OT: Darn, I couldn’t catch the purse snatcher

[equalizer]

So, the other afternoon I’m leaving the shopping center in the car when I see a Asian lady screaming and running after a yooth. Its takes me 3 seconds to comprehend and I press the gas and give chase. There were a few cars waiting to get out of the lot and the alleged perp runs across the street and out pulls a older model Lincon Town car moving at super slow speed and the back door opens and perp dives in. I’m honking loudly to get the cars out of the way, but by the time I get out the car has got to major street hits a green light and takes off on side road. I give chase and after 3 blocks I dont see them. I see two parking lots and wonder if they were hiding out there. I then continue down the deserted road parallel to freeway and see a white BMW that was in front of me. The guy in the BMW stops and tell me that he knew I was chasing someone but they sped off around another corner. I told him what happened and he moaned about the the damn punks.

Course, I was merely trying to get plate numbers, but I felt like Starksy for a few minutes, wondering how far I could push the traffic laws in pursuit of crime fighting. Not sure what would have happened if I had caught up with the car.

I Know someone who was trying to stop crooks from stealing wheels on his Acura. On the dudes hit him with a tire iron, knocked him out and left him with a broken jaw. Nice. I think his neighbor did nab one of the suspects and he sang. They got only 1-3 years in jail!

What’s the lesson for crime fighters? Get strength training lessons from San Quentin inmates [some of these guys are doing thousands of push ups a day]. And lock and load, Bronson style. Time for mall cops and Guardian Angels to start carrying Uzis.

Flu will handle the CV quadrant, TG will get Tem, Alan will carry Fallbrook, SDR will handle Scripps Ranch, jp will get PB and being the pragmatic guy, I will look for a sale on bottle of Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Equalizer: That was YOU chasing me, you SOB?!? Mind yer own damn business, dude! I needed a new pair of Allen Edmonds, but I was a little short…

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Equalizer: That was YOU chasing me, you SOB?!? Mind yer own damn business, dude! I needed a new pair of Allen Edmonds, but I was a little short…

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Equalizer: That was YOU chasing me, you SOB?!? Mind yer own damn business, dude! I needed a new pair of Allen Edmonds, but I was a little short…

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Equalizer: That was YOU chasing me, you SOB?!? Mind yer own damn business, dude! I needed a new pair of Allen Edmonds, but I was a little short…

[Allan from Fallbrook]

Equalizer: That was YOU chasing me, you SOB?!? Mind yer own damn business, dude! I needed a new pair of Allen Edmonds, but I was a little short…

[patientrenter]

Personally, I tip my hat to you.

But honestly, I think you’d be very lucky to catch any breaks if something went wrong while you took unusual initiative to go after a criminal. So do it at your own risk. I would probably take a small risk to catch a bad guy, but not too much. If you had an accident while chasing a bad guy, it wouldn’t shock me if you were prosecuted for reckless endangerment or the like. As with any other public policy issue, there are groups on both sides. Against you would be ranged the people who consider criminals victims of society (where society = you), and even some elements of law enforcement who would rather monopolize their physical role in limiting crime.

But hey, it’s fun to fantasize about becoming spider-man or superman, or otherwise play a good-vigilante role on behalf of the true victims of criminal thugs. I do it myself, and I only admire others who actually act on it.

[patientrenter]

Personally, I tip my hat to you.

But honestly, I think you’d be very lucky to catch any breaks if something went wrong while you took unusual initiative to go after a criminal. So do it at your own risk. I would probably take a small risk to catch a bad guy, but not too much. If you had an accident while chasing a bad guy, it wouldn’t shock me if you were prosecuted for reckless endangerment or the like. As with any other public policy issue, there are groups on both sides. Against you would be ranged the people who consider criminals victims of society (where society = you), and even some elements of law enforcement who would rather monopolize their physical role in limiting crime.

But hey, it’s fun to fantasize about becoming spider-man or superman, or otherwise play a good-vigilante role on behalf of the true victims of criminal thugs. I do it myself, and I only admire others who actually act on it.

[patientrenter]

Personally, I tip my hat to you.

But honestly, I think you’d be very lucky to catch any breaks if something went wrong while you took unusual initiative to go after a criminal. So do it at your own risk. I would probably take a small risk to catch a bad guy, but not too much. If you had an accident while chasing a bad guy, it wouldn’t shock me if you were prosecuted for reckless endangerment or the like. As with any other public policy issue, there are groups on both sides. Against you would be ranged the people who consider criminals victims of society (where society = you), and even some elements of law enforcement who would rather monopolize their physical role in limiting crime.

But hey, it’s fun to fantasize about becoming spider-man or superman, or otherwise play a good-vigilante role on behalf of the true victims of criminal thugs. I do it myself, and I only admire others who actually act on it.

[patientrenter]

Personally, I tip my hat to you.

