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Bold new plan for police pursuits:
Constable Peter McAulay, 24, was hit early [on the morning of Sept. 27] after setting up road spikes to try and stop two teenagers in an allegedly stolen vehicle. A 16-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl have been charged with attempted murder after Constable McAulay was rushed to Brisbane's Princess Alexandra Hospital with serious head injuries and broken bones and fractures.
After the horrific crash, Queensland Police Union President Ian Leavers is calling for remote vehicle immobilisers to become mandatory in new cars.
"I started in 2012. I have written to three successive prime ministers but it is now time for action, bipartisan support. With remote engine immobilisers there will never be a need for a police pursuit," Mr Leavers told Today. "The primary situation is to protect lives and property. It can improve safety. It is a great thing. It is a no-brainer. We need to change the Australian design regulation. Within five to 10 years there will never be another police pursuit. We will be able to disable any stolen car at any point in time and ensure safety. It is commonsense."
The proposed engine immobilisers wouldn't just be able to stop a car in its tracks, police would also be able to track vehicles through GPS.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Thursday October 04 2018, @06:25AM (7 children)
On 2012, Washington resident Michael David Crawford, while wearing home-made body armor and a helmet with metal plates taped to it, stole a car then led the Lakewood police on a high speed chase.
After crashing the car, he fired a pistol at one of the officers, who returned fire thereby killing Mr. Crawford.
He left behind a wife and child. [thenewstribune.com]
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 04 2018, @07:00AM (1 child)
Either that story is fake news or you're not the real MDC... Which is it?
(Score: 4, Interesting) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Thursday October 04 2018, @07:29AM
I get email intended for all manner of Michael David Crawfords. I'm quite diligent about replying to the email intended for the Australian transplant surgeon named Michael David Crawford.
Get This: there is a _Psychiatrist_ named Michael David Crawford.
But the guy I wrote about: that was the Gospel Truth. I looked him up after a cop gave me crap for not having updated my address, as the guy who got shot was a registered sex offender.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 2, Funny) by qzm on Thursday October 04 2018, @07:24AM (2 children)
Great..
Now you are dead, I assume you will stop posting?
Please?
(Score: 2, Flamebait) by aristarchus on Thursday October 04 2018, @08:02AM
Come, now! jmorris has been brain-dead for much longer then MDC has been allegedly dead, are you going to insist the jmorris stop posting as well? Actually, that is not all that bad of an idea. Now about this PartTimeZombie character . . . .
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 04 2018, @08:27AM
The Silicon anti-defamation league and the Fresh Start Club reject your anti-living sentiments!
(Score: 3, Funny) by Gaaark on Thursday October 04 2018, @11:49AM
Fraaaaank! NOOOOooooooooooo.......
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 2) by mhajicek on Thursday October 04 2018, @03:03PM
So you're saying that imobilizing the car before it crashed would have prevented him from firing at the cops?
The spacelike surfaces of time foliations can have a cusp at the surface of discontinuity. - P. Hajicek