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slash all 4 tires smart asses.

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Originally Posted by white rocket (Post 8676497)

Yeah, why weren't the cops grabbing him outta the truck? Due to our laws here? I heard one of them say it's time for pepper spray. It's like they watched it go down, hit the truck with their sticks like a couple a faggios, then dude booked it. They could have grabbed him so many times but didn't.

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Originally Posted by mr_chin (Post 8676547)

slash all 4 tires smart asses.

^did you ride the short bus to school and play duck duck goose with the retards or something? yeah, lets get within arms reach, bend down and try to slash a tire with a pocket knife (assuming the member even has a knife as they arent standard issue) and then run over to the other side and slash the other tires out. great logic there.

they made the best of a bad situation. you cant win as a cop now adays. if they shot the suspect people would cry "oh why oh why did you shoot an innocent man" and some fucks would protest it here infront of the art gallery with some catchy hashtag. then theres the other half of the population who goes "you shoulda shot him, lethal force was totally an option on the table".

the only thing people should take away from this incident is that our provincial health care sector completely neglects people with mental health issues

I thought it's common knowledge that you can't just smash a car window with a blunt object. Not sure what they were trying to do.

Don't police have lifehammers or some equivalent to efficiently break car windows?

And does pepper spray even work if the guy is protected inside a sealed vehicle??

i guess the police didn't want nightmare's of blasting someones Skull off with the 12ga Shotgun they keep in the trunk...i think it's plenty of time to do it.

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Originally Posted by T4RAWR (Post 8676632)

they're probably trying to smash out the windows to get access to him.

wait. all this time i thought the window was already opened one way or another. why else would they spray pepper spray when the windows aren't open/smashed already?

i thought they were just using their sticks to hit the truck lol

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Originally Posted by T4RAWR (Post 8676632)

they're probably trying to smash out the windows to get access to him. not just hit the truck and expect it to stop. the trucks got a pretty decent lift so unless you're able to ninja your way up their and grab the guy its not gonna be all that easy.

shooting the tires out would leave you with a reckless asshole on rims who would be even more outta control as he spins the rims on the pavement trying to get away.

also you could get a through and through which could ricochet and do more damage than good.

^did you ride the short bus to school and play duck duck goose with the retards or something? yeah, lets get within arms reach, bend down and try to slash a tire with a pocket knife (assuming the member even has a knife as they arent standard issue) and then run over to the other side and slash the other tires out. great logic there.

they made the best of a bad situation. you cant win as a cop now adays. if they shot the suspect people would cry "oh why oh why did you shoot an innocent man" and some fucks would protest it here infront of the art gallery with some catchy hashtag. then theres the other half of the population who goes "you shoulda shot him, lethal force was totally an option on the table".

the only thing people should take away from this incident is that our provincial health care sector completely neglects people with mental health issues

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Originally Posted by white rocket (Post 8676497)

I know it is the RCMP jobs to stop this guy, but while the driver is revving his engine and attempting to move his truck, would you try to open the door and grab the driver? That's some dangerous shit.

Due to Canadian laws, the RCMP cannot draw their weapons to threaten someone who is unarmed, unless their lives is in immediate danger.

By the way, did you know that on the highway, when the cops are signaling you to pull over, and if you don't feel like pulling over, you can keep going. They are not allowed to chase you. They have to get approval from not only their Corporal supervisor, but also their area Sergent. Obviously, when they do find you, you're in so much shit. Well, that's the case in Alberta anyway.

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Originally Posted by Alby (Post 8676219)

kinda wondering why the cops didn't shoot out the tires

Because it's RCMP policy that you're not allowed to shoot at a vehicle.

There was a case a quite a few years back in Surrey across from Guildford mall where an officer was trying to stop a stolen vehicle from taking off from the parking lot. He shot at the tires and the bullet ricocheted and struck a nearby pedestrian.