Truckers Nab Pursuit Suspect on Live TV

"C. E. White" > wrote in message
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> I am not a fan of vigilante actions like this.

I feel sorry for anyone that wouldn't help the police when they can, or
who would willingly let a felon escape to hurt others because "they didn't
want to get involved".

C. E. White wrote:
> brevity snip <
> I am not a fan of vigilante actions like this. In fact I am not a fan of
> police chases either. Seems like most of the chases just turn a bad
> situation into one that endangers the public at large.
>
> Suppose the trucker's damaged fuel tank had caught on fire? Suppose the
> collision had caused the truck to go out of control and cross into on coming
> traffic? DO you think all the people inconvenienced by this action think it
> was worth while?
>
> So what was the crime that made catching the "suspect" worth creating a
> disaster?
> -----

1. Was not a "vigilante action" since the cops requested it.
2. The point of the blockade was to end the chase.
3. Diesel will burn but is not very volitile.
4. You're not familiar with the Gorman area. It's divided with a
substantial barrier.
5. I hope nobody "inconveniences" you chasing after the suspect that
raped your wife.

Use your head. Cops don't like high-speed chases either, but what is
the alternative? No chase? It wouldn't be a week before every
criminal knew that all he has to do is make his escape at high velocity
and the chase will end...

I mean...duh.
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- gpsman

"Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" > wrote in message
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> Troublemaker wrote:
>> "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" > wrote in
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>>
>> This story sounds
>> like a hoax.
>>
>> Yes, you must be right. It's a big falsehood. all that video caught on
>> television looked so realistic, though!
>
> I've seen no video. The OP didn't even give us a link to anything.

Well, 2 seconds of Googling was difficult:

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?se...cal&id=3615340

http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=4089008&nav=9qrx

Might want to try that next time you decide to shoot yourself in the foot.

"gpsman" > wrote in message
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> C. E. White wrote:
> > brevity snip <
> > I am not a fan of vigilante actions like this.

> 1. Was not a "vigilante action" since the cops requested it.
> 2. The point of the blockade was to end the chase.
> 3. Diesel will burn but is not very volitile.
> 4. You're not familiar with the Gorman area. It's divided with a
> substantial barrier.
> 5. I hope nobody "inconveniences" you chasing after the suspect that
> raped your wife.
>
> Use your head. Cops don't like high-speed chases either, but what is
> the alternative? No chase? It wouldn't be a week before every
> criminal knew that all he has to do is make his escape at high velocity
> and the chase will end...
>
> I mean...duh.

Big Rigs Trap Pursuit Vehicle
CASTAIC - A motorist who led CHP officers on a chase north of Castaic today
was arrested after he tried to drive between two big rigs, one of which
suddenly veered left and trapped the car between the trucks.
The chase, which lasted more than an hour, ended shortly before 6:30 a.m. on
the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway north of Quail Lake, said California
Highway Patrol Officer John Seumanutafa.
Steven Burns, 24, was booked for DUI, evading arrest, and auto theft, said
CHP Officer Wendy Hahn of the Newhall office. No injuries were reported.
Burns, on parole for vehicle theft, was driving a 1993 Saturn that was
reported stolen in Lancaster, Hahn said.

Sure, let's close our eyes and let this guy race down the highway
unchallenged.

Troublemaker wrote:
> "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" > wrote in message
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> >
> > Troublemaker wrote:
> >> "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" > wrote in
> >> message
> >> ps.com...
> >>
> >>
> >> This story sounds
> >> like a hoax.
> >>
> >> Yes, you must be right. It's a big falsehood. all that video caught on
> >> television looked so realistic, though!
> >
> > I've seen no video. The OP didn't even give us a link to anything.
>
> Well, 2 seconds of Googling was difficult:
>
> http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?se...cal&id=3615340
>
> http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=4089008&nav=9qrx

Well, what's simple to most is overly complex for "Laura Bush Murdered
Her Boyfriend (aka Aunt Judy.)" In the event you haven't met Aunt Judy,
it's not an intelligent being. It can't tell the difference between "6"
& "60", nor can it find a company's logo on that company's web site
(Proctor and Gamble, if it matter).

> Might want to try that next time you decide to shoot yourself in the foot.

Shooting itself in the foot is the manner by which Aunt Judy trolls.

> Ramming a fuel tank sounds like something that could have caused a huge explosion.

Seems unlikely with diesel fuel, which burns merrily and could thus
cause a secondary explosion after a load cooked off, but doesn't
readily explode under ambient temperature and pressure.


> This story sounds like a hoax.

I've heard of such things before (there was a successful example on, I
think, I-40 west of Albuquerque a few years ago), though the right
circumstances don't happen often, so the conventional approach of
getting the heck out of the way and letting the cops handle it is a lot
more common. I suppose the right circumstances would include knowing
it isn't a hostage situation.

Cheers,
--Joe

Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote:
> Troublemaker wrote:
> > "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" > wrote in message
> > ps.com...
> >
> >
> > This story sounds
> > like a hoax.
> >
> > Yes, you must be right. It's a big falsehood. all that video caught on
> > television looked so realistic, though!
>
> I've seen no video.

Well, then it must never have happened!!!

Larry Bud wrote:
> Laura Bush murdered her boy friend wrote:
> > Troublemaker wrote:
> > > "Laura Bush murdered her boy friend" > wrote in message
> > > ps.com...
> > >
> > >
> > > This story sounds
> > > like a hoax.
> > >
> > > Yes, you must be right. It's a big falsehood. all that video caught on
> > > television looked so realistic, though!
> >
> > I've seen no video.
>
> Well, then it must never have happened!!!

Nice!

Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> A police pursuit (televised live on KTLA) on I-5 north near Gorman
> just ended when several truckers formed a roadblock, ultimately
> trapping the fleeing suspect's car between two of them. Of course,
> Truckers along I-5 through the San Joaquin valley have lots of
> practice blocking 4-wheelers, so today's maneuver was exceptionally
> well executed. They're now cleaning up the fuel spill that was caused
> when the suspect's car rammed one of the Truckers' fuel tanks,
> rupturing it. Needless to say, the northbound 5 is closed while they
> clean things up.
>
> If you need to drive from LA to the Bay Area this morning, better take
> the 101.
>

I was watching a video of illegal street races in the US, and a bloke in
a BMW hot hatch tried to pass two truckers on the right in an emergency
lane. Naughty naughty. The trucker he was illegally passing
deliberately veered to the right and pushed the BMW off the road.
Nobody was hurt.

I can't condone either the truckers or the street racers actions, but
you could bet your arse that particular street racer won't use the
emergency lane to pass a truck again.

Cops arrived, the trucker was long gone, the street racer was fined for
his maneuver.

I wonder who's going to pay for the clean up of the diesel fuel? It's very
expensive and I'll bet it'll cost over a couple of thousand.