Fornicalia Special Elections & Pursuit Question:

Fornicalia residents are voting today, Tuesday, on six propositions, numbered 1A through 1F. They are essentially ALL scams to squeeze cash out of Fornicalia taxpayers so that Sacramento politicians can waste MORE of it. Bottom line?

VOTE NO ON ALL PROPOSITIONS.

Even Prop 1F: vote NO. It doesn't go far enough.

Residents of other states: if this crap starts here in Fornicalia, it's coming soon to your state, if not there already. Scrutinize your propositions very carefully; the trend is now to squeeze in tax hikes couched under the guise of "making up" for the current budget deficit.

YOU ARE THE WATCH COMMANDER:

You are the Lieutenant or Watch Commander for the police department on whose shift your officers are conducting a pursuit. Watch the pursuit video here for background information, first.

You are responsible for the actions and conduct of the officers on your shift.

After watching the above video, you will have some decisions to make. I would like you to make your decisions not necessarily on what you think the policy is for this particular department, but instead on what you personally believe is proper or improper conduct for officers in your area.

Your decisions should consider:

• How was the pursuit itself conducted?
• Would you have allowed the pursuit to continue and, if not, at what point would you have ordered the pursuit to cease?
• Once the suspect exited the vehicle and took leg bail, then decided he couldn't jump the fence in time to escape officers and gave up, was the response of the initial contact officer appropriate? Was the application of force, in your opinion, acceptable, borderline, or egregious?

Consider also, as you must, that you realize this video will appear on your local media.

Now, read the full article here, and also here. Then:

What are your decisions with regard to this officer, and why?

BZ

P.S.

Another local and recent pursuit for you to view; this time a drunk chick fled and received the PIT. Check it out.