This Firehouse.com article states that members of Charleston, WV FD chased down a stolen pickup that belonged to one of the crew members.
While I certainly do not agree with what they did, I do understand why. What steams me is this comment:
"It was very interesting, however, for his colleagues back at the firehouse who heard, "We're in pursuit of a firefighter's stolen vehicle," while listening to the police scanner. Assistant Fire Chief Rodney Winters couldn't believe what he was hearing.."This was absolutely hilarious," he said. "We thought, 'Did they just spot the truck?' No! They were actually in pursuit."
An officer has the responsibility to stop actions that are dangerous or improper, even if the fire fighters doing it think it's OK.
The stolen truck blew a red light while they were chasing it. Did the officer ever think about what would happed if the pickup hit someone?
Did they ever consider that the person they were chasing was armed?
Anyone else bothered by this, or is it just me?
While I certainly do not agree with what they did, I do understand why. What steams me is this comment:
"It was very interesting, however, for his colleagues back at the firehouse who heard, "We're in pursuit of a firefighter's stolen vehicle," while listening to the police scanner. Assistant Fire Chief Rodney Winters couldn't believe what he was hearing.."This was absolutely hilarious," he said. "We thought, 'Did they just spot the truck?' No! They were actually in pursuit."
An officer has the responsibility to stop actions that are dangerous or improper, even if the fire fighters doing it think it's OK.
The stolen truck blew a red light while they were chasing it. Did the officer ever think about what would happed if the pickup hit someone?
Did they ever consider that the person they were chasing was armed?
Anyone else bothered by this, or is it just me?
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