arthwollipot
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He's an experienced hunter. He could stay out there for months if he wanted to.
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Two cops shot dead in rural Australia
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a_unique_person
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I think the severity of the crime would make a difference. He's probably ready to kill again.
rjh01
Gentleman of leisure
He would need food. He might be able to shoot an animal, but you need to cook it. Since it is raining that means do it inside. Expect police to regularly visit everything that is suitable. Then the sound of the gun going off would give off his location. He should have somewhere that is fully stocked with everything he needs for weeks. Then he will be hard to find.
Norman Alexander
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Nope, won't happen. He killed two cops. They do NOT give up on that. Ever. Even if it means finding his dead and rotting corpse and kicking it.
Does the police routinely give up on tracking down known killers of non-police officers?
I can speak for Victoria. The answer is no.
rjh01
Gentleman of leisure
How long can they afford to spend 100s of police looking for him in that area? Anyone know of any similar cases?
Operational decisions are made without consideration of budget. Police have very large budgets which contingency funding always available. They won’t be stopping any time soon.
arthwollipot
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He's a bow hunter.
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Or the simpler "He threatened me and my family and I didn't believe the police could protect us".
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Well Victoria alone has over two hundred unsolved murder cases...
If they are true sov cits they would not say that. They could not resist the opportunity to tell police they have no power over them.
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Well it's not exactly comparable, being in New Zealand and lacking any murders, but Phillips has been hiding out with his three children for nigh on four years.
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I have worked with police investigations, albeit not in Australia, and that is nonsense. Even murder investigations are subject to budget restrictions.
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Yeah, with a handful of staff and limited resources.
And I have worked for Victoria Police, and at one stage, as Acting Director of Administration, had the Finance Department under me. There were a lot of mass murders (including the killing of two police) in my time. Budgets did not impact on these operations.
Of course, there were attempts to direct funds from lower priority areas, or extra funding from Treasury. But budgets did not impact on critical operations.
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And you know this how?
theprestige
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If all investigative leads have been exhausted is the case still active? Or just open?
Is the lead detective supposed to spend an hour each day, cold-calling random citizens, just in case they know something? Have constables tramping through the bush in shifts, in case they stumble upon a fresh clue? They're cops, not terminators.
Is the lead detective supposed to spend an hour each day, cold-calling random citizens, just in case they know something? Have constables tramping through the bush in shifts, in case they stumble upon a fresh clue? They're cops, not terminators.
And what exactly has this to do with the Freeman case?
I am certain this case will not scale down until Freeman is arrested or found dead.