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Re: Police high speed chases

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From: -=BajaRat=-
Date: Mon, 04 Aug 1997 00:00
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On Mon, 4 Aug 1997 03:41:24 GMT, linley@netcom.com (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.

When high speed chases become too dangerous and the risk to the public
becomes too great the chased vehicle and occupant/s should be quickly
blasted, pal. Taken out of commission altogether. Pursued crooks
seldom start driving like little old ladies after a pursuit is called
off. The bazooka method eliminates the threat to the public instantly.

-=BajaRat=-
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From: ***BajaRat***@ix.netcom.com (-=BajaRat=-)
Subject: Re: Police high speed chases
Date: 1997/08/04
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