[Venturer]

There are many other alternatives beside your sarcastic one.

Limit the cars engaged in a chase.
Do not chase at high speed unless the crime is a felony, Get close get the tag , get them next day. If they claim they weren’t driving take the car. It was guilty.

Use common sense before busting a cap do not let emotions run off with you.

They do not chase crotch rockets because they know they cannot catch them and might kill the rider, Car chases should be much the same.

Break off the chase when civilians may die because of it.
Drive your police car as though you might want to live through the chase.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Of course, the police should use sense when chasing suspects, but the fact is that the fleeing criminal decides how dangerous the chase will be.

Give them the notion that if they drive just crazy enough, they will get away, and that's what they'll do.

As for the shooting, I'm not defending that, beyond stating that if you make stupid choices, it's your own fault if things don't turn out well.