To the Calhoun Times Staff! Yous Guys are freakin awesome. Facebook me! Peace!

To any of the family members or friends of the deceased, you have my sympathy and prayers. I'm sorry for your loss. I think its important to remember that people should extend the same courtesy on here that they would extend face to face with someone. Just because its a place where you can voice your opinion, please remember that your opinions can hurt others and offend others. Someones opinion can be made known without becoming hurtful to someone who may already be hurting. This is a small community so when you comment on someone that you read about in a local paper chances are that persons family and friends can and will see it. Please be respectful, considerate and compassionate. Unfortunately when commenting on local news it can lead to slander and insult, as opposed to commenting on something that is national news. Please don't use free speech to hurt your fellow neighbors and community members.

Now my opinion on this is I just wish that the police had backed off and let him go so that their wasn't this out of control chase across the county. But in the same breath, I'm sure law enforcement was following protocol on the situation. So its not the police who should be questioned, its the policy for a situation like this should it occur again. I would prefer that they just get the description, tag and let it simmer down to prevent further injury.

Sorry Rometrib, but it seems whoever decided something needed to be dropped was rather selective in what was deleted or removed. Glitches? Perhaps. But I'm fairly sure that some of the stuff that got removed in the name of "personal attacks" and "veiled profanity" wasn't those things at all.

Also, what does "veiled profanity" mean? It seems blatant profanity is perfectly okay here from some examples that got asterisked out.

most communities have rules governing high speed chases, if they endanger lives they are supposed to be terminated. I doubt seriously we have any such rules here where cops can get away with murder and the DA refuses to prosecute them

The word "IF"

If this statement has merit:

"If he had stopped he would not be dead"

Then the following statement would also have merit:

"If LEOs had not chased him he would still be alive"

Both "ifs" were speculations.

Fact: This young man was killed when LEO's vehicle wrecked his vehicle.

What will happen next time?

Again Calhoun Times can you please tell me why my comments are being deleted? I have attempted to follow the guidelines that you have in place. Others on this same line of comments have said that the man deserved to die. I disagree with this fully. I have simply stated my thoughts and apparently this paper disagrees with them. I would simply like an explanation for the deleting of my comments. Thanks.

Calhoun Times can you please tell me why the comment I posted yesterday was deleted? I did not personnally attack anyone nor did I use veiled profanity. If you could please give me an explanation it would be appreciated. Thanks.

To Recognizing BS. Like I said before you are an idiot. Go ride with a city patrol or county patrol unit and see how much crime there is in this lovely town. Mayberry my rear! Stop speculating and get your facts straight. To the otherside. The city police have video for sure so go check there.

REBRAIDER,I FEEL YOU TOOK WHAT I SAID OUT OF CONTEX,OR MAYBE YOU ARE SO IGNORANT THAT YOU ACYUALLY THINK THATS WHAT I MEANT.I AGREE CRIMINALS SHOULD BE IN JAIL.BUT NOT AT THE EXPENCE OF EVERYONES LIFE ON THE ROAD.THE WHAT IFS ABOUT THE CAR BEING (HIS)OR THE CRIMINALS WELL THEY NEW THE CAR WAS HIS AS SOON AS THEY RAN THE TAG NUMBER.AND THEY, JUST AS WELL AS HIM WERE WRONG FOR THIS.IT COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE 7 COP CARS THAT RAN OVER SOMEONE WHILE CHASING HIM?BUT I GUESS TO YOU IT WOULD STILL BE HIS FAULT,BECAUSE OUR BOYS IN BLUE DON'T KNOW THAT INDANGERING PEOPLES LIFE IS WRONG.HOW MUCH BETTER THAN HIM ARE THEY?YES WE NEED LAWS AND WE NEED GOOD OFFICERS BUT PUTTING ON THAT UNIFORM MAKES THEM NO BETTER THAN ANYONE ELSE,AND ALTHOUGH THEY ARE TO UPHOLD THE LAW IT DOESN'T MAKE THEM ABOVE THE LAW.I NEVER SAID MR.SPEARS WAS NOT WRONG FOR NOT STOPPING,BUT I AM SAYING THAT THE OFFICERS INVOLVED COULD HAVE HANDLED THIS IN A DIFFERENT WAY.BOBBY SPEARS SHOULD NOT HAVE LOST HIS LIFE.HE HAS PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR NOT STOPPING,AND FOR THAT YES THE LAW WAS WRONG.THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR WRONG IN THIS AS WELL.THE OTHER ACCIDENT VICTIM KNOWS AS WELL AS OTHER WITNESSES THAT HE WOULD NOT HAVE LOST CONTROL OF HIS AUTOMOBILE HAD HE NOT BEEN PUSHED INTO THE ON COMMING TRAFFIC LANE..AND THE OFFICERS WERE THE ONLY ONES NEAR HIM.I'M NOT A ONE SIDED PERSON,I DO FEEL THAT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE ORSHOULD BE TRAINED TO DO A BETTER JOB THAN THEY DID.

