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[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Hydrant

I would think in the eyes of the cops, a chase is a chase is a chase. He is evading, no other easier way to state it than that. As far as if that were my kids ( I don't have any but I'll reply the best I can) I'll sit here and say that yea it serves them right, but in reality I would probably be upset, with both the cops for the tackle and my kid for being a dumbass and running.

My thinking when it comes to police is what I would say, is probably somewhat old school. I haven't had a lot of police run in's but when I have, I've never had a problem. I give them respect, I don't expect to get out of tickets by being nice, but if it does then hey great.

I hear what you are saying and I am not excusing the kid for running but I still think that is ridiculous...

Okay, here's my similar story. Some of you have heard it before. I was out riding my 'Busa and clowning a little bit. I came up on an intersection in the hood, where there were a couple cops sitting in their cars chit/chatting and blocking most of the road. Of course, I could get through on my bike. As I passed them, I gave them a short burst of my Yosh race only, single exit exhaust and went on my way. Well, apparently "Starsky" didn't appreciate it and jumped into pursuit. I had gone maybe another 2 blocks when I noticed him behind me as a I made a left turn. So I completed my turn and stopped next to the curb to wait for him. With my bike turned off btw...

This dumbass blows through the stop sign and power slid his Crown Vic right into my bike knocking both it and me 10-15 feet. He gets out of his car with his gun drawn and starts screaming at me to show my hands while I'm laying on the ground with a jacked up wrist, a cracked rib and a 500 lb bike laying partially on top of me. Cagney, the female cop whom he was talking to at the intersection, shows up, assesses the situation, and pulls Mr Testosterone off to the side. Of course, they return with a somewhat different demeanor, help me up and call an amberlamps.

In true cop fashion, they tried to modify the story to make themselves look like heroes but unfortunately, for them. This was August and anyone with any hoodrat experience will tell you that the "porch monkeys" were out in force that afternoon. Which gave me an abundance of witnesses. Starsky was fired and Cagney was suspended for filing a false report. The city of Grand Rapids was "happy" to pay for the repairs on my bike, my medical bills and almost a month off work. I probably should have sued but I'm not that type.

Anyway, I could go on for pages with "bad cop" stories. I know that I have a history of turning "everything" into a race issue but honestly, I do believe that there are two distinct points of view when it comes to the police depending on where you live, for the residents AND the police. I can't tell you the number of times that I have personally been harassed or witnessed police harassment. It's a whole different scenario from living in the hood to living in the suburbs. In the 'burbs the police are your friends but in the hood...not so much.