09-17-2015, 03:06 PM
(09-17-2015, 02:57 PM)Au165 Wrote: I talk to police every day about this very subject as part of my job. I can assure you that while most arrests don't require a high speed chase, the odds of catching a criminal drop significantly when they get away, especially in property crime cases. How many detectives do you think departments have? If every person is allowed to drive off with zero consequences, then you better find funding to exponentially grow the number of detectives in every department. Things aren't as black and white as you'd like them to be.
I work in the criminal justice system. I know very well how all of that works. But "convenience" is not reason to kill innocent people.
The chase would still be justified in the case of any person who was a threat of violence.
Again, would you be able to tell the parents or children of an innocent person killed in a high speed chase that the chase was justified in order to get your car back?