I still wonder how some of you would feel if that was your loved one that was killed, regardless of the circumstances that surrouned the chase, Bobby was a human being and was loved by so many. I feel that some of you have already condemed Bobby and never knew him, you all should be ashamed and uestion your wn lives and they way you are living. If you claim to be a christian, then why would you be so cruel and heartless? I pray that all of those that make judgements on someones life and chices can say that they themselves are free of sin. God said "Those that are free from sin cast the first stone" We are all human and make mistakes but that doesn't give any of you the right to say that someone deserved to die in such a senseless tragedy. You weren't with him in that vehicle nor were you there when the pursuit started so how do you know what happened. just because it is in black and white doesn't make it true.

So for those who don't believe in a valid reason for a Police Chase you would be okay if Criminals knew that all they had to do is run from the Police each and every time they attempted to be pulled over by the Police? Following this logic if someone was run over and killed while the criminal speeded away from being pulled over you would be alright with letting the criminal go pull his Lic Tag (that is assuming the car is theirs) and pick them up later on a murder charge at their house were they will be waiting for the Police to pick them up at after the hit and run murder.

Right...scary that you folks are out there; let the rest of know when you get off the Pixie Dust and join the real world again.

TO ALL READING THESE COMMENTS. THIS WIILL BE MY LAST COMMENT.I JUST LEFT THE SEAN OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE BLACK MARKS AND PAINT TELL A DIFFERANT STORY.THIS IS UNDER INVESTAGATION BY THE REINACTMENT TEAM .I HAVE TALKED TO THE G.B.I. AND GA.STATE PAT. NO REPORTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED YET. SO IF BRAVESFAN HAS SEEN A VIDEO YOU MUST BE INVOLVED SOME HOW.WE WERE TOLD THERE WASNT ONE. WE ALSO HAVE IWITNESS SAYS HERO COP PITTED BOBBY AND TOLD STATE PATROL OFFICER HE DIDNT HAVE A CAR CAM.SO IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ANY INFO PLEASE LET ME KNOW.THANKS FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS.THIS IS NOT OVER !OH YA EVERY ONE NEEDS TO DRIVE TO THE END OF HWY 156 TURN LEFT 30 YARDS YOUR THERE.IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY TO SET UP A ROAD BLOCK AT INTERSECTION.hMMMMM

THIS IS FROM BOBBYS BROTHER

Things happens for a reason. I dont think at this point we should be blaming anyone for this tragic which has happened. I think law enforcement was doing what they thought was in the scope of their duites which is to sereve and protect. I feel as though they were doing their job. May God bless the family and may god bless the officers that put on that uniform and serve and protects for what they feel is right, and for what to get rake over the coals when something like this happen. People love law enforcement when they need them and hate them when the dont. May god shed light on you and give you courage to keep fighting that fight and be with the family who just lost a love one....

YOUR STUPIDITY is laughable, "bravesfan." Surely you must realize that our own Gordon County Chamber of Commerce bills Calhoun/Gordon County as "Mayberry." Is that to say that it's lying? Surely our little town couldn't be that corrupt? Oh, my goodness! It's NOT Mayberry! Let the crime numbers speak for themselves - but, of course, we all know numbers can be skewed to represent whatever is wanted out of them! Albeit federal subsidies, state subsidies, main street programs, etc., etc., etc. The inconsistencies in this town is the very reason that industry won't come here - not to mention its government. Please, "thegoodwife," just go home and get under the covers and peek out every once in a while, when you think it might be safe to travel down the roads. That way, YOU would be doing the rest of us a favor!

Thank you bravesfan, if he would have just stopped he would still be alive and NO its not the cops fault !!!

Thank you "bravesfan" its all the blazers fault...if he would have stopped he would still be alive...and its not the cops fault

Has anyone making comments watched the video of the chase? If not you might want to take a look at it and really see who is at fault. A red blazer was on the wrong side of the road and struck a patrol car then the blazer lost control and struck a dually truck towing a camper. Stop blaming law enforcement, his decision to run was bad and if he would have just pulled over, he would still be alive. Again I am truely sorry for the families loss and God be with them. The city and county and state patrol all have video of the chase. Why hasnt anyone tried to get it. Just a friendly suggestion.

I understand that this is a tragic situation for all involved, but to place the blame on the officers is asinine. The officers were simply doing their job. Again, I will say that there is no way for the officers to know the reason why the suspect was fleeing. It has been stated that the only crime he committed was missing a probation appointment. This is not a justified reason to flee. The officers may have known this fact at the time, but it is their job to stop the suspect from running and endangering the lives of innocent people. By him fleeing it would have only caused more trouble in the long run. He made the decision to flee not the officers. If he had run over someone before the officers got him stopped how would you all feel then? Would we even be having this discussion?

I personally don’t know any of the involved parties, but I would like to again extend my sympathies to the family. I understand just how hard it is to lose a loved one. I have lost both a brother and my mother in the last six months. With that said, you do have to understand and come to the reality that your loved one put himself in this situation. His death may not have been a direct act of his own, but he did put himself in the position for his demise. My brother placed himself in a bad situation that caused his death also. I am not trying to be uppity about it so, please don’t take me the wrong way. It is a hard thing to come to terms with, but the sooner you do the sooner you can begin to heal.

