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Absolutely not, there should not be any high-speed chases! It is more dangerous for everyone in the area. Many people have died during high-speed chases and I'm not talking about the police or the person being chased!
Only problem is, if it is a stolen car, that is being used in multiple drive by's and robberies, there is no way the Officers can know who he is and catch up to him later. Or what about a carjacking that just happened, and there is a child in the backseat, and the Officer is behind him? Tough choice to decide: Let him go, maybe he will eventually pull over and surrender the child, or try to stop him and he wrecks and kills himself or others. Tough decision that an Officer has to make on the spur of the moment, and has to live with his decision the rest of his life. What would you do in that situation? You have 5 seconds to make the decision, not 6 weeks to judge his decision after.
Truer words were never spoken, bro!
They're always extenuating circumstances and plenty of what if's but the fact remains if he is not being chased, he is more than likely not going to try excessive speeds to get away. They're always choppers to track him without him knowing etc that do not involve high speeds and let's not forget cameras at every intersection. There are other ways to find them.
Maybe so, but we don't have air support here in South La. Cameras might work if the license # is entered in the system, and it is read by a camera (which in my jurisdiction we only have 30 cameras, definitely not at every intersection). There are many switched plates, counterfeit temp tags, etc that won't provide the info required to locate the individual later. In a perfect world, no chases, the criminal complies, doesn't fight/resist, etc Those days are long gone unfortunately. If it were my child in the back seat of my wife's carjacked vehicle, I would want the Officers to pursue. BUT that is a decision made by me, you could be different if it was your child.
Exactly !! And when they take off at high speed, they will still continue driving at high speed whether they are being pursued or not. Most of the time they are in it for the thrill which is the high speeds and reckless driving.
Yes it has. Hug a thug and defund the Police. Sounds like Kamala's new slogan (not really new, she said it a while back).
70mph on the interstate anywhere in Georgia is creeping along. They know one speed and when I go through GA I am able to clean out all of the fuel injectors. Going 70, you'll more than likely get passed by everyone else doing 90+
Yep…and as I'm sure you're aware…the tag only provides the registered owners info….which MAY NOT (and probably isn't) be the operator of the vehicle.
^^^THIS^^^^ I commute to my jurisdiction and have to travel through another county to get there (in a marked cruiser). You wouldn't believe how many people pass me on the interstate and don't even think twice about it.
GAWD, I wish we had that here!!!
I've seen cars blowing the doors off Georgia highway patrol around Atlanta and the trooper was doing 15 over because I was pacing behind him.Yep…and as I'm sure you're aware…the tag only provides the registered owners info….which MAY NOT (and probably isn't) be the operator of the vehicle.
^^^THIS^^^^ I commute to my jurisdiction and have to travel through another county to get there (in a marked cruiser). You wouldn't believe how many people pass me on the interstate and don't even think twice about it.
GAWD, I wish we had that here!!!
