Police Pursuit in Los Angeles. Suspect has evaded 4 pit maneuvers, ran over pedestrian.

[Mr Clutch]

https://abc7.com/live/ (keeps showing the ped hit)

https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/video/channel/322-live/ (so far, hasn't shown the ped hit)

This has been going on for about an hour now. Like the title mentioned, the suspect has already ran over a pedestrian on a Bird Scooter and has evaded 4 pit maneuvers.

Evade my pit maneuver if old.

 

[Deleted member 1086]

hope that ped is okay.

 

[Officer Big Mac]

Are we not entertained?

 

[Strafer]

Is police pursuits a common thing in America? seems I read about some everyday.

 

[Mr Clutch]

hope that ped is okay.

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They've reported that the ped isn't in serious condition. They did go up on the hood and break the windshield. I hope they recover fully.

 

[marrec]

Is scooter dude okay?

My next post is extremely dependent on this informatio

 

[Pooh]

Is police pursuits a common thing in America? seems I read about some everyday.

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Oh sure, but in Southern California especially they're practically a sport

 

[Pooh]

Wow the footage of those pit maneuvers, dude is determined... smashed windshield, bumpers fallen off, etc

 

[Kendrid]

Holy crap, the windshield is broken from hitting the scooter guy. Fuck this driver.

 

[Starviper]

Is police pursuits a common thing in America? seems I read about some everyday.

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Not really.. It does happen but in many places the police aren't supposed to pursue as it can be more of a threat to civilians. If they're known to be a dangerous criminal, I think that goes out the window in the name of public safety.

 

[Stinkles]

Is police pursuits a common thing in America? seems I read about some everyday.

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Yes. There are Twitter accounts dedicated to them. LA has the best one because news channels all have traffic choppers. The stolen Tank is still the king.

Car thieves know they're being filmed and occasionally drive home to do a victory lap before inevitably getting caught.

They almost all end in a crash or pit maneuver in riverside county.

Sometimes they have tragic consequences and fatalities or suicide by cop.

This one is an attempted murderer so it will end badly. I'm not watching.

 

[Greigor the FellHand]

Yes. There are Twitter accounts dedicated to them. LA has the best ones. The stolen Tank is still the king. Car thieves know they're being filmed and occasionally drive home to do a victory lap before inevitably getting caught.

They almost all end in a crash or pit maneuver in riverside county.

Sometimes they have tragic consequences and fatalities or suicide by cop.

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to bad we didnt get one of killdozer

 

[ReAxion]

ChaseERA!

... starting with an injury? yikes.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Holy crap that guy banged his head against the windshield. :/

 

[Carolina Reaper]

Why are they replaying the hitting of the scooter rider without knowing if he's seriously hurt?

 

[Post Reply]

They've reported that the ped isn't in serious condition. They did go up on the hood and break the windshield. I hope they recover fully.

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God damn, that livestream just replayed video of the pedestrian getting hit. Hoping for a speedy recovery for that person

 

[Officer Big Mac]

Is police pursuits a common thing in America? seems I read about some everyday.

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No. News make it a thing because it gets ratings and people watch because its exciting I guess.

 

[TheDutchSlayer]

Just saw the impact video JESUS :O:O:O :(

 

[IMACOMPUTA]

They seriously just replayed scooter-dude getting hit and freeze-framed him on the hood.. -_____________________________-

 

[ClickyCal']

Not really.. It does happen but in many places the police aren't supposed to pursue as it can be more of a threat to civilians. If they're known to be a dangerous criminal, I think that goes out the window in the name of public safety.

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I saw one dash cam chase where the cop stupidly swerved into the guy right into oncoming traffic on the highway when he went over the median. He ended up ramming into someone hard and they crashed.

 

[AndyD]

Why do they do pit manuever instead of taking a shotgun with pellets to the back tire?

 

[BWoog]

Just saw the impact video JESUS :O:O:O :(

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Jeeeezzzz yeah I just saw it. Good thing that dude was wearing a helmet.

 

[SolidSnakex]

"It's so hard to watch, every single time."

Then stop showing it! Seriously, the driver actually swerved into the the scooter driver. So stop repeating it.

 

[DrForester]

That scooter hit was hard to watch.

 

[Veliladon]

Why do they do pit manuever instead of taking a shotgun with pellets to the back tire?

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Because it's comparatively easy to do a pit maneuver vs hitting a tire with a shotgun?

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Why do they do pit manuever instead of taking a shotgun with pellets to the back tire?

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Way more dangerous and not realistic.

 

[Deleted member 1086]

Why do they do pit manuever instead of taking a shotgun with pellets to the back tire?

