Ban speeding mini vans in New Mexico

[C3HIEF3S]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I do have an issue with the officer running into the frame and putting three shots through the back glass of the minivan.

Officers should only be using deadly force in the event that the suspect poses an immediate health/safety risk to the officers and/or the public. At that point, they had no reason to believe she posed any greater threat for public harm that anybody driving recklessly. Reckless driving clearly does not allow for the use of deadly force.

I don't believe any of the officers involved in that scene behaved inappropriately...except for the dude that fired shots into the back glass. He's probably pretty damn lucky he didn't hit anyone.

Are you sure the officer wasn't possibly aiming for the tires?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by C3HIEF3S

Are you sure the officer wasn't possibly aiming for the tires?

It's still a really bad idea.

I'm not a cop, and I don't know cop policy, but it seems like the golden rule should be that "cops don't shoot, they shoot back".

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

It's still a really bad idea.

I'm not a cop, and I don't know cop policy, but it seems like the golden rule should be that "cops don't shoot, they shoot back".

....REALLY a bad idea is putting your kids at risk in today's whack a mole society.

.....situation could've end up in a lot of unfrotunate ways...over a speeding ticket.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by stevieray

....REALLY a bad idea is putting your kids at risk in today's whack a mole society.

.....situation could've end up in a lot of unfrotunate ways...over a speeding ticket.

Well, yeah, that too. Another good rule that was broken here is to never flee the police when your kids are in the car.

[C3HIEF3S]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

It's still a really bad idea.

I'm not a cop, and I don't know cop policy, but it seems like the golden rule should be that "cops don't shoot, they shoot back".

Can't argue with that at all. I'm not agreeing with what the cop did at all, nothing there warranted gunfire. I was just trying to make a suggestion as to what he may have been thinking (I know nothing about police work either).

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by C3HIEF3S

Are you sure the officer wasn't possibly aiming for the tires?

I'm not sure what the officer was doing at all. My concern is that I question whether or not he was either.

Besides, I'm gonna bet you any amount of money you'd like that this particular police department isn't training it's guys using Beverly Hills Cop videos. There's no way it's proper department protocal to try to shoot out the !@#$ing tires on a moving vehicle.

That's about a 1/100 shot when you're stationary, for him to be humped up on adrenaline and moving while trying to establish a proper base...yeah, that was essentially an impossible shot.

It was remarkably stupid.