Allow Law Enforcement to Shoot "Runners"
Ok. That's it. When I run for congress, and win, I will introduce a bill that will allow law enforcement to shoot to kill during car chases. I have seen too many videos where people are seriously injured and, or killed by these idiots who run from the police. This story is just another example of this, and call me crazy, but I think the safety of the innocent people on the street outweighs the safety of any criminal, any day. It's just ridiculous how these people are allowed to run from the cops. This problem can be solved by shooting the "runner" in the head when they get far enough away from civilians. Also, the bill will allocate money for all cities to put safety systems in place on city streets that alert drivers that a chase is taking place. Maybe something that works in confuction with the already existant stoplights/stop signs. It boggles my mind why all of this hasn't already been done. Let's make sure no more innocent people die by the hands of these scumbags.
This is the story that made me decide to write the comments above.
Sacramento
suspect kills himself
A security guard wanted for killing five people shot himself to
death after a wild chase and shootout with police Monday. "It
was such a mess out there," said sheriff's dispatcher Linda
Casillas.
Joseph Ferguson, 20, who had vowed not to be taken alive, killed
himself after leading officers on a 40-minute chase along a
freeway and through suburban Rancho Cordova, shooting an officer
and a bystander during the frenzied pursuit, said Sacramento
County Sheriff's Capt. John McGinness.
The bystander, shot in the stomach, was in critical condition
Monday. The officer was in good condition with a gunshot wound to
the arm.
After Ferguson claimed his fifth victim late Sunday, a California
Highway Patrol officer spotted him in Rancho Cordova, about five
miles from Sacramento, and began the pursuit. Ferguson was in a
stolen car and exchanged fire with officers during the chase,
then smashed into a light pole in front of a fast-food
restaurant, police said.
He remained sprawled in the car while authorities waited, and
when they approached they found he had shot himself, McGinness
said.
Authorities say Ferguson went on the rampage because he was upset
over losing his girlfriend and getting suspended from his job
with Burns Security a week earlier.
His ex-girlfriend, also a Burns employee, and three other former
co-workers were among the victims.
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