Maine lawmakers kill high-speed chase bill
3/3/09 | 4 comments
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Maine lawmakers kill high-speed chase bill


By The Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill to address high-speed police chases in Maine has been killed after lawmakers determined that police already have sufficient oversight and training on the tactic.

Rep. Paulette Beaudoin submitted the bill. The Biddeford Democrat and others told the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee of incidents in which people have been injured and killed in chases, although in some cases they weren’t involved in the pursuits.

But the committee’s Senate chairman, Stanley Gerzofsky, said local, county and state police all do extensive training on pursuits. The Brunswick Democrat said sufficient protocols are in place to manage chases that do occur.

Gerzofsky also said the number of chases has plummeted in Maine in recent years.

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On 3/3/09 at 1:29 PM, CeeBlue wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

''lawmakers determined that police have sufficient oversight and training''

---: is that an instance of the inmates running the asylum.

---jus sayin /

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On 3/3/09 at 4:46 PM, kitterykid wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

Well it just goes to show the idiots we sent to

Agusta are all afraid of the police in this state and their unions

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On 3/3/09 at 6:35 PM, kylie00 wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

we wouldn`t have to wory about high speed chases if people just pulled over.

It`s when they run the police have a chase.

what if a man shots someone and the cops hands are tied by a govenor on their gas pedal

and the criminal can get away

maybe the manufactures could install a disable device so the cops just point something and it slowly shuts it down

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On 3/5/09 at 3:40 PM, mariahstorm wrote:         Repeated separate thumbs down will cause comment to be hidden

plummeted? probably because the cop / citizen ratio is almost equal...**== heil america !

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