Would you really want to be named an "event" like Katrina Chase (wtf is that about, anyway, even if it was someone else's name like rikesh said). Seriously, how about going through life with a name like "Katrina" born in 2005, and everyone asking you EVERY GORSH DARN DAY of your life: "WOW. Are you named after that hurricane that..." "STFU!!!" Sorry. That story about someone being named "Tekeela" (famous Mexican liquor) or Lokeeta (means "crazy little girl" in Spanish) is true. That "Rita Swerve" is also pretty slick.
I don't know if anyone saw the officer that was interviewed yesterday after the chase ..the one that was pissed off the pursuit policy anyway ..he was fired today apparently
Outspoken Officer Critical Of Chase Policy Reassigned HPD's Pursuit Policy To Be Reviewed After Chase POSTED: 9:33 am CST January 19, 2006 UPDATED: 5:51 pm CST January 19, 2006 HOUSTON -- A Houston police officer who was critical of the department's pursuit policy following a 90-minute chase was temporarily reassigned to desk duty Thursday, KPRC Local 2 reported. Several Houston police officers were involved in Wednesday's high-speed chase that ended in a head-on collision, but at some point a supervisor made a decision based on policy to end the pursuit, meaning the officers had to pull back. Some officers told KPRC Local 2 they were upset that they were not allowed to do more. Under the department's policy, officers were not allowed to hit the suspect's car, which some officers believe would have ended the chase much sooner. "It makes me embarrassed to be a police officer when we are afraid to do our jobs, and our jobs are to protect the public. This is not protecting the public when infants are injured because we don't put a stop to suspects who are running from us," HPD Officer Thomas Nixon said. Nixon will be assigned to desk duty until an investigation into the policy and his comments is completed. He told KPRC Local 2 that he was not officially a part of the chase, but helped with the aftermath because it ended in his patrol area. Nixon believes HPD is not giving officers the discretion they need to end chases. Despite being disciplined, he said he stands by his comments. "I invited it, so I'm going to deal with it. How do I feel? I have mixed emotions," Nixon said. HPD said a two-part investigation would be held -- focusing on Wednesday's chase and on Nixon's comments. Houston police are not allowed to be critical of departmental policy to the media while in uniform. The department's legal counsel said the pursuit policy follows state law. "We support the officers and the supervisors that are out there doing their job every day to make the citizens safer. And the fact that they chose to use their discretion and terminate a pursuit is exactly what our policy was intended and what Texas case law requires," the counsel said. Mayor Bill White has called for a review of the department's policy regarding police pursuits. "My reaction is that it is tragic. You have citizens like this fugitive that go around using their automobiles basically as a weapon," White said. The mayor said there are no easy answers on how to end a high-speed chase that puts citizens' lives in danger, but has asked HPD Chief Harold Hurtt to investigate what happened. "You can't make your policy based on what happens during one incident. You might risk tying the officer's hands too tightly behind their back or having policies where an officer in good faith harms a civilian and has a backlash against police," White said. Critics said the 90-minute chase brought up serious questions about how the department should handle high-speed pursuits. HPD said their first priority is the safety of other drivers on the road. "We don't need any 'Dirty Harry' scenes out there on our freeways, or things that would unexpectedly pose a risk to the public," White said. http://www.click2houston.com/news/6243026/detail.html
They should of been allowed to make him spin out and hit the medean. I thought it was horrible how they allowed him to make that u turn.
i heard the guy in the car was some punjabi guy... any verifications to this claim? lol, OCP gangstas now taking over the houston freeways
I went to high school with the suspect. He was actually sorta a friend. I heard he was into drugs through the grapevine. Jersey Village class of 1993.
A friend of mine is name Katrina She is an Evacuee from La. She just Grad from CPS's training or whatever they were interviewing folx for the news I told her. .there was no way in hell that the newshounds would let that get by them . . . she was guaranteed to see TV time Rocket River
with a name like jitenderjit, he has to be punjabi. and the first time i heard his name, i thought OCP too.
