If you're in a C6, being pursued by LAPD, raise your hand...

[Torqaholic]

Originally Posted by NEED-A-VETTE

Since I grew up there, I do.

The Michigander comment? Toungue in cheek, since I was raised there. I'm sorry that you're not recognizing non-serious, toungue-in-cheek replies. I'll add sarcasm tags or disclaimers from now on.

Does that mean you lack intelligence, assuming that your comment about intelligence and not recognizing the spirit of comments applies equally?

You can stop telling me things I already know any time you're ready

Why do you think I said "You know us Michiganders"? Somebody is definitely confused here and it ain't me

[NCC-1701]

Originally Posted by Broken Wind

Why did they shoot him?

Because he is an asshole for endangering police as well as civilians and pissing off the police in general...

[NCC-1701]

THAT was a lame ending let me show you how a real pursuit ends here in MIAMI....


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[NEED-A-VETTE]

Originally Posted by Torqaholic

You can stop telling me things I already know any time you're ready

Why do you think I said "You know us Michiganders"? Somebody is definitely confused here and it ain't me

Find someone else to argue with you for the sake of arguing. I'm sure one of the boys will be happy to accomodate you somewhere.

[Craig]

Originally Posted by NEED-A-VETTE

...in the overall Metro Detroit area, where I grew up (suburb).

Where we're you? I did some time in Madisn Hieghts.

[NEED-A-VETTE]

Originally Posted by Craig

Where we're you? I did some time in Madisn Hieghts.

Bloomfield Hills.

[Torqaholic]

Originally Posted by NEED-A-VETTE

Find someone else to argue with you for the sake of arguing. I'm sure one of the boys will be happy to accomodate you somewhere.

If we're not in disagreement about anything how do you figure that's arguing?

[NEED-A-VETTE]

Originally Posted by Torqaholic

If we're not in disagreement about anything how do you figure that's arguing?

Fine. Whatever. We're awesome.

Let's go get a mani/pedi.

[Hoog]

Originally Posted by NEED-A-VETTE

Find someone else to argue with you for the sake of arguing. I'm sure one of the boys will be happy to accomodate you somewhere.

Originally Posted by Torqaholic

If we're not in disagreement about anything how do you figure that's arguing?

Originally Posted by NEED-A-VETTE

Fine. Whatever. We're awesome.

Let's go get a mani/pedi.

This sounds just like my family.

(they're all from Michigan)

[Sea Six]

Joe Versus the Volcano - YouTube

[...Whitepower...]

Originally Posted by NEED-A-VETTE

Strange thing, though...

We have plenty of Mexicans, of course. However, Los Angeles doesn't have a huge black population, relatively speaking. Less than 10% in the city proper, according to wiki. Lower if you look at the entire Metro area. As opposed to almost 23% in the overall Metro Detroit area, where I grew up (suburb).

LAPD scared off all the minorities. They were tired of getting shot at by both the bangers and the PD

[NEED-A-VETTE]

Originally Posted by Sea Six

Joe Versus the Volcano - YouTube

I'm not arguing that with you!!!

Originally Posted by ...Whitepower...

LAPD scared off all the minorities. They were tired of getting shot at by both the bangers and the PD

Hispanics drove them out. At least that's what my friend (who lives in Inglewood) told me. She said the house next door to her is up for sale. Said she's praying for Asians.

[Craig]

Originally Posted by NEED-A-VETTE

Bloomfield Hills.

So, how old were you when your first bike was stolen?

[NEED-A-VETTE]

Originally Posted by Craig

So, how old were you when your first bike was stolen?

Not following.

[Craig]

Originally Posted by NEED-A-VETTE

Not following.

In my neighborhood, is was a Right of Passage to have your bike stolen, I was at John R and 11 Mile, you were obviously in a better part of town.

[NEED-A-VETTE]

Originally Posted by Craig

In my neighborhood, is was a Right of Passage to have your bike stolen, I was at John R and 11 Mile, you were obviously in a better part of town.

Yeah, we didn't have to worry about that too much, thankfully.

[GentleBen]

LAPD officers fired 22 shots at unarmed driver after Corvette chase, review says

By Andrew Blankstein, NBC News

Three LAPD officers have been temporarily relieved of patrol duty after a departmental review found they fired 22 shots and killed the unarmed driver of a Corvette after he led them on a high-speed chase Friday night.

“After hearing the preliminary briefing, I am very concerned about the circumstances that led up to and resulted in this Officer Involved Shooting,” said LAPD Chief Charlie Beck. “Because of those concerns I have directed that the three involved officers be assigned home pending the final results of the investigation. Determinations regarding training or possible disciplining of the involved officers will be made at that time.”

The crash and the shooting were captured by local TV helicopters that had been following the Corvette during an hour-long chase through crowded city streets. Police opened fire at Brian Newt Beaird, 51, after he slammed his silver sports car into a Nissan at a downtown L.A. intersection, drove the vehicle onto the curb and hit a tree, and then got out and tried to walk away from the vehicle. Beaird was pronounced dead at a local hospital from multiple gunshot wounds. “No weapon was recovered” at the accident scene, said Chief Beck.

The LAPD did not immediately say how many shots hit Beaird, or offer an explanation for why deadly force was employed. Chief Beck made his decision to send the officers home, with pay, after the results of an initial review known as a “72-hour briefing.” Criminal and administrative investigations are continuing and could take months to complete.
The incident raised questions about the decision by LAPD officers and their supervisors to pick up the chase, their tactics and communications at the end of the pursuit, and the decision by officers to employ deadly force.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies began the chase southeast of Los Angeles in the City of Cudahy. The chase, which took place mostly on surface streets, sometimes at high speeds, was picked up at one point by the California Highway Patrol. CHP later stopped pursuing the car.

Officers with the LAPD’s Newton Division took over the chase when it reached city limits just after 10 p.m. The LAPD’s involvement in the pursuit lasted about seven minutes before Beaird plowed into the Nissan at the intersection of Olympic Boulevard and Los Angeles Street. After impact, the Nissan slammed into a fire hydrant. One of the two occupants of the vehicle was seriously injured. No officers were injured in the incident.

Video footage showed that the Corvette ran up on the curb and appeared to hit a light standard and a tree. Beaird tried without success to drive away in the vehicle. He then walked around back and to the passenger’s side when he was hit by the barrage of gunfire.

Earlier this week, Chief Beck told the Los Angeles Police Commission there were 43 officer-involved shootings thus far in 2013 compared with 36 for the same period last year. But he also noted that the number was in line with the department’s five-year average and below the total of 58 officer-involved shootings registered in 2011.
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Looking at the video tape I cannot understand (a) why the officers decided that deadly force was warranted, and (b) why they took 22 rounds to put him down.

[ApexOversteer]

Yup.

Had a feeling this was coming.

[...Whitepower...]

Originally Posted by ApexOversteer

Yup.

Had a feeling this was coming.

What's sad is if it didn't play out on national TV it probably would have been a "good shoot."

[Norm]

You knew this was coming. A couple John Wayne types may be doing some serious time.


Family of unarmed man shot dead by LAPD wants $20 million - Investigations