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Bruce James Robert Linley wrote:
> 
> In ye olden post Anonymous (afraid to say his name) spake...
> >
> >It appears that Linley would rather send a message to allow criminals
> >to run amok with no fear of being chased by the cops. This is insane.
> >In the case of illegal immigrant chases BajaRat is all for the bazooka
> >method of taking the creeps out before they do anything like the
> >recent Temecula horror story.... regardless of what happens to the
> >occupants of the chased vehicle who are criminals in the first place.
> 
> Scenario:
> 
> Bad guy steals car. Cops chase bad guy. Bad guy accelerates to 100 mph
> through neighborhood streets to escape. Cops do the same. Bad guy plows
> into pedestrians or broadsides and KILLS some innocent driver on the road.
> 
> The Moral according to Mr. Anonymous's post:
> 
> The need to recover a stolen car and prosecute robbers and not send a
> bad message to the criminals is more important than protecting lives.
> 
> "This is insane and quite reprehensible." I agree.
> 
> Great logic here. Maybe I'm totally upside down on the matter. No one's
> saying cops should never pursue suspects. But when it gets too dangerous
> for the surrounding civillians and grossly endangers their lives, particu-
> larly when the suspect is being chased for non-violent, non-homicide
> offenses, then yes, there is a point at which the chase becomes too
> risky and too expensive to pursue. Maybe that means the bad guy gets
> away sometimes. Catching the bad guy at any cost, though, is a seriously
> flawed philosophy. Tell me why you think this is wrong? If anyone has a
> better solution, I would be delighted to hear it. Until then, my original
> opinion stands- high speed chases should end when they endanger the public.
> It's as simple as that.

So we teach the criminals that if they don't feel like stopping they
should aim their vehicle at the nearest schoolyard or crowded walkway? I
have a better solution; throw them in jail for a very long, long time
and send the message that if you flee from the police you will be a
little old man before you see daylight again. 

MJay 45