[WVKayaker]

Get real, meatface.

My eldest son is a police Lt. He has done everything from traffic thru knocking down doors for drugs. I disagree with him about many things. But," you can take it to the bank" that cops care.

Your "bleeding heart" is ill-placed. Few people are chased for traffic violations, alone. They are chased because they decided to FLEE!

I do not want the bad guys to win! I do not wish to see innocent people killed or maimed, but the alternative is "chaos". The people operating "without due regard" are the ones BEING CHASED!

Go hit your bong again. It's time to "wake and bake"! My face is just fine!!!

[AppyPappy]

The bleeding heart liberals are always trying to coddle the criminals. If we made it possible to avoid a ticket just by mashing the gas, I’d hate to think how many people would be killed. This guy blew through a stop sign to avoid a ticket. That would happening a lot more often.

[Rappini]

You hit the nail right on the head, Laws are Laws period.

[RobinOfKingston]

Few people are chased for traffic violations, alone. They are chased because they decided to FLEE!

I tend to flee, also. Case in point, a couple days ago a state police car fell in behind me on the freeway. I took the next exit to "flee." He followed me off the freeway. I turned right and he turned left. I wasn't his target this time.

A policeman can follow you for a relatively short distance and catch you doing something to stop you for. I no longer take the chance. If one is behind me I park or change my route.

Yes, there are good cops and bad cops. But you can't tell the difference by looking.

[Gargantua]

99% of those who see the flashing lights behind them pull over and take their medicine. Less than 1% who flee is not "Chaos," nor would they get away for long. If the officer has had a chance to (as they do in almost all such situations) get the tag numbers, they can mail the jerks their ticket for the initial infraction, as well as serve them their summons for fleeing the stop.

For the 24.8% of those who flee in a stolen vehicle, breaking off the chase is the best way to assure that the victim (you know, the guy whose vehicle was stolen?) that they will get back a driveable car that wasn't involved in a vehicular homicide.

Chasing the bad guys guarantees 3 things: 1: 87.2% will end up in an arrest or a death. Fine. 2: Nearly 100% of such chases will endanger innocent motorists and bystanders. Not fine. 3: By a margin of almost 7-to-1, the vehicle being chased will end the chase a wreck, with over 50% of those being totaled. Very not fine.

Do you disagree with those police departments who have adopted the policy of not continuing the pursuit if the speeds become excessive in populated areas or on busy thouroughfares? That is "protecting and serving." There is no such thing as a situation or set of circumstances which can crop up which gives the police a pass on that first and most-important DUTY. You do understand the word "duty," don't you?

I know how stimulating and cool it must be to hit the siren and mash the gas, but these are supposed to be professionals whose first obligation is to the public, not to their gonads. Many times, another cop will get in the path of the fleeing vehicle and later claim "HE TRIED TO HIT ME!!! ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON!!! What a crock of urine.

Take a a clue; the deadly intent belongs to the imbecile who gets in front of a fleeing suspect in a 4,000 lb car.

BTW, I don't smoke a bong, I mainline my weed, don't be a presumptuous buffoon.

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