FALCON operation

[SideWinder9]

10,000+ fugitives were cuaght in a huge Dragnet today...Good for the police!



More HERE

[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)

[Hagar]

pretty impressive, though it kinda comes accross as a publicity stunt,

Funny you should say that Craig. The same thought occurred to me.

[beefhole]

PR or not, they nabbed them.  Incredible feat

[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

[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.

[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

[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?

[Wing Nut]

I stand corrected.  That's what I get for getting my news from Fox.  ::)

Kevin

[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.

[jordonj]

Sounds like publicity to me...