XPost: alt.thebird.copwatch, alt.law-enforcement, alt.true-crime   
   XPost: alt.california, nyc.general   
   From: c.clementsPAM@comcast.net   
      
   "Phil"  wrote   
   > On the contrary, Chas, Richard Alsup (the one being chased) was wanted   
   > for armed robbery and car theft.   
      
   I've been talking about the latest one in Denver- there are a pattern of   
   them over the last couple of years.   
   The City Council is now debating a reform bill.   
      
   > The chase started in Florissant Tuesday, where police say Alsup was in   
   > a stolen car and was carrying a gun.   
      
   What precipitated the chase?   
   Did he run a stop sign, did they spot the stolen car and identify the man   
   driving it?   
   Not enough information except as to what they found after the crash.   
      
   > Florissant police say chasing Alsup was the right thing to do because   
   > he was believed to be armed and dangerous.   
      
   Then they knew him by some means?   
      
   > They believed his car was stolen. They believed he was armed and they   
   > believed he had tried to rob a store, so officers gave chase.   
      
   So they weren't just chasing a traffic offender who panicked? They had a   
   real suspicion about who this guy was and his ongoing criminal career?   
      
   > When in comes to police pursuits, procedure differ from city to city,   
   > and most don't want to talk about it. Some departments will pursue any   
   > criminal. Some will only chase violent offenders, and others claim   
   > they don't allow pursuits at all. This chase crossed state lines,   
   > ultimately ending in Granite City.   
      
   Wonder why there are so many different concepts about high speed chases?   
      
   > Granite City Chief Dave Ruebhausen says the police are in a difficult   
   > position. "People are actually getting away from us because we put the   
   > public safety first. And I think the bad guys are getting to know   
   > that."   
      
   Interoffice memo?   
      
   > This isn't the first time that Atrocities R U.S./Porcibus Fuckabus/OFR   
   > has posted only part of a story in his quest to put all police in bad   
   > light.   
      
   Well, some people have a different agenda, I suppose. I've found that most   
   any criticism of the police, in any context at all, is met with much the   
   same response. I've actually heard guys in here defending the cops in the   
   Diallo case, the Mena case, so there you are.   
      
   Chas   
      
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