Shock Study: Police Chases Over Minor Traffic Infractions Kill Thousands of Innocent Bystanders
Posted by Zenphamy 9 years, 9 months ago to Government
So it's not enough that the Police shoot us with guns and taser us to death. Now we're finding out how many times they run over us with their cars.
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"On average, according to the report, one person every day is killed during a high-speed chase.
To put this into perspective, that’s larger than the number of people killed by floods, tornadoes, lightning and hurricanes — combined.
Contrary to popular thinking, high-speed chases aren’t only dangerous for those involved. Innocent bystanders are all too often the victims of these reckless pursuits.
According to the report, more than 5,000 bystanders and passengers have been killed in police car chases since 1979. Tens of thousands more were injured as officers repeatedly pursued drivers at high speeds and in hazardous conditions.
Aside from the 5,000 completely innocent lives lost, an additional 6,300 fleeing ‘suspects’ were also killed, bringing the total to 11,506 dead since 1979. Even this shockingly large number is likely an understatement, according to the report. The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) uses police reports to determine if a crash is chase related, and many of the reports do not disclose that a chase had occurred at all."
And:
"Earlier this month we reported on the story of Bill McIntyre, who was mowed down by a police officer as he was leaving a bar.
In June, Detroit cops refused to stop the pursuit of a man who led them into a neighborhood where children were playing. Police forced the man to lose control and sent him flying into a yard occupied by two young children, Mikiah and Michael Angelo Jackson. They were killed instantly.
Why were police dangerously pursuing a man into a residential area? The suspect had failed to show up for his parole meeting."
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"According to a report from the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the National Institute of Justice, a whopping 91 percent of high-speed chases (edit) are in response to non-violent crime; most of which involve only minor traffic infractions."
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But it must be a lot of fun and a big adrenaline rush to chase them down with those hotrod cruisers. Boy, I'll show em I can drive---huh.
Edit note. Last sentence added the end of the sentence. Thanks Salty
Edit 2 Note: The USA Today Study: http://www.usatoday.com/longform/news...
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"On average, according to the report, one person every day is killed during a high-speed chase.
To put this into perspective, that’s larger than the number of people killed by floods, tornadoes, lightning and hurricanes — combined.
Contrary to popular thinking, high-speed chases aren’t only dangerous for those involved. Innocent bystanders are all too often the victims of these reckless pursuits.
According to the report, more than 5,000 bystanders and passengers have been killed in police car chases since 1979. Tens of thousands more were injured as officers repeatedly pursued drivers at high speeds and in hazardous conditions.
Aside from the 5,000 completely innocent lives lost, an additional 6,300 fleeing ‘suspects’ were also killed, bringing the total to 11,506 dead since 1979. Even this shockingly large number is likely an understatement, according to the report. The Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) uses police reports to determine if a crash is chase related, and many of the reports do not disclose that a chase had occurred at all."
And:
"Earlier this month we reported on the story of Bill McIntyre, who was mowed down by a police officer as he was leaving a bar.
In June, Detroit cops refused to stop the pursuit of a man who led them into a neighborhood where children were playing. Police forced the man to lose control and sent him flying into a yard occupied by two young children, Mikiah and Michael Angelo Jackson. They were killed instantly.
Why were police dangerously pursuing a man into a residential area? The suspect had failed to show up for his parole meeting."
And:
"According to a report from the International Association of Chiefs of Police and the National Institute of Justice, a whopping 91 percent of high-speed chases (edit) are in response to non-violent crime; most of which involve only minor traffic infractions."
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But it must be a lot of fun and a big adrenaline rush to chase them down with those hotrod cruisers. Boy, I'll show em I can drive---huh.
Edit note. Last sentence added the end of the sentence. Thanks Salty
Edit 2 Note: The USA Today Study: http://www.usatoday.com/longform/news...
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One thing I noticed was not spelled out in the information above is the breakdown of who hit the bystanders.
Meaning...what percentage of bystanders were run over by the fleeing and what percentage were run over by the pursuers?
And yes it does make a difference.