Question for the cops of POOFA

**Brick** · September 2nd, 2021, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by Ronin

Rizzoli and Isles

Sounds right....Why aren't you playing the Trivia Game?

**JenniferG** · September 2nd, 2021, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by Carson

I guess it depends on the area. I have seen some good ones on TV where the cop out sprints the guy and tackles him on a median. In the inner city if they turn the corner on you with a pretty good lead, they are in someone*s house real fast.

or one of the homies of the pursued shoots at you as in the video in the LA projects narrated by a Police officer. I watched this video when it first came out and it's 14 minutes long but it's pretty stark about officers getting involved in a foot pursuit. You may have to sign to verify your age., It's somewhat graphic.

**DK23** · September 2nd, 2021, 11:40 PM

When I was riding with my FTO, one of the 1st things he told me was if we get in a foot pursuit, he'll follow behind me in the car.

**Ronin** · September 3rd, 2021, 10:02 AM

Originally Posted by Brick

Sounds right....Why aren't you playing the Trivia Game?

Never really paid attention to that thread.

**Sgt.K** · September 3rd, 2021, 09:43 PM

Originally Posted by ImminentDanger

Almost every drama on TV is based on people making stupid decisions or taking stupid actions. Granted, many criminals are actually stupid, but as you've pointed out, the necessary stupid decision or action might also be written for the 'good guys' of the series.

Stupidity is written into (almost) every script...

Of course, in real life, I find stupidity all around me ---- so those scripts might be more realistic than it first seems...

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Hence the reason for the question...

**fallenleader** · September 4th, 2021, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by Carson

No, we don*t do that. And we don*t engage in prolonged foot pursuits at full speed.

TV cop shows are the worst for foot pursuits, car pursuits, fights and police shootings. And that doesn*t help when actual uses of force are shown on the news.

The other one is there is always a parking spot for the police car to pull into at the call. And also when the cops are about to move in on a bust and like four cars appear out of nowhere, lights and sirens and converge on a group who appear to be caught by surprise.

I try to stay in the car for as long as possible in a foot pursuit

i'd like to trim your comment down to simply "tv cop shows are the worst"