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Virginia State Police Get New Mustang Pursuit Vehicles

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Nice paint jobs ...

 


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Going to be tough to wedge a prisoner in the car.
 


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Going to be tough to wedge a prisoner in the car.
unless he's 12...
 


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Going to be tough to wedge a prisoner in the car.
It's not about doing any actual police work, it's all about having cool cars to chase down the evil speeders !
 


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Florida had a cool video showing the fox body then now having the new mustang. My 87 Mustang was an ex Florida highway patrol car
 


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Going to be tough to wedge a prisoner in the car.
That's what paddy wagons are for! (err, I mean "subject transport vehicles"). lol

It's not about doing any actual police work, it's all about having cool cars to chase down the evil speeders !
I saw where the Sheriff of one PD had a Charger Hellcat pursuit vehicle.
He once chased down and nabbed a Camaro SS, saying to the guy "I bet you didn't think I was gonna catch you!"
 


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It's not about doing any actual police work, it's all about having cool cars to chase down the evil speeders !
And when that "speeder" has a bag of dope, a warrant, and a defaced firearm...........
 


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Idk maybe they should all drive lambos
 


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And when that "speeder" has a bag of dope, a warrant, and a defaced firearm...........
Hope they got some driving skills
 


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Can't outrun Motorola.
Sure can. 18% seem to. The rest can't drive.
 


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Sure can. 18% seem to. The rest can't drive.
Great stat. 82% get caught. The rest won't escape.
 


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Can't outrun Motorola.
I regularly watch 10 LEO related YT channels.

Sometime the high speed perps get away, but I can tell you this ... it is EXTREMELY rare.
 


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I regularly watch 10 LEO related YT channels.

Sometime the high speed perps get away, but I can tell you this ... it is EXTREMELY rare.
They will rarely show those that got away...doesn't make for good TV
 


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Some reports state 50% get away. Some places won't even pursue. And can't tell me they won't think twice if they see the srt emblem. I think Arkansas is the only place where you should really stop before something bad happens.
 


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Some reports state 50% get away. Some places won't even pursue. And can't tell me they won't think twice if they see the srt emblem. I think Arkansas is the only place where you should really stop before something bad happens.
High speed pursuits...(unless than those of the most serious nature..) are dangerous..and irresponsible..
 


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High speed pursuits...(unless than those of the most serious nature..) are dangerous..and irresponsible..
and to initiate such a chase for V& T violations ...absurd
 


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Some reports state 50% get away. Some places won't even pursue. And can't tell me they won't think twice if they see the srt emblem. I think Arkansas is the only place where you should really stop before something bad happens.
High speed pursuits...(unless than those of the most serious nature..) are dangerous..and irresponsible..
Watched a bunch of those, seems to me the Ark. boys are just itching for a chance to cut loose on their Chargers !!

They do seem to pursue well beyond what is safe for the innocent citizens that just happen to be 'in the way'.

IMO, if they really want the dude that bad, just put a chopper in the air & trail from a safe distance and de-escalate. Guy will stop sooner or later & they can safely nab him then.

FL just passed some new laws that will just make more of this happen IMO. The cranked up the fines for speeding and 'aggressive' driving and created a whole new category of 'super speeder' :rolleyes: if you are 50+ mph over. Mandatory fines, jail, loss of license & forfeit of vehicle. I'm guessing a large # of these chases involve a stolen car anyway, so they don't car how trashed it gets attempting to run and the forfeit has no teeth. The other penalties will just make running seem more worth the risk.
 




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