XPost: alt.thebird.copwatch, alt.law-enforcement, alt.true-crime   
   XPost: alt.california, nyc.general   
   From: c.clementsPAM@comcast.net   
      
   "Phil"  wrote   
   > If a cop sees someone blow a stop sign or a red light, there's no   
   > probable cause.  He or she has seen a crime and has the authority to   
   > pull the car over.   
      
   I understand that.   
   It's the difference between seeing a traffic violation and giving chase for   
   fifteen minutes at over 100 MPH, killing a young girl- and seeing some crime   
   with a victim.   
      
   > The police do not know if it's a drunk driver at the time, do they?   
   > They see someone who chooses to race off than get pulled over.   
      
   So, here's another one wherein they chase without knowing much.   
      
   > Again, you're Monday morning quartbacking.   
      
   Yes; that's what the whole team does on Monday, Phil.   
      
   Chas   
      
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