And, because I'd love to hear the sift's views on this, I immediately *promote it

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What the fuck. How can anyone be forced to risk their lives like that? The police have a choice. These people did not. I am so glad to hear that this didn't happen in America.

You know i told myself there just HAD to be more to this story when i saw the title... then i watched the video... and wow.. just wow... Has to be one of the most irresponsible uses of authority i've seen in a long time. Really just incredible.

>> ^Januari:

You know i told myself there just HAD to be more to this story when i saw the title... then i watched the video... and wow.. just wow... Has to be one of the most irresponsible uses of authority i've seen in a long time. Really just incredible.


Yeah, when I first started hearing about it, I thought they were leaving out pertinent information, but nope, the head of police tried to make it sound like it was a 'rolling blockade', but it was most definitely not, the cars were stopped for a couple of minutes, at a standstill, when the car crashed into them.

They'd been tracking the guy for over a hundred kms, how could they not have had time to get out countermeasures or do something else other than just park a bunch of civilians across a road?

Must have been the Night Rider. Ask the Toecutter, he knows who he is.

What's the problem? They're just Australians.

"Notice me! Please, somebody notice me!!!">> ^Yogi:

What's the problem? They're just Australians.

>> ^kymbos:

"Notice me! Please, somebody notice me!!!">> ^Yogi:
What's the problem? They're just Australians.



Just a silly joke.

>> ^Yogi:

>> ^kymbos:
"Notice me! Please, somebody notice me!!!">> ^Yogi:
What's the problem? They're just Australians.


Just a silly joke.


Might have been an accidental quote, and he was just saying that.

>> ^Payback:



Might have been an accidental quote, and he was just saying that.


I think we'll have to go on Judge Judy to find out what damages he owes me.

Countered with pithy riposte.>> ^Yogi:

>> ^kymbos:
"Notice me! Please, somebody notice me!!!">> ^Yogi:
What's the problem? They're just Australians.


Just a silly joke.

>> ^kymbos:

Countered with pithy riposte.


Dude why are you making this personal...it was just a dumb joke, not a window into my mind.

Don't worry everyone, the chief has said there will be a Review which will certainly get to the bottom of the incident and ensure the officers responsible are reprimanded, and possibly charged with reckless endangerment.

After all the maniac had to be stopped. What if he'd hit someone?

Personal? Huh??

I'm pretty sure this would have been more effective, and certainly cheaper in the long run:

http://www.defensedevices.com/road-star-tire-spikes.html

Seriously, wtf were they thinking?

Thought that was why you paid taxes so they could buy all those cop cars they wear out and smash into everything....use them to stop psychos and get destroyed...because that's why they were purchased?

Would have taken......like 6 cop cars parked nose to tail to span that entire highway then put another 4 behind them to stop the guy from blowing through the first line. And then they could be off to the side waiting to aerate the vehicle with their guns.

One semi pulled sideways, chop the dudes head off when he hit the trailer.


What's the alternative besides complying with this kind of order? You're screwed any way you go, just one might end up with you smashed into your steering wheel.


That many people should be able to muster up a nice big lawsuit to discourage that kind of decision again...and buy a big gas guzzler of a road tank so if it becomes common you'll survive to sue again.

PS: Use small children next time, have them hold hands and stand in the way...it'll work.

Would have asked the cop for some of the drugs he was using!

The "law" breaks the *law.

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>> ^Mammaltron:

Don't worry everyone, the chief has said there will be a Review which will certainly get to the bottom of the incident and ensure the officers responsible are reprimanded, and possibly charged with reckless endangerment.
After all the maniac had to be stopped. What if he'd hit someone?


And also the civilians will get free counselling, so everybody wins.

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Absolutely Insane.

What doesn't compute is why they made the people stay in the cars?

For some reason I was expecting a video of a bunch of people holding hands, lined up across the road. You should probably mention it was civilian CARS that were used as road blocks. I would have sifted the shit out of this if it were actual civilians.

>> ^ghark:

What doesn't compute is why they made the people stay in the cars?


I think it was because the speeding car was not that far behind and they figured they were safer in their cars being hit rather than being in various states of getting out of their cars when he smashed into them.

Why don't the cops just drive close to him and use EMP power up? Newbs.

>> ^steroidg:

Why don't the cops just drive close to him and use EMP power up? Newbs.


Don't cop cars in Australia come with banana peels?

>> ^chilaxe:

>> ^steroidg:
Why don't the cops just drive close to him and use EMP power up? Newbs.

Don't cop cars in Australia come with banana peels?


That's a GREAT idea! Next time the police should just ask all the civilians to throw out their banana peels, turtles or squid instead of forming a road block.

Craigieburn is a cute name for a town.

I laughed so hard when I saw that. Really? Craigieburn? Really?

>> ^lucky760:

Craigieburn is a cute name for a town.