Insane motorcycle thief chase !

[Tharkûn]

Selfish

 

[msethhunter]

Selfish

*smh*

If protecting ones possessions, and holding people accountable for their actions is selfish, color me self centered.

Like I said. If you want the police to do something, the majority of the time, you have to hold their hand.

Edit to add:

What's your excuse here?

I don't like to advertise it, but I split at all speeds if there's a two or three way tie for first place going on ahead. Delta is a more important factor, and heavy commute traffic is when people make rash instant lane changes.

"Hey pot."

"Yeah Kettle?"

"YOURE BLACK!"

 

[weasel]

"Motorcycle chase" That was lame.

 

[Kornholio]

Like I said. If you want the police to do something, the majority of the time, you have to hold their hand.

You realize he's a cop, right?

 

[Tharkûn]

*smh*

If protecting ones possessions, and holding people accountable for their actions is selfish, color me self centered.

Like I said. If you want the police to do something, the majority of the time, you have to hold their hand.

Edit to add:

What's your excuse here?


"Hey pot."

"Yeah Kettle?"

"YOURE BLACK!"

Because I split lanes? Where's the parallel?

You realize all those parked cars probably took more damage than the bike was worth, but as you get yours fuck em

 

[Entoptic]

Good way to get yourself or someone else killed, over an insurance claim

Car was doing over 100mph next to construction. Madness, all for material objects....

 

[msethhunter]

Because I split lanes? Where's the parallel?

You realize all those parked cars probably took more damage than the bike was worth, but as you get yours fuck em

Yeah, you admitted to not only splitting at high speed, but also a speed contest.

 

[msethhunter]

You realize he's a cop, right?

And a moderator too.

Just because someone carries a badge and a gun doesn't mean you can't challenge them. And the chase would have been the same had it been a LEO doing the chasing.

I'm also that guy who takes his lumps when he deserves them, but fight to the bitter end when I don't.

 

[Tharkûn]

First of all troll, I never said high speed don't put words in my post. Second of all, i don't know where you pulled speed contest out of.

Finally, I would have lost them in the first minute. Some weird aversion to running red lights at freeway speed, oh and its against the law even for me, shocking.

 

[Entoptic]

Cop Fight!

 

[msethhunter]

First of all troll, I never said high speed don't put words in my post. Second of all, i don't know where you pulled speed contest out of.

Finally, I would have lost them in the first minute. Some weird aversion to running red lights at freeway speed, oh and its against the law even for me, shocking.

I'm not trolling shit. I'm defending my stance on why I would have given chase too, and you just don't like it. If anything, I'd say you are trolling because of your short little quippy responses.

Splitting is fine. Splitting at a high delta, so you can be 1st, is dangerous to other drivers around you (I would argue more dangerous than giving chase to someone late at night vs blasting through traffic at high speed, which I've jumped on people here for doing before, so that's not trolling). A speed contest as defined by the CVC, which you are supposed to know is;

(a) A person shall not engage in a motor vehicle speed contest on a highway. As used in this section, a motor vehicle speed contest includes a motor vehicle race against another vehicle, a clock, or other timing device.

So, splitting lanes at high speed, so you can be 1st, most certainly is a speed contest. The other person doesn't need to even know you are racing them. It's held up in court for less, as I'm also sure you are aware, for people admitting less than what you have.

I also just went back and re-watched the video. He ran two red lights. One, where he slowed way down(very beginning of the video), to maybe 15 or so miles an hour, and the other was a protected arrow at maybe 15 again(about midway through the chase). Hardly freeway speed.

And if you would have lost a truck, towing a trailer, either on a Police Moto, or in a Police Cage, you suck at being a cop, and I call bullshit.

High speed chases happen all the time, and are all over the news. Either for the gore factor, or because the news media seems to be on some diatribe to vilify law enforcement trying to catch them beating some ones ass. It's nearly a daily occurrence to find one on the news here in SoCal. And they NEVER get away, even in heavy traffic. You can choose not to when you're off duty, that's your prerogative. But when you're on the job, unless there is SERIOUS risk to the public at large (hardly what was in this video, as there are thousands of example all over YouTube, recent ones at that) where they chase until the guys or gals are caught. They fall back, let the air unit follow (with the spot light on which is stupid, because they don't slow down when they know an air unit is following with a glaring light on them), and wait for them to crash.

