23-01-2017 01:28 AM - edited 23-01-2017 01:29 AM
Alleged drowning of wanted man in Ceduna, South Australia, treated as death in custody:
"Police are treating the death of a man who tried to evade police by swimming more than 200 metres out to sea on South Australia's West Coast as a death in custody."
Now I know that the average copper on the beat is not renowned for having a high IQ, but how could anyone claim to have a person "in custody" who is freely swimming in the ocean more than 200 metres away?
Maybe it's that the police wanted the recognition from their bosses of bagging a fair cop or maybe it's that the police have developed an overly sensitive, but politically correct sense of guilt and are claiming "mea culpa" before they are accused of driving this poor soul to his watery fate?
What do you think?
on 23-01-2017 08:37 AM
"tried to evade police" / "driving this poor soul to his watery fate".
Same principal as a car chase which ends in the pursued driver being killed - just stop when the police tell you to. If you don't, and get injured / killed trying to get away, you've pretty much only got yourself to blame.
on 23-01-2017 08:43 AM
1) I think he should have taken swimming lessons.
2) He wasn't in custody so can't see how this could be classed as
a death in custody.
on 23-01-2017 08:58 AM
never heard of the loooong arm of the law?
on 24-01-2017 07:38 PM
on 24-01-2017 08:41 PM
During a pursuit the radio room together with a supervisor is in control of the pursuit.
They take into cosideration the traffic conditions, the weather, the speed and the manner of
driving by the offender - they also take into consideration the reason for the pursuit- They will
do a radio check on the number plate often the police in pursuit will get a visual of the offending
driver in some cases they know the offender - A pursuit is only ever done under lights and siren.
on 24-01-2017 09:25 PM
on 24-01-2017 10:27 PM
Mlor x