Elevator Murder Experiment

[muddywings]

The authorities would probably say not to intervene. Call it in and let them handle it.
Recent example: There was a drunk driver that hit several cars in a COS intersection last week, one of those involved followed him and kept the dispatcher informed of the driver's location. In the tv interview with the cops, they said the guy that followed him should not have done that.
I'm not one to sit back and let aholes get away with shit like that.

Ditto. I have in fact called in a drunk driver. It was about midnight and the guy was serving all over the place. I just held back, gave the plate and the location. As soon as I saw the lights I said goodbye to the dispatcher. It may have been the dude's first offense but I have a thing about drunk drivers and have zero tolerance for it.
I wouldn't become 'actively' involved in the situation such as yelling "citizen's arrest, citizen's arrest" but I would be a passive good witness and I follow the drunk.

[Dingo]

I wouldn't become 'actively' involved in the situation such as yelling "citizen's arrest, citizen's arrest..."

Are you quoting "The Andy Griffith" show where Gomer arrests Barney for the illegal u-turn? I remember that episode. :-)

[SideShow Bob]

Are you quoting "The Andy Griffith" show where Gomer arrests Barney for the illegal u-turn? I remember that episode. :-)

Gawd, you must almost as old as Blaster Bob..........

[BlasterBob]

Gawd, you must almost as old as Blaster Bob..........

Hey, I resemble that remark!!!

[KestrelBike]

Ditto. I have in fact called in a drunk driver. It was about midnight and the guy was serving all over the place. I just held back, gave the plate and the location. As soon as I saw the lights I said goodbye to the dispatcher. It may have been the dude's first offense but I have a thing about drunk drivers and have zero tolerance for it.
I wouldn't become 'actively' involved in the situation such as yelling "citizen's arrest, citizen's arrest" but I would be a passive good witness and I follow the drunk.

back in CA I used to visit my folks who lived 25min South on Interstate 405 & the 5, so I'd constantly be driving back to my place at 10pm-12am on the freeway. There were drunks All.The.Time. Swerve between 3 lanes kind of drunks. Every single time I called it in, everytime dispatch said they'd see if any squad cars were nearby, ZERO TIMES did I ever see anyone get pulled over, eventually I'd give up after following them at a distance for 15-20 miles (and my exit was coming up). Not sure what the fuck CHP were doing the whole time, probably sleeping it off after giving everyone speeding tickets for doing 75 in a 65mph during the work day.