Aurora PD

[00tec]

Hey guys, there's a drunk driver on I25 RIGHT NOW!

Everyone, stop, get out, and blow.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

So say stopping numerous cars at once becomes the standard for catching someone. I'm driving through an intersection when the popo thinks someone important is in the area and needs to detain and search everyone there. I WILL be pissed off. And I will be pissed off at every individual that thinks its prudent, correct, and within their rights to do so. Don't exercise your rights and you will lose them.

Just out of sheer curiosity...

Say your car matches the discription of a vehicle used in a bank robbery...

This is the car:


Now let's say that you and 4 other people, one of which is the bank robber, are at a stop light... For whatever reason you all have the same car... This car.


Would you be upset if the police stopped all five of you?


I know this is totally different... But I'm just curious.

[flan7211]

These tactics are now here to stay. Not sure how far they will go but the police have a precedent. Where does it end? A whole street, block, area of a city?

[JM Ver. 2.0]

Hey guys, there's a drunk driver on I25 RIGHT NOW!

Everyone, stop, get out, and blow.

Not even close to the same thing... Nice try though.

[00tec]

Just out of sheer curiosity...

Say your car matches the discription of a vehicle used in a bank robbery...

This is the car:


Now let's say that you and 4 other people, one of which is the bank robber, are at a stop light... For whatever reason you all have the same car... This car.


Would you be upset if the police stopped all five of you?


I know this is totally different... But I'm just curious.

Did Aurora PD have a description of the car?
No.

Did Aurora PD have a description of the suspect?
No.

Did Aurora PD have a gender of the suspect?
No.

Did Aurora PD know if the suspect was white, black, brown, green or purple?
No.

[00tec]

Not even close to the same thing... Nice try though.

Oh, but it is. I will bet cash someone would blow over .08, therefore catching the bad guy and saving a mom and kids.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

Did Aurora PD have a description of the car?
No.

Did Aurora PD have a description of the suspect?
No.

Did Aurora PD have a gender of the suspect?
No.

Did Aurora PD know if the suspect was white, black, brown, green or purple?
No.

You missed the last part of my post, didn't you? Silly goose...

[Sharpienads]

But they're not... And they're emotions are the only ones that really matter in this case...

I don't think that should be the case. A lot of us here obviously feel like these people's rights were violated. "It didn't happen to me" is not a good reason to not get upset or take some sort of action (as in writing the APD, newspaper editor, sharing the story with others, etc.).

The police caught a bank robber, no one was hurt, and everyone of you is bitching about it...

I don't believe "bitching" is the write word. A lot of people have brought up some very good points on the subject. Discussing a topic is not "bitching". If it were, wouldn't you be "bitching" about others "bitching"?

I bet you're the same people that bitch when someone gets away... Or you're the same ones that bitch when the police don't help you out.. Right away.. When you demand it.. Cuz you're important..

Maybe, maybe not. But that's quite an assumption, and really doesn't contribute anything to the discussion.

Let's just say... For shits and giggles... The Aurora Police didn't do what they did... Robber gets away... Car jacks a mother and her two children... Now he has hostages... They corner him... He freaks out... Kills all three of them...

Now you're all going to bitch because they didn't catch the guy at the intersection when they had a chance...

As others have pointed out, lets say that the guy shot everybody who was innocent while they were detained in handcuffs sitting on the curb. What's your point?


Here's a plan... All of you that are bitching about the way this was handled, and HAVE NOT BEEN ONE... Go be a cop for a day. Just ONE DAY. Then, if you're not too busy crying, come back and tell us how you feel.

I think most if not all of the people here have a great deal of respect for police officers. But that doesn't mean that they get a free pass when they do something wrong.

[JM Ver. 2.0]

Oh, but it is. I will bet cash someone would blow over .08, therefore catching the bad guy and saving a mom and kids.

No. It's not... It's not a felony. But again.. Nice try.

[00tec]

No. It's not... It's not a felony. But again.. Nice try.

Fine. There is a felon with a gun on I25.

The point is, if you think the Aurora incident is OK, where is the line and when does it get crossed?