You do what you gotta do.
C5 chases down gunman!
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 10,789
Likes: 894
From: Northern Illinois
Oldtimer
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 5,197
Likes: 190
From: ALL governments are legalized mobsters, so doesn't matter where I live :(
Not the smartest move to give chase. All he really did was put liability on himself. If he really wanted to help, triage the area, and help the victims.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 8,900
Likes: 1,074
From: Wisconsin
Once I saw a hit and run. I followed the woman until she stopped, told her I saw what happened and had her plate number. She went back to the scene. I know it's a totally different situation.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 5,197
Likes: 190
From: ALL governments are legalized mobsters, so doesn't matter where I live :(
That would be one move. The other would be to try to follow the shooter from a safe distance and report his location. Perhaps the victims were being attended to. Hard to say. I do believe the Corvette driver should have terminated the chase when speeds became unsafe. He would have been in big trouble had he hit someone.
Once I saw a hit and run. I followed the woman until she stopped, told her I saw what happened and had her plate number. She went back to the scene. I know it's a totally different situation.
Once I saw a hit and run. I followed the woman until she stopped, told her I saw what happened and had her plate number. She went back to the scene. I know it's a totally different situation.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 8,900
Likes: 1,074
From: Wisconsin
I can understand the want and the need to help, but following someone who might be driving erratic even at low speeds who also has a gun is not a good idea. Todays police cars are equipped with GPS tracking so no need to follow. Not to mention when shots are fired it is a priority one call, meaning all hands on deck and everyone will be hunting for this guy. It was a noble gesture, but a wrong reaction to the moment. There are some cases like the one you were involved with that I would say would be "acceptable" but this wasn't one of them.
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 10,789
Likes: 894
From: Northern Illinois
Oldtimer
Had he not followed, someone would be criticizing that. You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't. Having spent half my life in law enforcement I always enjoy the Monday morning quarterbacking. The split-second decision that I or one of my officers made were often critiqued for hours, days or weeks by someone sitting in a nice, comfortable office sipping coffee. I learned very early in my career that regardless of my actions, someone would always find fault with them.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 6,937
Likes: 348
From: My interests are mobile
The hell with all these whiners...good for this guy. He's no more dangerous chasing the guy at 100mph than some random cop doing it in his own vehicle. A Corvette is a far more capable chase vehicle, without question...stock or "highly modified" like the news said (which is clearly...mehh).
It's the responsibility of every citizen to take action when something like this happens in order to save from further injury or bloodshed. If more people acted like this man, crime wouldn't be where it is today. People feel no threat from the vastly disarmed and passive public, they worry more about the police directly.
I've pursued multiple drunk drivers before and alerted police to their location. I don't give a f*ck if the cops like it or not. That's the problem with society today...no one steps up...everyone relies on the govt to wipe their a**.
It's the responsibility of every citizen to take action when something like this happens in order to save from further injury or bloodshed. If more people acted like this man, crime wouldn't be where it is today. People feel no threat from the vastly disarmed and passive public, they worry more about the police directly.
I've pursued multiple drunk drivers before and alerted police to their location. I don't give a f*ck if the cops like it or not. That's the problem with society today...no one steps up...everyone relies on the govt to wipe their a**.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 8,900
Likes: 1,074
From: Wisconsin
The hell with all these whiners...good for this guy. He's no more dangerous chasing the guy at 100mph than some random cop doing it in his own vehicle. A Corvette is a far more capable chase vehicle, without question...stock or "highly modified" like the news said (which is clearly...mehh).
It's the responsibility of every citizen to take action when something like this happens in order to save from further injury or bloodshed. If more people acted like this man, crime wouldn't be where it is today. People feel no threat from the vastly disarmed and passive public, they worry more about the police directly.
I've pursued multiple drunk drivers before and alerted police to their location. I don't give a f*ck if the cops like it or not. That's the problem with society today...no one steps up...everyone relies on the govt to wipe their a**.
It's the responsibility of every citizen to take action when something like this happens in order to save from further injury or bloodshed. If more people acted like this man, crime wouldn't be where it is today. People feel no threat from the vastly disarmed and passive public, they worry more about the police directly.
I've pursued multiple drunk drivers before and alerted police to their location. I don't give a f*ck if the cops like it or not. That's the problem with society today...no one steps up...everyone relies on the govt to wipe their a**.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Supporting Vendor
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 8,550
Likes: 903
From: Republic of Texas
I've have to agree. If no one else was in the area, it would be better to help the guy with the bullet wound. The cop car more than likely has a GPS or at least is readily identifiable.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 13,760
Likes: 75
From: Haymarket VA
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 5,197
Likes: 190
From: ALL governments are legalized mobsters, so doesn't matter where I live :(
I think people are missing the big picture...following someone from a safe distance is one thing, following someone who is armed at high speeds in traffic is something else. Not to mention the guy following has no training and was unarmed. If anything happened this guy would have been liable.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 8,900
Likes: 1,074
From: Wisconsin
I think people are missing the big picture...following someone from a safe distance is one thing, following someone who is armed at high speeds in traffic is something else. Not to mention the guy following has no training and was unarmed. If anything happened this guy would have been liable.
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 10,789
Likes: 894
From: Northern Illinois
Oldtimer
I think people are missing the big picture...following someone from a safe distance is one thing, following someone who is armed at high speeds in traffic is something else. Not to mention the guy following has no training and was unarmed. If anything happened this guy would have been liable.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 8,900
Likes: 1,074
From: Wisconsin
I think everyone is missing the point. You can "what if" any scenario until you're blue in the face. What if there were no guns in the world? Would the police officer still be alive? The Corvette owner chased the shooter and nothing happened. As I said earlier, it's easy to sit all safe and cozy in our homes several days after the incident and critique the split-second reaction of someone else.
Race Director
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 10,789
Likes: 894
From: Northern Illinois
Oldtimer
I wasn't there. You weren't there. I don't know why the Corvette owner decided to chase the shooter, and I'm not going to second-guess his actions as I sit in the safety and comfort of my home on a Saturday morning. Again, you can put any "what if" spin on it you want. I do know that the shooter (who shot 4 police officers) is dead because of the actions of the man, and no one else was injured.
Drifting
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,600
Likes: 2
From: Outer banks North Carolina
to him!And
to devil Dog II !