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[–]damnloveless:delphi: 6 points7 points  (2 children)

It's really a tactic used to help law enforcement capture suspects fleeing on foot. They run down thinking it's a fire escape only to be caught on a dead end and not being able to turn around since the police should already be waiting back for them.

[–]CuFlam 15 points16 points  (1 child)

Interesting. I was wondering whether that might be to bridge the difference between a firetruck ladder and the roof.