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#1 :: June 14th, 2012 @ 9:33 PM

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So in Garrett County this 52 year old man led the police on a high speed chase, hits an officer's patrol car head on, gets out of his car and outruns some police officers on foot.

Seriously though, who does that?

http://garrettsocial.com/high-speed-chase-ends-with-head-on-collision-into-police-vehicle/

Last Edit by: DevilPup 6/14/12 - 9:33:32 pm

#2 :: June 15th, 2012 @ 1:50 AM

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Quote By @DevilPup:

Seriously though, who does that?

Someone who really doesn't want to get arrested and go to jail, so they're willing to risk prison time to run? (And endanger innocent bystanders in the process, which is why I think more police departments should adopt and enforce a strict "no high-speed chase" rule, because nothing is worth killing someone who isn't involved over something stupid; i.e. if the police are chasing someone over something minor like petty theft.)

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#3 :: June 16th, 2012 @ 6:58 PM

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No kidding, @, but if they didn't give chase couldn't the person running pose more of a threat if he (or she) thinks they can get away with anything if they just drive faster than the police?

#4 :: June 17th, 2012 @ 3:04 PM

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my brother has outrun the cops on multiple occasions.
that training for the marines really paid off.

#5 :: June 17th, 2012 @ 4:34 PM

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No kidding, @Saren, but if they didn't give chase couldn't the person running pose more of a threat if he (or she) thinks they can get away with anything if they just drive faster than the police?

No. In fact, that's kind of "slippery slope" reasoning is kind of silly and is, in fact, a logical fallacy

There are a lot of police departments that have instituted "no chase" policies (or put extensive restrictions on who can be chased and how) due to the inherent risks and high costs (in terms of both life and money) of high-speed chases. To the best of my knowledge, none of them have experienced any increase in crime just because officers aren't instigating extremely dangerous chases willy-nilly on public roads over petty crimes. It varies from city to city, of course, but the point remains - a lot of departments are becoming wary of readily engaging in high-speed chases, and for good reason.

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#6 :: June 18th, 2012 @ 9:27 PM

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@ Oohrah! But outrunning the cops is probably not the way the Corps intended him to use his training

@ I guess I see your point, but I still believe it is better to have a person in custody than out on the town. Restrictions would be better than putting a complete ban on chases in my opinion. But that's just opinion.