to them, and the extent to which they are hamstrung by pandering to asinine public perceptions while trying to control a section of the population which abides by no rules.
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I cannot even eat and drive without the digestive process making me tired enough to fall asleep.
Though once feeling a little sleepy coming from a drag race late at night with bro and newp I promised a meal and so we ate at like 11pm a the olive garden and I actualy felt energized after the meal and not tired light I thought I would feel.
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