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A big hunk of metal slamming into another big hunk of metal seems easier to achieve than shooting out a tire.

 

[Pooh]

Why do they do pit manuever instead of taking a shotgun with pellets to the back tire?

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Lot less likely to accidentally shoot somebody if you don't use a gun

 

[Wolf of Yharnam]

So US police will just shoot at unarmed poc, but won't stop a dude by using their gun (they could shoot the tires too!) endangering the public, running over people, causing mayhem and surviving several pit maneuvers?! Ok then

 

[Tempy]

Last time I watched one of these chases, cops ended up absolutely unloading their guns through the suspect's car's windshield...

 

[Veliladon]

WHY ISN'T HE RUNNING OUT OF GAS? DAMN YOU ECONOMY CARS! THANKS OBAMA!

 

[TSSZNews]

Not only did they show it again, they had a giant EXCLUSIVE bug on it.

smh

 

[DrEvil]

yikes, this is gonna be a rough takedown once it does happen.

 

[Doof]

So US police will just shoot at unarmed poc, but won't stop a dude by using their gun (they could shoot the tires too!) endangering the public, running over people, causing mayhem and surviving several pit maneuvers?! Ok then

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Do you have any idea how unfeasible it is to shoot a tire while you're in a moving vehicle?

 

[DrForester]

So US police will just shoot at unarmed poc, but won't stop a dude by using their gun (they could shoot the tires too!) endangering the public, running over people, causing mayhem and surviving several pit maneuvers?! Ok then

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Opening fire would endanger people a lot more than a pit maneuver.

 

[Kendrid]

I hope he runs and they let the dogs go after him. He needs to get bit for hitting the scooter.

 

[ReAxion]

Last time I watched one of these chases, cops ended up absolutely unloading their guns through the suspect's car's windshield...

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I saw that one (I think it's the same one). Different uhh... "code of conduct" in LA.

 

[killertofu]

They seriously just replayed scooter-dude getting hit and freeze-framed him on the hood.. -_____________________________-

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Yeah what the fuck was that.

 

[Illithid Dude]

So US police will just shoot at unarmed poc, but won't stop a dude by using their gun (they could shoot the tires too!) endangering the public, running over people, causing mayhem and surviving several pit maneuvers?! Ok then

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Seriously. Had a friend's younger brother get decapitated after being hit by a car in a police chase down Venice. These do way more harm than good.

 

[Kolx]

Last time I watched one of these chases, cops ended up absolutely unloading their guns through the suspect's car's windshield...

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A cop did try to shoot him from a very close range when they rammed him and he stopped.

 

[Veliladon]

So US police will just shoot at unarmed poc, but won't stop a dude by using their gun (they could shoot the tires too!) endangering the public, running over people, causing mayhem and surviving several pit maneuvers?! Ok then

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Because shooting tires is fucking stupid. Actually hitting a tire with a projectile while a car is moving at speed is a ridiculously difficult thing to do. They'd be cowboying and shooting bullets in randomish directions in a heavily urbanized area. Police car hits a bump, bullet goes astray, hits some two year old in a crib in a house next to a freeway.

 

[CrankyJay]

yah, watching at working. hope the scooter rider is okay.

 

[Deleted member 9317]

Jeeeezzzz yeah I just saw it. Good thing that dude was wearing a helmet.

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Ugh, I don't think he was wearing a helmet... :(
Hope he's okay.

 

[Pooh]

Do you have any idea how unfeasible it is to shoot a tire while you're in a moving vehicle?

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I dunno I tend to just lock on using left-trigger or right-bumper and then...

 

[Deleted member 1086]

should just drop an anvil on him like in Bugs Bunny

 

[chuckddd]

The CBS feed hasn't shown the initial incident. Thankfully.

 

[Wolf of Yharnam]

Becuase it's fucking stupid. Actually hitting a tire with a projectile while a car is moving at speed is a ridiculously difficult thing to do. They'd be cowboying and shooting bullets in randomish directions in a heavily urbanized area. Car his a bump, bullet goes astray, hits some two year old in a crib next to a freeway.

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I guess, but I saw footage of him reversing after the maneuver, while cops just stand there doing nothing

 

[Gundam]

The danger of hitting a pedestrian is why I never tune into these things when they're live.

 

[DrForester]

So, it says he hit a pedestiran. Is that the scooter driver, or are they two different victims?

 

[Tempy]

I saw that one (I think it's the same one). Different uhh... "code of conduct" in LA.

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Supposedly that suspect did just rob a bank and might have been armed, so I kinda understand being more ready to use guns in that case. Let's hope this chase ends without further damage to anybody.