I was actually thinking of the cops watching him at Flinders st when he was clearly breaking many laws & putting the public at all sorts of risk.
They might have approached him, especially after bystanders had. They could have tasered him at some point was my thinking.
I was actually thinking of the cops watching him at Flinders st when he was clearly breaking many laws & putting the public at all sorts of risk.They might have approached him, especially after bystanders had. They could have tasered him at some point was my thinking.
True, but I also think - as strange as it sounds - theyāre a lot more reluctant to use taserās sometimes in current day due to the effects if the crook has a heart condition etc and how it could be potentially lethal.
Benny40 above summed it up pretty well for mineā¦itās a lose/lose situation, and people are going to scrutinise the police no matter what they do in a situation as terrible as that.
I was actually thinking of the cops watching him at Flinders st when he was clearly breaking many laws & putting the public at all sorts of risk.They might have approached him, especially after bystanders had. They could have tasered him at some point was my thinking.
Cops in QLD tasered a driver of a moving vehicle a few years back. Crashed into a power pole from memory. Stupidly idiotic thing for the cop to do. Very good chance of causing mass collateral damage. Plus Victorian cops donāt have tasers, other than in rural areas where backup is limited.
Watching the video of him doing donuts, heās shielded from the street by the car. Hanging out the window in the middle of the circle. Bystanders crowding the sidewalk on all sides to get a closer look. Thereās no clean way to approach him.
Iām an emergency responder. The number of times Iāve seen spectators put themselves in serious danger just to get a look at horrible carnage is ridiculous. People will legitimately block access, or compromise the work of emergency services because they want a sticky beak. Itās incredibly frustrating. In this case it wiped out every option the cops had in the moments before it went so horribly wrong. I understand why people stopped to look, but the consequence is what it is.
I was actually thinking of the cops watching him at Flinders st when he was clearly breaking many laws & putting the public at all sorts of risk.They might have approached him, especially after bystanders had. They could have tasered him at some point was my thinking.
True, but I also think - as strange as it sounds - theyāre a lot more reluctant to use taserās sometimes in current day due to the effects if the crook has a heart condition etc and how it could be potentially lethal.
Benny40 above summed it up pretty well for mineā¦itās a lose/lose situation, and people are going to scrutinise the police no matter what they do in a situation as terrible as that.
Pigās ā ā ā ā ! Please look up how many unarmed and relatively defenceless people the Vic Police killed in the last 20 years.
Do you remember that woman police person who ran through the innocent crowd at the MCG happily spraying everyone with pepper spray? Before she ran off without having to face the consequences of her actions. (There was a Vic MP there who got sprayed but I havenāt heard what happened to her after that.)
The cops are not holding back because they have the technology. They hold back because of other factors e.g. their own security.
But hey, I am sure that all the red light cameras and speed cameras were all working fine today, keeping everyone safe and making another bundle for law enforcement.
I was actually thinking of the cops watching him at Flinders st when he was clearly breaking many laws & putting the public at all sorts of risk.They might have approached him, especially after bystanders had. They could have tasered him at some point was my thinking.
True, but I also think - as strange as it sounds - theyāre a lot more reluctant to use taserās sometimes in current day due to the effects if the crook has a heart condition etc and how it could be potentially lethal.
Benny40 above summed it up pretty well for mineā¦itās a lose/lose situation, and people are going to scrutinise the police no matter what they do in a situation as terrible as that.Pigās ā ā ā ā ! Please look up how many unarmed and relatively defenceless people the Vic Police killed in the last 20 years.
Do you remember that woman police person who ran through the innocent crowd at the MCG happily spraying everyone with pepper spray? Before she ran off without having to face the consequences of her actions. (There was a Vic MP there who got sprayed but I havenāt heard what happened to her after that.)
The cops are not holding back because they have the technology. They hold back because of other factors e.g. their own security.
But hey, I am sure that all the red light cameras and speed cameras were all working fine today, keeping everyone safe and making another bundle for law enforcement.
Guarantee you the cops would love tasers. They donāt have them in Vic metro. Maybe budget. Maybe risk of heart attacks. Either way, not available.
Either way, of absolutely no use in this situation. Moving vehicle.
Ice addicts quite often will just ignore pepper spray. Donāt for a second believe cops on the ground donāt want the option of a taser.
I was actually thinking of the cops watching him at Flinders st when he was clearly breaking many laws & putting the public at all sorts of risk.They might have approached him, especially after bystanders had. They could have tasered him at some point was my thinking.
taser a guy whos feet could slam down on an acceleratorā¦
We should totally keep cutting spending on mental illness.
Thatās part of the problem. Lack of mental health resources and a seemingly increasing need for them. This type of behaviour over a number of days canāt be considered rational IMHO.
Just dreadful and with long term suffering for so many traumatised people. The cost to the community of that would probably exceed what was saved on mental health spending.
