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FALCON operation
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Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:20 pmby SideWinder9
10,000+ fugitives were cuaght in a huge Dragnet today...Good for the police!
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Re: FALCON operation
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Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:21 pmby Tequila Sunrise
pretty impressive, though it kinda comes accross as a publicity stunt, why were they allowed to be free for so long, and is it a coincidence it coincided with "Victim's rights week?
just my 2c
Craig 8)
Re: FALCON operation
Posted:
Thu Apr 14, 2005 5:52 pmby Hagar
pretty impressive, though it kinda comes accross as a publicity stunt,
Funny you should say that Craig. The same thought occurred to me.
Re: FALCON operation
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Thu Apr 14, 2005 7:24 pmby beefhole
PR or not, they nabbed them. Incredible feat
Re: FALCON operation
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Thu Apr 14, 2005 9:43 pmby Falcon500
I swear it wasnt me
or maybe it was
lol just keep one hand on the mouse and the other on the joystick and everything is going to be ok
Re: FALCON operation
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Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:08 amby Craig.
catching 10,000 people is no easy task. Its not just a case of picking them off the street, you have to know their exact movements and so on. It wouldn't surprise me if these people were connected in groups and gangs so if you want them all you have to get it right first time, mess it up and the rest will know and just go into hiding again. PR stunt no, however the timing is suspect.
Re: FALCON operation
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Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:15 amby Wing Nut
I don't think it's a coincidence at all. And you should remember, only a couple of hundred were wanted for violent crimes. Most of them were wanted for petty things like traffic tickets and such. No real harm there if a few days pass before they bring them in.
Kevin
Re: FALCON operation
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Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:25 amby Craig.
I see well over a 1000 mentioned in the article for violent crime, and nothing about traffic tickets. Unless your looking at another report?
Re: FALCON operation
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Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:30 pmby Wing Nut
I stand corrected. That's what I get for getting my news from Fox. ::)
Kevin
Re: FALCON operation
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Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:45 pmby Hagar
It might not be such a bad idea if they did something like it in the UK. I'm naturally sceptical about anything like this & often wonder if some of these arrests are made purely to attain a target, with one police chief trying to outdo another. It would be interesting to see how many of that 10,000 are convicted when they're brought to trial. I have no idea how many criminals are on the loose here but even if it's only 10% of that amount the prisons are overcrowded now so there's nowhere to put them even if they do arrest them.
Re: FALCON operation
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Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:59 pmby jordonj
Sounds like publicity to me...