InvestigateTV - Season 3; Episode 9
(InvestigateTV) — This Week on InvestigateTV: In school shootings where the intruder is armed with a rifle, some police officers are outgunned. Brendan Keefe surveyed police departments across the country and found some school-based officers do not have access to a patrol rifle. Plus, a new report by the federal government strongly urges law enforcement agencies to enact policies to reduce high-speed chases in their communities.
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Outgunned: While patrol rifles are usually standard issue for city police, that’s not always the case for school police officers. The concern for some is that in the event of an armed intruder – police pistols aren’t as effective as patrol rifles because officers must generally get closer for an accurate shot. In some cases, that could mean a school resource officer might be outgunned by a shooter. In this story, we sampled departments nationwide and found school officers without patrol rifles. In the Atlanta area, some school departments decided to change that as a result of our questions. You’ll hear from police, the National Association of School Resource Officers, and the mother of a school shooting survivor in Nashville.
High-Speed Stakes: Police chases can have deadly consequences – not just for officers or those they are pursuing – but for innocent drivers and other bystanders. In this story, we look at the number of police chases nationwide where people have been killed, and why some experts say that risk isn’t worth the potential of catching a criminal, particularly those who are accused of low-level offenses. Now, the DOJ has released a report outlining new recommendations for when law enforcement should chase and when they should let the person go. For example, they say now pursuits should only happen for a violent crime or when there’s an imminent threat they’ll commit another violent crime. InvestigateTV speaks with the researchers behind the report and a mother who lost her 12-year-old son when a car he was in was being chased – with a driver not accused of a violent crime.
Danger for Sale: When you buy a new car, the dealership can’t sell it to you if it has any open safety recalls. That’s not the case with used cars. Cars that can catch fire, or are equipped with potentially deadly airbags, can all be sold without being fixed, and without any warning to the buyer. This report shares the story of one woman who bought a used car, not knowing it had a federal safety recall attached to it. The only reason she found out was because she got into a crash when her vehicle started swaying on the road. A consumer safety expert explains there are no laws protecting people from these dangers. This report takes a closer look at dangerous used cars that can be sold and what you can do to protect yourself from ending up with one.
Flood-Damaged Vehicles: According to a Carfax analysis there are hundreds of thousands of flood damaged vehicles on the road right now. And more could soon flood the market. Susan Campbell shows what to watch out for.
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