The CHP guys were probably thinking they were going to have to shoot multiple rounds into the car driven by an unarmed driver and didn't want any news footage of it.
--Dave Sikula On Monday, November 18, 2013 9:59:28 PM UTC-8, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > I'm back in California again (and there was much rejoicing), and pleased > to see a high speed pursuit -- this time a motorcycle -- happening right > near me. All of a sudden the KNBC chopper pilot reported he had to break > away from the chase due to "weather." KCAL's chopper also broke away. > Moments later, my Twitter feed revealed the suspect was in custody. > > I was there. There was no weather. Very few clouds, no wind, moonlight > shining bright. In this viewer's humble opinion, the CHP didn't want > overhead footage of them using their new fancy SUVs to execute a PIT > maneuver on a motorcyclist, so they got not one but two news gathering > organizations to break away so Ponch and John could take care o' business. > I'm actually alright with Ponch and John using some roughness to stop a > fleeing suspect, but I'm not alright with the media bowing to their will. > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
