Police chase video: RWD + lack of driving skills = massive over steer and going in circles

[bzcat]

Saw this live on the local news last night. LAPD tried to stop this guy but of course he decided to run. Except his driving skills was no match for the car he was driving. Several times during the chase, he tried to power through tight turns and just end up doing donuts instead. As the chase unfolded, I could tell that this idiot had never driven a RWD car before and doesn't know the difference. He ended up crashing into several cars after spinning out of control before plowing head on into a LAPD Crown Vic (after another unsuccessful attempt at turning).

It's a miracle no one was killed.

I think the car he was driving was a donked Dodge Charger... not completely sure. TCL detectives please confirm


http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/...e-in-south-la/

[torquepower85]

yeah wtf how did he manage to drive so terribly?

[merckx56]

I like how the helicopter shot zoomed back out when the cops started pounding on the guy! Of course, he deserved it...

[mariok2006]

Looks like he either had flat tires or was driving on wheels.

[B3passatBMX]

What was the car? Looks like an E34 5 series?

[techmonkey]

Perhaps can be super american drift star!

[mk_ultra]

Crazy night in Compton

[Shomegrown]

Looks like he either had flat tires or was driving on wheels.

This.

[Numbersix]

Looks like he either had flat tires or was driving on wheels.

Agree.

[hipster.]

I really want Kashi now.

[WakusPakus]

what is it with LA and car chases?

[PsyberVW]

I like how the helicopter shot zoomed back out when the cops started pounding on the guy! Of course, he deserved it...

According to the reporter: They were restraining him until he could be subdued enough to put handcuffs on.

[PsyberVW]

what is it with LA and car chases?

They do it right?

[hipster.]

According to the reporter: They were restraining him until he could be subdued enough to put handcuffs on.

I dunno, watching the video doesn't really look like the gave him the opportunity to submit to being cuffed. You can plainly see the one cop throw a fist into his back/kidney area. Not to say he didn't deserve it, but I hate when cops scream "stop resisting" while they pummel people. Just say what's on your mind "You sonvabitch, take that!"

[WhatBlueVW]

The E39 didn't like the driver.

I don't think any car would like you if you tried to drive it without tires

[WakusPakus]

They do it right?

LOL

i dunno.

then again, i could ask the same question about over here: what is it with new haven and shooting anything that moves?

[WhatBlueVW]

According to the reporter: They were restraining him until he could be subdued enough to put handcuffs on.

You could almost hear the "snerk" when the reporter was saying that.

[PsyberVW]

I dunno, watching the video doesn't really look like the gave him the opportunity to submit to being cuffed. You can plainly see the one cop throw a fist into his back/kidney area. Not to say he didn't deserve it, but I hate when cops scream "stop resisting" while they pummel people. Just say what's on your mind "You sonvabitch, take that!"

When the first officer approached him, he put his arms up, but tried to side-step him and ran past him. The second officer caught his shoulder and pulled him around. He was still flailing at that point, and therefore "resisting."

If it were a street gang chasing him, I might call it self-defense. But when it's a dozen police officers and he's not stopping, it's definitely resisting.


Though I've often thought it best in situations like this, for the point pursuit person to specifically NOT be the first one to apprehend, simply because that officer's adrenaline could out-weigh his logic/reason. Of course, that isn't always an option...

[B3passatBMX]

According to the reporter: They were restraining him until he could be subdued enough to put handcuffs on.

lol if that's what you call punching someone on the ground with 4 other people on top of him. Oh well, he deserved it.

[hipster.]

Though I've often thought it best in situations like this, for the point pursuit person to specifically NOT be the first one to apprehend, simply because that officer's adrenaline could out-weigh his logic/reason. Of course, that isn't always an option...

I completely agree. Lots of studies agree as well. Adrenaline and testosterone are hard to rein back in once the tiger's out of the cage.

[leaftye]

I like how the helicopter shot zoomed back out when the cops started pounding on the guy! Of course, he deserved it...

Maybe if the guy was driving a Prius.

[PsyberVW]

lol if that's what you call punching someone on the ground with 4 other people on top of him. Oh well, he deserved it.

Oh, you bleeding heart liberals... You'd never survive in the wild west...



-- sarcasm, in case you didn't get it

Though the beat down at the end is usually my second favorite part of these kinds of events.

[85vrcoupe]

Wow, has to be some of the worse driving I've ever seen.

[Eightysixturbo]

i'm shocked that it's ok for officers to punch someone thats down repeatedly and in this case needlessly.

Oh well, glad to be white!

[leaftye]

Though the beat down at the end is usually my second favorite part of these kinds of events.

Yet you're not a fan out of a kid getting beat for also recklessly driving and actually hurting people.

[Cousin Eddie]

"They're punching him. ZOOM OUT! ZOOM OUT!"

[hipster.]

i'm shocked that it's ok for officers to punch someone thats down repeatedly and in this case needlessly.

Oh well, glad to be white!

*cough*

http://gawker.com/5825010/police-bea...l-man-to-death

[Air-over-water]

I dunno, watching the video doesn't really look like the gave him the opportunity to submit to being cuffed. You can plainly see the one cop throw a fist into his back/kidney area. Not to say he didn't deserve it, but I hate when cops scream "stop resisting" while they pummel people. Just say what's on your mind "You sonvabitch, take that!"

Do not run from the cops if you do not want to get beat...

[hipster.]

Do not run from the cops if you do not want to get beat...

Hey man I only run from one thing. Bears.

You think I'm going to run from a bunch of taz happy crew-cuts? No way, I lay directly on the pavement spread eagle when I see a cop even look my way.

[PsyberVW]

Yet you're not a fan out of a kid getting beat for also recklessly driving and actually hurting people.

They are at opposite ends of the spectrum.

That kid wasn't trying to hurt people. There was no moral right to his getting beat.

These people are committing crimes and trying to flee, purposefully putting others in harm for their own selfish reasons - speeding through residential areas, ramming vehicles, driving the wrong way, etc...

Don't get me wrong, I don't think we should encourage abuse of the law - but it feels good to watch someone get their come uppin's.

[Air-over-water]

Hey man I only run from one thing. Bears.

Why would you do that?
I guess you are a city boy, so that could explain it.

[initiation]

I can't say I feel bad for this dude, but what's the purpose of going straight to punches? You can't handcuff and punch the same person at the same time. I understand the whole adrenaline thing, but if dude is reaching for a gun or knife, I think securing his hands would be the smartest thing to do right

[hipster.]

Why would you do that?

Allergies

[Air-over-water]

Allergies

So you want the bear to attack you?
Do you understand how bears 'work'?

[hipster.]

So you want the bear to attack you?
Do you understand how bears 'work'?

Of course I do. After they steal the picknick baskets they head back to their friend rabbit's house. But they get stuck half way in because they've been eating too much honey. That's when the park rangers come along...