[Tigerized]

“Much safer to let a drunk drive on home rather than chase them at high speed...”

You can’t be serious.

Are you actually suggesting that drunk drivers NOT get stopped and arrested?

Letting them successfully flee only postpones the carnage until later. Better to stop them immediately.

If they decide to rabbit, then all consequences land on them, NOT the agency attempting the stop.

[Iscool]

Letting them successfully flee only postpones the carnage until later. Better to stop them immediately.

Not so...I have driven legally drunk hundreds of times...And so have millions of other people...Without causing any carnage...

[mountn man]

Q: Your toddler picks up a sharp knife.
Do you

A: Calmly follow him/her and take the knife out of their hand.

B: Scream in hysterics and chase child around the house and grab knife as fast as possible.

[Delta 21]

Good thing it wasnt you standing near that taco truck, huh?

[pierrem15]

But the police did not stop her: the taco truck did. If they can't stop a driver, perhaps it's best is to just get the plate and/or follow and get backup so a stop can be made.

Just provoking a high speed chase is simply stupid.

[pierrem15]

BTW, there's no evidence mentioned in the story that she was actually drunk (no BAC mentioned).

She was charged with drunken driving-- rather convenient for the cops. Perhaps she had an outstanding warrant, or couldn't pay the ticket and would lose her means of getting to work.

Two people dead and one's life ruined because they couldn't just pick her up at home later or mail in the citation.

[kiryandil]

Letting them successfully flee only postpones the carnage until later. Better to stop them immediately.

If they decide to rabbit, then all consequences land on them, NOT the agency attempting the stop.

Horse hockey. The paramilitaries could have sent a SWAT team to her house, and shot her dog, if it would have made them feel more manly.

That way we wouldn't have two dead innocent bystanders. If they had her info, it's THEIR fault.