I was actually thinking of the cops watching him at Flinders st when he was clearly breaking many laws & putting the public at all sorts of risk.They might have approached him, especially after bystanders had. They could have tasered him at some point was my thinking.
Canāt taser some carnt in a moving car, the prongs wouldnāt stick, and if by some fluke they did, the wire would snap from the moving vehicle.
Maybe we need driverless vehicles. Obiviously this and Nice and Berlin are Tesla funded false flags.
No, what Cops need is an EMP spear. A Taser for cars, to short out the computers.
I imagined them, & thought it had to be possible about 5 years ago, & recently discovered they are now in development.
Will save a lot of lives when every cop car is fitted with them.
I was actually thinking of the cops watching him at Flinders st when he was clearly breaking many laws & putting the public at all sorts of risk.They might have approached him, especially after bystanders had. They could have tasered him at some point was my thinking.
True, but I also think - as strange as it sounds - theyāre a lot more reluctant to use taserās sometimes in current day due to the effects if the crook has a heart condition etc and how it could be potentially lethal.
Benny40 above summed it up pretty well for mineā¦itās a lose/lose situation, and people are going to scrutinise the police no matter what they do in a situation as terrible as that.Pigās ā ā ā ā ! Please look up how many unarmed and relatively defenceless people the Vic Police killed in the last 20 years.
Do you remember that woman police person who ran through the innocent crowd at the MCG happily spraying everyone with pepper spray? Before she ran off without having to face the consequences of her actions. (There was a Vic MP there who got sprayed but I havenāt heard what happened to her after that.)
The cops are not holding back because they have the technology. They hold back because of other factors e.g. their own security.
But hey, I am sure that all the red light cameras and speed cameras were all working fine today, keeping everyone safe and making another bundle for law enforcement.
Here ya go.
Iām sure weād all love you to join and show everyone how you perfectly handle every situation to come across
https://www.policecareer.vic.gov.au/
Video of him doing burnouts prior https://youtube.com/embed/tDE5fjXeNPkThatās not a burnout/doughnutsā¦not even close, but driving slowly in circles doesnāt sound as exciting when reporting it.
Cops are on a hiding to nothing on this one, they are clearly following him in the video, questions will be asked as to why they didnāt stop him earlier.
https://twitter.com/theadamsamuel/status/822303492022775809That bloke with the baseball bat was extremely brave, what fantastic symbol of defiance. He would have not have know at this point if that idiot was armed. More bravery than the police, and Im not cop bashing here
Good on the boys with the baseball bats who tried to do something. If the police approached while he was doing donuts, the nut job would of driven up Flinders St steps and there would be 30 dead.
Terrible for all involved and those who witnessed it.
Good on the boys with the baseball bats who tried to do something. If the police approached while he was doing donuts, the nut job would of driven up Flinders St steps and there would be 30 dead.I think they could have just grabbed 4 cars from the public and git him easily. Everything is risjy but letting him frive down Swanston St was game over thenTerrible for all involved and those who witnessed it.
Good on the boys with the baseball bats who tried to do something. If the police approached while he was doing donuts, the nut job would of driven up Flinders St steps and there would be 30 dead.I think they could have just grabbed 4 cars from the public and git him easily. Everything is risjy but letting him frive down Swanston St was game over thenTerrible for all involved and those who witnessed it.
What a load of tripe. They try it right there then even more people are dead. That place had so many people all circled around that any attempt to block him would have failed and would have involved him trying to speed off through the crowds.
It was a no win situation for the cops and what isnāt helpful are the few in here and on social media trying to lay the blame at the cops feet.
Good on the boys with the baseball bats who tried to do something. If the police approached while he was doing donuts, the nut job would of driven up Flinders St steps and there would be 30 dead.I think they could have just grabbed 4 cars from the public and git him easily. Everything is risjy but letting him frive down Swanston St was game over thenTerrible for all involved and those who witnessed it.
What a load of tripe. They try it right there then even more people are dead. That place had so many people all circled around that any attempt to block him would have failed and would have involved him trying to speed off through the crowds.
It was a no win situation for the cops and what isnāt helpful are the few in here and on social media trying to lay the blame at the cops feet.
Normal to wish things couldāve been done better. Useless to have social media twits claim to be experts. Itās like reading dash cam Australia posts. Everyone gets blamed but the idiot that did it
Good on the boys with the baseball bats who tried to do something. If the police approached while he was doing donuts, the nut job would of driven up Flinders St steps and there would be 30 dead.Terrible for all involved and those who witnessed it.
You do wonder why guys are wandering around the CBD with baseball bats though.
Good on the boys with the baseball bats who tried to do something. If the police approached while he was doing donuts, the nut job would of driven up Flinders St steps and there would be 30 dead.Terrible for all involved and those who witnessed it.
You do wonder why guys are wandering around the CBD with baseball bats though.
Iāve been thinking this too