sharkteethsandwich comments on UK police trying to stop youths on motorcycles.

[–] sharkteethsandwich@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yes and the cop could've killed these kids by popping their tires while they're riding recklessly. Rather than do actual police work that takes time and effort to remove these bikes from the streets, the cops decided to do the easiest and most dangerous thing for everyone involved. This was absolutely the worst possible way they could go about to stop people who ride like this.

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[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

They didnt shoot the kids so there's still a small margin for "absolute worst"

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[–] phx@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Depending on the belt used the tires don't actually just "pop" like in the movies. They get holds such causes them to deflate and become undeliverable. Ever got a punctured tire before? It's not an instant process by any means.

There are belts can actually make larger holes as the spike comes out, but this doesn't seem to be the case here.

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