Well, half the problem is all the confusion with the blue locks and
wrist bands being unevenly available to those that needed them. If they
have their act together next time, our instructions can be much more
clear and concise, which will make firmly executing them much easier.
-c
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From: 4D Sport [mailto:barry.chafin@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 5:41 PM
To: Carl Merritt; John Kelly; John J. Stimson-III; Viet-Tam Luu
Cc: ba-autox@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: San Jose Grand Prix wrap-up
Heard it from the horses mouth, no "blue lock", no access to
"No-Man's Land", even for City Fire Fighters and City Police unless an
apparent escalation was underway. The example of an escalation given
was if you could see the Fire fighter's Truck in the vicinity. The
issue for race management was risk and insurance. If the individual had
a blue lock they had signed a liability wavier and the risk had been
accepted. These Police Men were in a risky area and had not,
apparently, signed a liability waiver and there was no escalation in
progress, according to their own words. They escaped with no pursuit
and license numbers were not captured. We learn from our mistakes and
look forward to the next opportunity. I hope to work the position again
in '06, God willing.
Thanks again,
Barry
Carl Merritt <cmerritt@luminous.com> wrote:
> I think a police officer of the City of San Jose can
be any
> place he wants to be in the City of San Jose.
Very specific instructions from Bryan to us
pass-checkers from on high
at race management was no officers unless they were
properly tagged or
responding to a security issue they were called to.
-c
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