How many cops does it take to stop a car? 23

[bmc]

I sure hope they stopped them. I have to say I am surprised it only took 377 shots.

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MIAMI, FL — In perhaps the largest case of contagious fire on record, a suspect’s vehicle was riddled with hundreds of bullets in a chaotic and frenzied show of police force following a pursuit. Witnesses emphatically said that the vehicle’s 2 occupants were trying to surrender, but that did not stop a total of 23 police officers from firing at least 377 shots at the vehicle. The officers’ wild volleys of bullets struck not only the suspects, but also neighboring houses, businesses, vehicles — even fellow police officers.

The situation occurred early in the morning hours of of December 10th, 2013. Questions about the use of force have lingered about this case for months.

A robbery suspect, Adrian Montesano, had his vehicle pinned between a utility pole and a tree following a pursuit at approximately 5:00 a.m. Dozens of officers had participated in the chase — so many that it worked to their detriment.

As the blue Volvo remained stationary, officers aimed their rifles towards it from every angle. For nearly 2 minutes, officers tensely waited with weapons aimed.

Suddenly, one of the officers opened fire. The gunshots caused other officers to join in. Roughly 50 shots were fired at once.

This would only be the opening volley. The real fireworks were yet to come.

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[machine gewehr]

They should fire 22 of them, buy a minigun and give it to the remaining one. It'd be more efficent.


My brain hurt while reading the article.

 

[Darth Handsome]

 

[nukes_da_bass]

Robbery suspect. Said persons already believed to be armed and dangerous.
All it would take in that situation is for one of the perps to twitch or sneeze.
377 is a tad excessive. 25 rounds or less would have been more efficient.

 

[bmc]

Shoot first ask questions later. Good approach.

 

[ChrisB2]

That article was written by an anti-police website.

Be sure to read the Actual Facts reported in the Miami Herald article linked in the comments. The criminals had previously held a woman at gunpoint during a robbery, stolen three cars including a police cruiser, and shot two officers prior to the final event. The link above conveniently left out those details.

Do you really think the cops are going to pump lead into a car for failure to signal??

I understand and accept that sometimes officers will get caught up in the danger and chaos of an event and act in an exaggerated manner. You can hardly blame them, given the uncertainty and danger they face.

I have never been chased and shot at by police. I don't commit crimes, and I comply when pulled over. I'm sure those guys would still be alive if they were law-abiding citizens.

I certainly do not condone police brutality or excessive force, but I have little sympathy for the suffering of criminals and tend to give the benefit of the doubt to the police. They put themselves in harm's way to protect us and I respect what they do, in all but the very tiny fraction of cases.

 

[knumbskull]

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_enigma

Think about it, maaaaaan.

 

[DwaynieAD]

An anti police website. I can't think of a more unbiased and factual place to get my anti police rhetoric.

 

[machine gewehr]

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I am very tempted to like this post, but given my screen name some might believe I'm a violent person (especially after I mentioned miniguns) when they see "machine gewehr liked this".

Let's just say I enjoyed seeing a character from one of my all time favourite movies.

 

[Darth Handsome]

I am very tempted to like this post, but given my screen name some might believe I'm a violent person (especially after I mentioned miniguns) when they see "machine gewehr liked this".

Let's just say I enjoyed seeing a character from one of my all time favourite movies.

Like it. You have 30 seconds to comply.

 

[Stewie26]

That article was written by an anti-police website.

Be sure to read the Actual Facts reported in the Miami Herald article linked in the comments. The criminals had previously held a woman at gunpoint during a robbery, stolen three cars including a police cruiser, and shot two officers prior to the final event. The link above conveniently left out those details.

Do you really think the cops are going to pump lead into a car for failure to signal??

I understand and accept that sometimes officers will get caught up in the danger and chaos of an event and act in an exaggerated manner. You can hardly blame them, given the uncertainty and danger they face.

I have never been chased and shot at by police. I don't commit crimes, and I comply when pulled over. I'm sure those guys would still be alive if they were law-abiding citizens.

I certainly do not condone police brutality or excessive force, but I have little sympathy for the suffering of criminals and tend to give the benefit of the doubt to the police. They put themselves in harm's way to protect us and I respect what they do, in all but the very tiny fraction of cases.

^This^

 

[machine gewehr]

Like it. You have 30 seconds to comply.

Too late.

 

[Darth Handsome]

Too late.

You're good. The damn thing fell down the stairs again.

 

[ZenG]

How many cops does it take to stop a car?

I have yet to figure out why the police will use any number of cars to chase a suspect at dangerous high speeds for miles in crowded urban areas...

When they could simply follow the suspect with a helicopter, wait 'til he runs out of gas, stops or exits the vehicle,then send a couple of police cars from THAT area and arrest the person (s).

The more you chase the guy, the faster he's going to go to get away......

How many times have we seen suspects cars bouncing off innocent bystanders or their vehicles as the 50-mile high speed chase continues?

 

[Unrepresented]

How many cops does it take to stop a car?

I have yet to figure out why the police will use any number of cars to chase a suspect at dangerous high speeds for miles in crowded urban areas...

When they could simply follow the suspect with a helicopter, wait 'til he runs out of gas, stops or exits the vehicle,then send a couple of police cars from THAT area and arrest the person (s).

The more you chase the guy, the faster he's going to go to get away......

How many times have we seen suspects cars bouncing off innocent bystanders or their vehicles as the 50-mile high speed chase continues?

I don't understand why they don't just activate all the microchips the government puts in our bodies during immunizations. Seems way easier than a car chase.

 

[Unprofessional]

I don't understand why they don't just activate all the microchips the government puts in our bodies during immunizations. Seems way easier than a car chase.

True. I don't think anybody will give the police much trouble after that little explosive charge opens up an artery.

 

[metron]

"officers aimed their rifles towards it from every angle."

Do cops really point their guns at stuff other cops are standing behind? Just thinking out loud here...

 

[Munjibunga]

I support cops in general. I'm not going to comment on this other than to say after looking at the car, it's apparent that some of those cops need to spend more time at the range.

 

[Tituscrow]

Ooooh...a cop bashing thread.

Haven't had one of these in a while.

 

[pacojas]

i'm sure the world knows by now that Florida is the USA's "stand yer ground" forerunner state. but,.. i'll bet they also lead the nation in "spent shell casings" as well as "shoot first" policing!!! Lord o' Mercy,...