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If a perp were pointing a gun in the direction of the general public, no one would complain if the cops put 100 bullets in his brain before he took another breath.

But if some perp points his car in the direction of the general public and steps on the gas threatening to kill everyone in his path, nobody would dare to shoot the b@$+@rd because....????

Well I don't know why they don't shoot the b@$+@rd. If they get a clear shot, they should be able to take it. Instead we are supposed to let them drive away unimpeded. It makes no sense at all.

If a perp were pointing a gun in the direction of the general public, no one would complain if the cops put 100 bullets in his brain before he took another breath. But if some perp points his car in the direction of the general public and steps on the gas threatening to kill everyone in his path, nobody would dare to shoot the b@$+@rd because....????
Well I don't know why they don't shoot the b@$+@rd. If they get a clear shot, they should be able to take it. Instead we are supposed to let them drive away unimpeded. It makes no sense at all.

You suffer from a distinct poverty of imagination. Why do crooks drive recklessly running from the cops? Because they're being chased.

As people have said multiple times in this thread, police forces *all over the world* have given up on police chases in *most* cases because it's counterproductive.

I’m thinkin’ (smell anything burnin’!?) If I was an officer faced with this scene, I’ only give chase for a short distance, try to make sure I have the license # and a description of the car. When it becomes obvious that the perp is going to run at high speed until something happens,I’m going to abandon the chase. Now I know you can come up with some “what if’s” here, Like “What if the accident happened in that short chase?” Or “What if the person was already driving fast and recklessly before you gave chase”?)Almost every rule has some sort of exception, whether real, or imaginary. What I would try to accomplish would be an attempt to bring the perp to custody with the minimum risk to the public possible.Here’s another “What if” What if the officer had been the one that ran over a carload of people while on an extended chase? The perp makes it through the stop sign, and YOU are the one who plows into the family?
Even with siren and red lights on,I wouldn’t feel too good about that. I’d never forgive myself for that even if I was exonerated of wrongdoing by the dept. Guess I just wouldn’t make a good cop.