RCMP open fire on stolen vehicle, hitting teenage driver.
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[quote=CBC News]The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating a police-involved shooting in Fort McMurray, Alberta.
The incident happened Saturday afternoon when three plain-clothes members of the Wood Buffalo RCMP Crime Reduction Unit attempted to stop a stolen vehicle at an off-ramp to Highway 63.
Police say shots were fired when the vehicle started to speed off, wounding the 16-year-old male driver. He was transported to a local hospital and later flown to an Edmonton hospital where he is in serious but stable condition.
The two other occupants of the vehicle were not injured. Sgt. Patrick Webb said two of the Mounties received minor injuries.
Police are appealing to anyone who saw the incident to come forward.[/quote]
[url]http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/story/2012/02/12/edmonton-asirt-investigation-fort-mcmurray.html[/url]
I think that's a little excessive, in my opinion...
[quote]he is in serious but stable condition.[/quote]
How does this make sense?
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;34685750]How does this make sense?[/QUOTE]
he's badly injured but isn't getting worse?
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;34685750]How does this make sense?[/QUOTE]
Badly wounded, but it's highly unlikely his condition will get any worse.
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[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;34685750]How does this make sense?[/QUOTE]
It means exactly what is says.
He sustained serious injuries but is in stable condition. It means he vitals are not all over the place.
As for the shooting, he prolly drove towards the cops. That is really the only time i can see them opening fire on a car like that.
The article has almost zero information and is really general with the description. Need to wait before making a proper judgment.
I said the same thing as the guy above me and still disagrees. I give up.
RCMP = Really Crappy Members of Parliament
[QUOTE=Hidole555;34685842]RCMP = Really Crappy Members of Parliament[/QUOTE]
I now have an image of someone in a powdered wig rushing to catch a fleeing suspect
[sub]thanks[/sub]
[QUOTE=Uber|nooB;34685773]he's badly injured but isn't getting worse?[/QUOTE]
Thanks
[QUOTE=MR-X;34685806]It means exactly what is says.
He sustained serious injuries but is in stable condition. It means he vitals are not all over the place.
As for the shooting, he prolly drove towards the cops. That is really the only time i can see them opening fire on a car like that.[/QUOTE]
The article says he started to speed off, if he was going toward the cops don't you think it would have said so
Apart from the bullet holes, the owner of that vehicle is going to be quite happy when he hears about what happened to the thief.
[QUOTE=Jackald;34685950]Neighbour of the land of the free.[/QUOTE]
Canada's our hat silly! While Mexico is the necrotic penis!
On one side, this seems a bit excessive. It was a stolen vehicle, but he wasn't necessarily hurting anyone, right?
On the other hand, he was 16, I doubt he had a license, and the fact that he tried to speed off shows how reckless he was willing to be. What if he had killed someone in his attempt to flee? How many would give a half a fuck then?
Well how rude.
You know what? After what happened two years ago, where a kid stole the van and ran over a police officer and DRAGGED HIM, while he was screaming under him to stop, and the kid did not.
I don't frigging blame them for not wanting to take chances. You got a vehicle that is your weight x2 or more, coming at you, you better be fast as shit on your feet to get out of the way and hope he doesn't steer that way, or you can open fire, hope you strike them then get out of the way.
I'd do the latter, if my life was in danger, and so would anyone else in the situation.
you are now picturing a group of the most stereotypical possible guys in red uniforms on horses firing muskets at a vehicle in a high-speed car chase
[QUOTE=Kinglah Crab;34687296]you are now picturing a group of the most stereotypical possible guys in red uniforms on horses firing muskets at a vehicle in a high-speed car chase[/QUOTE]
god damn it
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[QUOTE=Kinglah Crab;34687296]you are now picturing a group of the most stereotypical possible guys in red uniforms on horses firing muskets at a vehicle in a high-speed car chase[/QUOTE]
they use horse drawn carriages for chases
god you americans know nothing
I thought a general rule for law enforcement was that you can't fire unless someone's life is in danger. "He was running away" is a shitty excuse for possibly killing someone.
[QUOTE=SatansSin;34686187]You know what? After what happened two years ago, where a kid stole the van and ran over a police officer and DRAGGED HIM, while he was screaming under him to stop, and the kid did not.
I don't frigging blame them for not wanting to take chances. You got a vehicle that is your weight x2 or more, coming at you, you better be fast as shit on your feet to get out of the way and hope he doesn't steer that way, or you can open fire, hope you strike them then get out of the way.
I'd do the latter, if my life was in danger, and so would anyone else in the situation.[/QUOTE]
Except what the fuck are you talking about;
[QUOTE]Police say shots were fired when the vehicle started to[B] speed off[/B], wounding the 16-year-old male driver.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Zeke129;34687726]they use horse drawn carriages for chases
god you americans know nothing[/QUOTE]
im canadian you schmuck
[QUOTE=Sickle;34687814]Except what the fuck are you talking about;[/QUOTE]
"Off" doesn't necessarily mean "away from all officers and other pedestrians", it just means "away from the location at which they were caught". You're in the sensationalist headlines forum, chances are the reporter only knew that the driver tried to flee and got shot. It's standard policy to never shoot at a fleeing suspect that isn't shooting back and isn't putting anyone's life at imminent risk, so it would be stupid to assume otherwise at this point.
[QUOTE=SatansSin;34686187]You got a vehicle that is your weight x2 or more[/QUOTE]
Uh... even a Mini is over 3,000 lbs.
Steal rides.
Get shot.
Did the kid ever shoot back? Seems a bit excessive to shoot a car driving away.
[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;34685750]How does this make sense?[/QUOTE]
It means he's going to make it, but if his life support systems fail he's toast.
[QUOTE=Snowmew;34688524]Uh... even a Mini is over 3,000 lbs.[/QUOTE]
No
[QUOTE=wutanggrenad;34688869]No[/QUOTE]
Uh, yes. A new mini cooper S is well over 3000 pounds.
[QUOTE=Snowmew;34688524]"Off" doesn't necessarily mean "away from all officers and other pedestrians", it just means "away from the location at which they were caught". You're in the sensationalist headlines forum, chances are the reporter only knew that the driver tried to flee and got shot. It's standard policy to never shoot at a fleeing suspect that isn't shooting back and isn't putting anyone's life at imminent risk, so it would be stupid to assume otherwise at this point.
Uh... even a Mini is over 3,000 lbs.[/QUOTE]
'Off' implies it went away from the reporting person.
It's stupid to assume anything, the article has limited information.
[QUOTE=wutanggrenad;34690205]curb Weight (lbs) 2668
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[url]http://autos.yahoo.com/mini/cooper-hardtop/2012/s/specifications.html[/url]
Apology accepted[/QUOTE]
Because a 332 pound mass difference is going to matter when a heavy object on wheels is going to run you over.
It actually does
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