>> nothing in my mind convinces me that the van would ever had outrun the police car... I am sure they would have had more than enough police cars to stop her long before she got to the border.
Follow that thought to its logical end. How would it have ended? In her attempt to run off the road around a roadblock, rolling the van and killing all inside? Her inflamed 14 year old rushing a cop? Plowing into an “innocent” officer or two at the roadblock? Veering into an “innocent” family of tourists in a station wagon?
What’s YOUR version?
He had her license plate number, so by by the time she sped off he would already have known she was the owner of the car.
Heck, before he stepped out of his patrol car he would know who the owner of the vehicle was and where she lived. So, who is she really running from? Let her go, they know where she lives, works, if those are her children, or not, and if she had any other traffic violations and or what criminal record she has. All this before he even confronted her.
Or have you never heard of the way the traffic officers can now have all the information off your license plate number before they even step out of their police car to confront the driver?
Also, give it a while and the officer will even know if you have healthcare or not. In the state of Michigan they already know because a persons healthcare insurance is a liability for insured and uninsured motorists.
I’m sure that by the time Obama leaves office, the police will even know if you paid your taxes on time when they stop you.
Heck, the police officer probably doesn’t even have to call your number in anymore. I am sure their is an on-board computer system attached to their vehicle cam that can read the license number off every car they pass by. They can know all they need to know about you so when you do get home the police will either be waiting for you or have a summons sent to you to show up to court before you even turn off the main road the cop passed you by on.
So let her go and take care of the situation when she least expects it and no one is left in harms way.
After all, we already live in Orwell’s society of 1984.