Edit to add: This just reinforces the fact that people memories can become clouded rather quickly. Reference, blowing red lights at freeway speeds. Because that's not what happened in the video, not even close. Yes, they were hauling ass, maybe 80 or so. But they certainly were not "blowing red lights at freeway speeds."

One last edit: It doesn't have to be "high speed." A high delta is enough. And it's completely unnecessary IMO.

 

[ScarySpikes]

Really dumb idea to give chase. Even when you do catch the vehicle like they did, so what, the bike is wrecked as surely as it would be if they had stripped it for parts. Either call the cops or if you insist on giving chase, just follow like you are driving normally until they stop somewhere, or get scared and run off.

But really, it's insured, just call the cops.

 

[Tharkûn]

You really have no fucking idea what you're talking about

Thanks for reminding me why I stopped posting here, back to lurking, later troll

 

[clutchslip]

You really have no fucking idea what you're talking about

Thanks for reminding me why I stopped posting here, back to lurking, later troll

I am sure you meant that for the post above the previous post. But, beside that, could you tough it out here? It has to be easier than you regular job. I really would appreciate it.

 

[msethhunter]

You really have no fucking idea what you're talking about

Thanks for reminding me why I stopped posting here, back to lurking, later troll

I honestly think this post is hilarious. Get some thicker skin man. If you're going to shoot across someone's bow like you did, expect the push back, or don't fire at all.

If I really cared, I could search court docs for a buddy who did a burnout at a stop light, was hit with not only wreckless driving, but also speed contest because he was revving his engine before the light turned green. He was just showing off, not racing.

 

[JohnBoy]

38 through the 1st red, 93 through the second, 30 through the 3rd, as indicated by their garmin. Also, 122 in a construction zone and passing on the right at 90 in that same zone.

Any argument that they weren't risking human lives over a co-pay is just not based upon reality. And any argument that human lives and co-pays are to be weighed against one another, I find unreasonable.

Sure, some police departments allow chases, and those that do train their officers to make good decisions as to whether a chase is worth the major public life and safety risk. But whether cops chase or not does nothing to change the basic fact that these drivers specifically were risking public lives to avoid financial hardship.

I'm not the boss of nobody, but facts is facts.

 

[msethhunter]

38 through the 1st red, 93 through the second, 30 through the 3rd, as indicated by their garmin. Also, 122 in a construction zone and passing on the right at 90 in that same zone.

I'm not the boss of nobody, but facts is facts.

In fact they did. I only saw two red lights after watching it again. But I missed the Garmin info at the bottom of the screen.

 

[Enchanter]

Interesting, I read this quote:

I don't like to advertise it, but I split at all speeds if there's a two or three way tie for first place going on ahead. Delta is a more important factor, and heavy commute traffic is when people make rash instant lane changes.

And interpreted it as a sarcastic/humorous description of 2 or 3 cars driving side by side making it impossible for anyone to pass/get by. Speed contest never entered my mind.

In the end, the chosen method of communication in this thread is getting out of hand. Everyone needs to dial it down a notch or 5.

 

[JohnBoy]

In fact they did. I only saw two red lights after watching it again. But I missed the Garmin info at the bottom of the screen.

Honestly, I don't know what it is you are referring to with 'In fact they did,' so we might be on the same page at this point, but just to clarify my post in case:

The lights I am referencing are at 0:32, 1:23 and 2:42. Respectively.

 

[jiffy]

We should all just sit by and let others take what is hard earned. Then our insurance rates will continue going up since we are all claiming stolen property. It would make more sense if a police officer had made chase, then they are blamed for causing the excess in speeds and all of the damage to the parked cars could be blamed on the city or county. Again, causing insurance rates to go up and lawsuits from individuals.
Win-win!

Society is a better place when the just take action and protect one another.