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In reply to the discussion: Tempe PD are looking for this man [View all]

Wonder Why

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4. I never understood why that technique is not used more often. Rather than
Wed Oct 23, 2024, 03:37 PM
Oct 2024

putting their lives in danger, the best thing would seem to be to make sure he either couldn't leave, wouldn't go far or would be moving too slowly to be a danger.
I still remember from the old Cops series where a deputy pulled over a guy who stopped for him. As the deputy approached the pickup, the guy took off. The deputy ran back to his car and chased the guy who eventually pulled over again. The same thing happened and he took off. The deputy pulled out his pistol, put some bullets in the guys tire than calmly and slowly walked to his car and slowly drove along until he reached the pickup and arrested the guy. No high speed chases, no violent fight, nobody hurt. One perpetrator in custody owing a bill for a new tire and damage to his wheel.

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