But honestly, I think you’d be very lucky to catch any breaks if something went wrong while you took unusual initiative to go after a criminal. So do it at your own risk. I would probably take a small risk to catch a bad guy, but not too much. If you had an accident while chasing a bad guy, it wouldn’t shock me if you were prosecuted for reckless endangerment or the like. As with any other public policy issue, there are groups on both sides. Against you would be ranged the people who consider criminals victims of society (where society = you), and even some elements of law enforcement who would rather monopolize their physical role in limiting crime.

But hey, it’s fun to fantasize about becoming spider-man or superman, or otherwise play a good-vigilante role on behalf of the true victims of criminal thugs. I do it myself, and I only admire others who actually act on it.

[patientrenter]

Personally, I tip my hat to you.

But honestly, I think you’d be very lucky to catch any breaks if something went wrong while you took unusual initiative to go after a criminal. So do it at your own risk. I would probably take a small risk to catch a bad guy, but not too much. If you had an accident while chasing a bad guy, it wouldn’t shock me if you were prosecuted for reckless endangerment or the like. As with any other public policy issue, there are groups on both sides. Against you would be ranged the people who consider criminals victims of society (where society = you), and even some elements of law enforcement who would rather monopolize their physical role in limiting crime.

But hey, it’s fun to fantasize about becoming spider-man or superman, or otherwise play a good-vigilante role on behalf of the true victims of criminal thugs. I do it myself, and I only admire others who actually act on it.

[Coronita]

Amateur. You just need a camera or picture phone, or a webcam mounted in your car 🙂

Not so funny part. There does appear to seemlingly be a rise in crime. Perhaps there’s not enough data yet, but a good portion of folks in CV have been asian women. Perhaps the perception is they are easy targets for crime. Time to start packing my wife with a glock. Somehow those pepper spray/mace don’t seem to be too effective.

I’m not taking my family’s security lightly after the couple of home invasion robberies in CV. I’ve got the place rigged with webcams/spy cams, and made friends with a a few nosy neighbors (me being nosy myself).

They key to not being a target in this economy is to be low key. No fancy smancy big name brand items or ostentatious cars. Or if you are in an ostentatious car, make sure you aren’t followed home. (Lose them by weaving in and out of traffic :)..just kidding) 10 bucks says the asian lady was carrying some designer purse or such.

[Coronita]

Amateur. You just need a camera or picture phone, or a webcam mounted in your car 🙂

Not so funny part. There does appear to seemlingly be a rise in crime. Perhaps there’s not enough data yet, but a good portion of folks in CV have been asian women. Perhaps the perception is they are easy targets for crime. Time to start packing my wife with a glock. Somehow those pepper spray/mace don’t seem to be too effective.

I’m not taking my family’s security lightly after the couple of home invasion robberies in CV. I’ve got the place rigged with webcams/spy cams, and made friends with a a few nosy neighbors (me being nosy myself).

They key to not being a target in this economy is to be low key. No fancy smancy big name brand items or ostentatious cars. Or if you are in an ostentatious car, make sure you aren’t followed home. (Lose them by weaving in and out of traffic :)..just kidding) 10 bucks says the asian lady was carrying some designer purse or such.

[Coronita]

Amateur. You just need a camera or picture phone, or a webcam mounted in your car 🙂

Not so funny part. There does appear to seemlingly be a rise in crime. Perhaps there’s not enough data yet, but a good portion of folks in CV have been asian women. Perhaps the perception is they are easy targets for crime. Time to start packing my wife with a glock. Somehow those pepper spray/mace don’t seem to be too effective.

I’m not taking my family’s security lightly after the couple of home invasion robberies in CV. I’ve got the place rigged with webcams/spy cams, and made friends with a a few nosy neighbors (me being nosy myself).

They key to not being a target in this economy is to be low key. No fancy smancy big name brand items or ostentatious cars. Or if you are in an ostentatious car, make sure you aren’t followed home. (Lose them by weaving in and out of traffic :)..just kidding) 10 bucks says the asian lady was carrying some designer purse or such.

[Coronita]

Amateur. You just need a camera or picture phone, or a webcam mounted in your car 🙂

Not so funny part. There does appear to seemlingly be a rise in crime. Perhaps there’s not enough data yet, but a good portion of folks in CV have been asian women. Perhaps the perception is they are easy targets for crime. Time to start packing my wife with a glock. Somehow those pepper spray/mace don’t seem to be too effective.

I’m not taking my family’s security lightly after the couple of home invasion robberies in CV. I’ve got the place rigged with webcams/spy cams, and made friends with a a few nosy neighbors (me being nosy myself).

They key to not being a target in this economy is to be low key. No fancy smancy big name brand items or ostentatious cars. Or if you are in an ostentatious car, make sure you aren’t followed home. (Lose them by weaving in and out of traffic :)..just kidding) 10 bucks says the asian lady was carrying some designer purse or such.

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