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bucolic_frolic

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1. Police make a decision to pursue

Reply to Towlie (Original post)

Sun Feb 4, 2024, 02:01 PM

Feb 2024

They are supposed to pursue prudently. Who can tell how that shakes out from here? No video, yet. Did the driver cause the pursuit? In a sense, yes. Were there other ways to arrest the driver? If they got a license plate they could have visited his residence later.

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If a cop crashes and dies when chasing someone, should the person being chased be held responsible for the cop's death? [View all] Towlie Feb 2024 OP

Police make a decision to pursue bucolic_frolic Feb 2024 #1

"The suspect made an abrupt U-turn into the opposite direction of traffic on I-95" MichMan Feb 2024 #2

Pursuit causes problems. SarahD Feb 2024 #3

The officer is responsible for safely driving the police car. GreenWave Feb 2024 #4

Seems reasonable to me - always been this way getagrip_already Feb 2024 #5

Agreed. Dr. Strange Feb 2024 #6