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Originally Posted by hotrod2448
It seems like a lot of people on here should join CMPD because they obviously have ideas on how to do the job better.
If they were chasing him there would be posts about how he put the public in danger BECAUSE they were chasing him and talking about the awesome new tactics more progressive cities use in not chasing them.
Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
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So the better idea is to have the suspect driving at high speeds on the wrong side of the road?
Running red lights?
A several mile getaway concluded by crashing into four cars?
Is this the better approach than attempting to subdue the suspect?
No, I don't buy that.
I also don't buy it that CMPD purposed to handle this situation in the way that they did, unless they recently came up with a new protocol.
Why don't I buy it?
How many times have you seen a suspect detained at the side of the road - someone spread out over the hood or trunk of their car - in the company of two or three patrol cars? Fairly often.
So in this instance we have a dangerous suspect, who's willing to risk his life and the lives of others, and one patrol car responds? A fleeing suspect who may be armed? One patrol car responds?
CMPD protocol?
I am not so sure.
I bet that the officers were stretched too thin, and they made do with the resources that they had at the time. I do NOT blame CMPD; I blame a lack of funding.
I have a good opinion of CMPD and of Chief Putney, but I think that theirs is a tough job made tougher because they're short on manpower.
The City needs to fund the hiring of more officers.
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