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Originally Posted by Mr. iNCREDIBLE
I understand police must pursue, I just don't completely agree with it in all circumstances, you can't outrun a radio, or a helicopter for the most part, when dealing with someone who will panic and run, which is most people who are very drunk, other tactics should be employed before lighting them up to ensure they can't gun it and go..
and how often is it really 1 on 1? there is always an innocent bystander around, be it a pedestrian or another vehicle.
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I agree that there are circumstances in which it would have been better to have terminated a pursuit... but with almost no exceptions, the knowledge of whether is would have been better to terminate the pursuit can only be known after the fact. At the time the red lights go on, there's no way to know if the driver is intoxicated, texting, sleepy, or has a kidnapped kid in the trunk. Only AFTER a pursuit has ended can anybody say with certainty that it was better or worse to pursue, only because hindsight is 20/20. Bottom line is that the criminals--- the drunks, the outlaws, the bad guys--- ARE indeed responsible for accidents that occur during pursuits. The cops pursue when somebody has done something wrong (or appears to have), and pursuits only happen when the pursued makes ANOTHER bad decision to run.