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08-11-2017, 09:41 PM #51UnregisteredGuest
Like I said before...
These kids were playing 'ghost ride the whip' as well as stop and go, on a road that is filled to the brim with entrances to neighborhoods and doctor offices. My dentist and GP are both on Tampa Rd and I often take it to bring my son to the pediatrician in PH. These kids could've easily slammed into anyone leaving or entering those communities and they probably would've killed someone on impact.
I asked my ex today about the situation and he said exactly what I said earlier, which is that they're trained to stop the threat. He trained in Pinellas, so I'm going to assume that he had the same exact training as these guys here and I don't think it varies much state to state. The question is, at WHAT point are their actions considered a credible threat? 60, 70, 85mph in a 40? 100... 117? Screw the fact that they were in stolen cars... What about the fact that they were fleeing from just having burglarized innocent people? Didn't they just leave from a house where one of the teens put a gun in the face of another before going on an all new crime spree?
These weren't regular teenagers practicing regular teenager defiance, they were already arrested (repeatedly) for crimes that most adults would be looking at 20+ year sentences for. Assaults, robberies, burglaries in occupied dwellings... It takes a special kind of @#$**** to speed at such high levels and break into homes when people are there.
The cop who followed those kids probably saved a handful of people from being killed by them in the future. I'm more upset that nobody's talking about the guy who was hit. I'm surprised he's alive today.
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08-11-2017, 09:54 PM #52UnregisteredGuest
One more thing...
WTF is with all of the name calling? Why is the sheriff disregarding McLynas as an idiot or crazy? You'd think there would be more diplomacy coming from him.
It's not like McLynas is ALWAYS wrong. His views may be anti-police, but he's obviously got a reason for having issues with Pinellas police officers (from multiple agencies). Why can't you guys just leave well enough alone and try to understand why he's pissed? Talks about getting BJ's from his ex wife or his sex life are irrelevant to the dialogues that are being had on this site.
I come here every few weeks and it reads like a group of infants arguing over who should get the biggest cookie. I really hope you're not this vindictive or antagonistic when you're patrolling citizens. God knows are jail is already filled with so much petty already. You guys need a paid vacay if you're feeling cynical... $25+ an hour is decent enough for you to not take this so seriously when you're off work. Smh
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08-12-2017, 02:13 AM #53
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08-12-2017, 04:27 AM #54UnregisteredGuest
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08-12-2017, 04:28 AM #55
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08-12-2017, 04:34 AM #56UnregisteredGuest
The Mclynas Plan
Comrades, my plan as Sheriff is as follows:
No More Chasing - if deputies don't chase kids joy riding no one dies. In fact if deputies stop trying to stop them for these non violent felonies they would never run. They would eventually park the stolen car somewhere and that would be it. Therefor we are selling the helicopters, getting rid of Zk9's and traffic units.
No more Arresting - no more public harassment by deputies. We will only arrest violent felons and no one else.
No More Guns - deputies with guns just cause criminals to be more violent, so the guns go too.
Sadly this is pretty much what this dumbass wants.
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08-12-2017, 12:17 PM #57UnregisteredGuest
Nah, I'd rather continue to visit on occasion, just so that I'm able to see how the mentality of some of "PCSO's Finest" really ticks.
Don't you have lives to save, ticket quotas to catch or bums to bother? It must be a super crappy reality you're living in when this is your daily dose of interaction on the interwebz. Besides... if he's as crazy or idiotic as you claim, then your penchant for antagonism speaks volumes about your character. Or the
lack thereof. 🤗
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08-12-2017, 01:59 PM #58UnregisteredGuest
I watched his press conference and that was not what he said at all. So why the lies? Oh, Bob lies so let's everyone join in? LOL
From the message I got, if you chase, then chase. If you say you are not going to chase, then DON'T chase. But whatever you do, don't chase without flipping on the blue lights and endangering everyone on the road and then lie about the fact that you WERE chasing. Doesn't sound crazy to me at all. In fact, it sounds pretty dam logical. What sounds crazy is Sheriff Bob lying about it, and you assholes trying to claim he is saying stuff he is not saying. Grow the **** up, you are supposed to be professionals.
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08-12-2017, 02:12 PM #59UnregisteredGuest
"No More Chasing - if deputies don't chase kids joy riding no one dies. In fact if deputies stop trying to stop them for these non violent felonies they would never run. They would eventually park the stolen car somewhere and that would be it. Therefor we are selling the helicopters, getting rid of Zk9's and traffic units.
No more Arresting - no more public harassment by deputies. We will only arrest violent felons and no one else.
No More Guns - deputies with guns just cause criminals to be more violent, so the guns go too.
Sadly this is pretty much what this dumbass wants."
I also watched the Sheriff's press conference and what he SAID these boys were doing with these cars is "In fact if deputies stop trying to stop them for these non violent felonies they would never run. They would eventually park the stolen car somewhere and that would be it." Sheriff Bob specifically talked about how they would just park them at an apartment complex and leave them and nobody got hurt or killed! So, what's wrong with that versus chasing them and killing a bunch or people? Has Sheriff Bob had his deputies combing all apartment complexes and seizing the stolen cars he finds before they are taken out on the roads? That would be a great start. Or how about when he finds the stolen cars, he sets up surveillance and catches them when they come back before they take off by disabling the cars and waiting until the kids get in them? So many choices for intelligent use of law enforcement. But, nah... lets just chase them without the blue lights and hope they wreck.
Oh, and I and probably EVERYONE else in Pinellas would be on board with that "no more public harassment by deputies" thing. And also that "We will only arrest violent felons and no one else" and stop harassing people and stealing their money over traffic tickets too. But as I read your comment, you WANT to publicly harass people and steal their money. Thanks for making the choices clearer.
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08-12-2017, 03:28 PM #60UnregisteredGuest
This guy has split personality disorder the way the talks to himself as several people. It's very sad& most normal folks like the police. Ask trump about the silent majority
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