I heartily agree, Dave.
Skip Higginbotham
At 10:15 PM 1/12/00 , you wrote:
>Mike In LA and List,
>I am a little overwhelmed by all the positive support of you all. I can tell
>Mr. Thomas that I nor any of the peer group of police officers and deputy
>sheriff's I have worked with both in Los Angeles, as a thirteen year vet
>with them, or up her for the past sixteen years have ever let there ego put
>the public safety at risk. They care to much for the people we serve, their
>own families and people they don't know to put anyone at risk other than
>themselves. Of course they always get monday morning quarter backed by some
>chief or other department executive who have their own agenda to serve,
>usually seperate and away from what the public wants and needs in the way of
>public safety. The vast majority of the people serving us in law enforcement
>serve with honor and I as one am proud to be associated with a bunch of
>speed freaks who really do know right from wrong. Let's put this puppy to
>bed and get to racing, Muroc is just around the corner and I really want to
>crack 200 in the dirt. God Bless You All,
>Dave Haller #93 C/GAlt
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <OHFASTONE@aol.com>
>To: <HKMNSTRODS@aol.com>; <owner-land-speed@autox.team.net>;
><wspotter@jps.net>
>Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 6:16 PM
>Subject: Re: Re: high speed chase
>
>
>> Skip,
>>
>> I would imagine that an incident like the one you mentioned would be
>> upsetting. I am usually in favor of the police chases mainly because the
>one
>> being chased most likely has committed a felony and quite possibly (but
>not
>> always) a danger to law abiding citizens. What does upset me and everyone
>> else is that a criminal can kill some innocent person then be released 24
>> hours later because they were on drugs and not responsible for their
>actions
>> (lets see, the drugs made the perpetraitor use them and had no choice in
>the
>> matter, right?). There is something terribly wrong with this picture.
>>
>> Mike in L.A.
>>
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