Jackson Jambalaya

This guy was just plain stupid.

He kept driving deep into Madison County,

Even the dumbest crooks know to make a U Turn on I-55 and try to make it back to Hinds County, and into the thug sanctuary of Jackson, Mississippi.

It is going to take a car full of children killed by one of these "runners" to create a law that allows immediate use of deadly force with full immunity to stop felony fleeing.

I just hope I'm not in the car that gets hit.

5:56 You're right on! I was talking with a friend of mine just today - a native Mississippian who now lives in Georgia - and he commented that "I thought I was back in Jackson this afternoon! I pulled out of my office, and here came an F-150, easily doing 100 mph, with 20 cop cars behind him. They passed by me, and the truck blew through X intersection without even lifting off the throttle......"

I, personally, know two people who had family members killed by fleeing felons, and another one whose wife was BADLY injured. What I want to know is, what's the difference between one of these fleeing drivers and someone who stands on the side of a highway, indiscriminately firing a gun into traffic? Shouldn't they both be stopped by any means necessary? I've never thought 25 police cars following a fleeing suspect was a very effective means of stopping someone. "PIT" maneuver ALL of them! Take them out of service immediately! And then throw the book at them! Attempted murder? Aggravated assault? Whatever, just make this a VERY serious crime, one you DON'T want to commit!

Good to see Madison cops gettin' some action. Gotta be more to police work than ticketing barber shop owners and pretending a vehicle is weaving northbound on 55.

"...There were no injuries to the suspect or others as a result of pursuit."

Dang. I was hoping to read that the K9 had gnawed some of the bark off of his ass. At least it appears he got dragged through the dirt a while.

Apparently someone is reading my comments. For several years, I have been saying for every mile a person runs, there should be one minute of unrestrained beating. Breaking bones, splitting skulls. This would put a stop to the running.

So if someone is speeding away from Walmart with $38 of computer parts, we should kill the driver?

Gas is cheap, Mayor. How far can chase tomorrow?

10:53 - Are you suggesting that criminals be pursued based on some perception of the unknown value of what's been stolen? Judges are responsible for sentencing, not the local LEO. LEO has a primary duty, in these situations, of apprehension. If these goons are not apprehended, they wind up car-jacking a family or busting into a country home and tying up a man and shooting his wife.

Or maybe even shooting a deputy in the head.

We sure as hell don't want or expect LEO to base the deployment of their training and skills on what the crime might have been.

Get back to Starbucks and enjoy your laptop and latte.

This is legit, but some LEO's are just looking to see how fast their car will run.

7:25 So?

I want them there as fast as they can come when I call. Or gettin after a bad guy after he's done me or others wrong.

Guess you want your cops to have a Prius.

7:25, we don't need to chase anyone to see how fast our cars can go. Fact.

at 10:53 PM
I want to address your question, but I'm concerned about your special little feelings. Please have some extra soft tissues on hand for your tears.
You do NOT get to dumb down a chase based on the value of stolen items. Nice try snowflake, but is the same $38 item worth killing an innocent motorist for as they try to speed away?
I see kf was too much of a wimp to post my other reply, will this one get posted?

Like the ones going to a burger joint on Gluckstat Road driving 50mph in a 35.

There ain't no burger joint on Gluckstadt Road. Only twelve service stations and pizza joints.

Sonic, Krystal and Wendy’s are all on Gluckstadt Road. Guess you haven’t been there in a while.