Thread: An idiot towing a caravan

Originally Posted by Eevo

your missing the point.

they didnt pick him up at his home.
they picked him up where he parked,

You're assuming the dingbat wasn't already known to the local police, perhaps they knew he'd been parking in the same spot for some time and just waited for him to go back there. I mean, how do you run away when your rig is that distinctive? And as a petty thief he probably has run out of money to buy fuel and would be spotted by any service station operator for miles around.

Originally Posted by Chenz

Maybe he thought he was trying out for the upcoming caravan and dunny demolition derby


Seriously, those cops should have had the skill and expertise to get one or two cars in front and sandwich that POS to a standstill.

And risk being injured themselves by some moron who is probably off his face on mind altering substances and with no respect for the law or other road users. Or risk damage to two police vehicles and ending up with them off the road and out of service at a critical time when the roads are so busy with holiday makers.

Originally Posted by bee utey

You're assuming the dingbat wasn't already known to the local police, perhaps they knew he'd been parking in the same spot for some time and just waited for him to go back there. I mean, how do you run away when your rig is that distinctive? And as a petty thief he probably has run out of money to buy fuel and would be spotted by any service station operator for miles around.

im not one the one assuming

Many good comments by all but I did not know weather to laugh or cry at the whole situation.

The whole chase or not to chase thing has me vexed. On the one hand, nab him later, let him stop for a whizz then grab him.
However, on the other, every metre he drives erratically is a metre he can and eventually will, hurt or maim an innocent. Whether by running a light and hitting uncle Joe or mounting the curb and squashing baby Shani-qua.

I'd hate to have to confront a young constable at a coroners inquest and ask him/her why he/she didn't stop the purp 10 blocks back instead of letting him drive crazy and kill Grandpa.

Just my thoughts!

Ralph

Originally Posted by Ralph1Malph

The whole chase or not to chase thing has me vexed. On the one hand, nab him later, let him stop for a whizz then grab him.
However, on the other, every metre he drives erratically is a metre he can and eventually will, hurt or maim an innocent. Whether by running a light and hitting uncle Joe or mounting the curb and squashing baby Shani-qua.

I'd hate to have to confront a young constable at a coroners inquest and ask him/her why he/she didn't stop the purp 10 blocks back instead of letting him drive crazy and kill Grandpa.

Just my thoughts!

Ralph

I've looked at that video several times. He wasn't particularly eratic. He indicated to change lanes to pass (overtake) the third police car. He did not appear to be speeding or braking any road rules, apart from not stopping as directed by the police.
We don't know the full story. I suspect the police knew where to nab him so, in the interests of public safety, left it for another time.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

We don't know the full story. I suspect the police knew where to nab him so, in the interests of public safety, left it for another time.

What a great idea. Give him time to unload his stash of drugs and weapons.

When the feather duster Vic police announced that they will no longer chase a car, a retired policeman slammed this policy based on his experience of what they found in the car when the caught it.

The police now say they have other means to catch the offender at a later time, which give the perp time to offload all the illegal gear that was in the vehicle.

When police attempted to pull the man over, he sped off and did a U-turn across four lanes of Pacific Highway traffic.

i went back and reread the article.
u-turn across 4 lanes of the highway, i believe he's a threat to others.

i then re-watched the video, his driving is erratic, you can hear he has his foot to the floor.

instead of shooting out the tires they should of shot out the driver.