For those who say that this man deserved to die, you should ask the Lord to forgive you. If it was your loved one would you feel the same way? No matter what he did wrong he didn’t deserve to die. He deserved to be punished under the law, but I don’t think that the death penalty gets handed out to people that run from the cops. When you pray tonight, you should include both this family and yourselves for such an unbelievably cruel and hurtful statement.

For those that love bashing the CPD, the Gordon County Sheriff Dept. and other law enforcement agencies, what is wrong with you? How would you feel if we didn’t have any law enforcement at all in this community? Would you feel safe? Would you let your children out after dark? Would you like to drive on the roads with those that constantly broke traffic laws and put others in danger? I would encourage each one of you to put yourselves in the line of fire everyday and then complain about the job they are doing. As far as the sheriff goes if you don’t like the way he is doing things vote him out next time around. I for one think that he doing a good job. How many times did the last guy audit the funds being used for fuel, discover discrepancies, and have the GBI come and investigate, much less arrest an officer? Thanks for your time if you made it this far.

SO MANY THINGS HAVE BEEN SAID ABOUT THIS TRAGIC SITUATION AND SO MUCH HAS BEEN COMPLETE SPECULATION,I PERSONALY NO NOT ONLY BOBBY SPEARS BUT HIS WONDERFUL FAMILY AS WELL.I WITHOUT SAYING WHOM I AM AM IN A POSISTION TO PUT SOME FACTS OUT HERE FOR SOME OF YOU.BOBBY SHOULD HAVE NOT ALUDED THE LAW THIS IS A FACT,BUT WHEN THE OFFICERS RAN HIS TAG NUMBER THEY KNEW HE WAS ONLY WANTED FOR A FAILURE TO REPORT TO HIS PROBATION OFFICER.QUESTION,DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT WAS WORTH 7 COP CARS COMMING AFTER HIM? THEY MADE THE DECISION TO GIVE CHASE TO HIM,HE PUT NO-ONES LIFE IN DANGER.I SAY THIS ONLY BECAUSE THOSE OFFICERS KNEW THEY WERE PUTTING OTHERS AND I MEAN ALL OTHERS IN THE AREA IN DANGER BY THIS CHOICE.THERE IS A LAW AGAINST THAT ,BUT I WONT GO INTO THAT.ANOTHER FACT IS THAT BOBBY WAS PUSHED INTO ON COMMING TRAFFIC,AND WHO MADE THE CHOICE TO DO THAT,YES THOSE WHO ARE CHOSE TO PROTECT AND SERVE US.THEY'RE ARE SEVERAL EYE-WITNESSES NOT ONLY TO THIS BUT TO THE FACT THAT THE OTHER ACCIDENT VICTIM COULDN'T SEE BOBBY COMMING BECAUSE HE WAS BLINDED BY ALL OF THE FLASHING LIGHTS.THIS SO CALLED PIT MANEUVER WAS USED AS SOMEONE WAS HEADED STRAIGHT TOWARD THEM ,QUESTION,WHY WOULD THE OFFICERS CHOOSE TO USE THIS OPTION TO STOP HIM THEN?ONCE AGAIN LET ME REMIND YOU THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WAS BOBBY'S DECISION NOT TO STOP A GOOD ONE BUT AT THE SAME TIME HOW MUCH OF A CRIMINAL ARE YOU FOR SIMPLY MISSING A PROBATION REPORT.WAS HE A DANGER TO THE PUBLIC? OR WAS IT OUR OWN LEGALIZED GANG,THOSE WHO'S JOB WAS AND IS TO PROTECT AND SERVE?PLEASE LET US ALL LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES OF OTHERS,LET US KNOW THAT IF ONE OF OUR CHILDREN MAKES THE SAME MISTAKE THE LAW HAS THE RIGHT TO PUT ALL OF US IN DANGER,AND TAKE THE LIFE OF THE ONE OR ONES WE LOVE.IS THIS AS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU AS IT IS TO ME?TODAY A WONDERFUL FAMILY MOURNS A LIFE LOST,A SON,FATHER,HUSBAND,BROTHER,BROTHER-IN-LAW,UNCLE,AND FRIEND AND FOR REASONS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED DIFFERENTLY.AS GOD FEARING PEOPLE LET US ALL PAY OUR RESPECTS TO THIS FAMILY,LET US PRAY GOD GIVES THEM ALL THE STRENGHT TO MOVE FORWARD.AND AS CITIZENS LETS RISE UP TOGETHER AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY THE LAW HANDLES THESE SITUATIONS.IF WE ONLY SEE THE WRONG BOBBY WAS IN THAN I CAN ASSURE YOU THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.AND YES IT COULD BE YOU,ME OR SOMEONE WE LOVE AND CARE ABOUT.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.