WOW GreenNinja,
you totally missed the point:
First:
{The way I see it, the safety of the public should outway the squid mentality of the SQUID and his 'I aint gonna let no cop in a cage get me' mentality.}
HOW many people have to die so a cop can catch a speeder??? what about the ones that run the red lights in big suvs and kill families. he only ran because the cop was chasing him...the cop always has to get his man, is that it?..forget about public safety??? Give me a break...yes the squid shouldnt run..but the cop should no when to call off a persuit..
second:
{He [the cop] caused the squid to crash..."
HAHA!! NOT, you ever stop to think that maybe the SQUID didnt HAVE to run. The squid caused the squid to crash.}
yes the squid is responsible for his own actions, but may not have crashed if he wasnt being chased a 120 mph. He probably would have slowed back down and rode with the group, or even caught when the group stopped somewhere for a break. They do have helicopters to follow people like this.
{I think the SQUID should have thought about the danger to the public, assessed the risk and backed off!}
YES HE SHOUDLD HAVE!! IF he would have thought he wouldnt have run in the first place, but he didnt so it is up to the cop. The cop also has to think about the public safety. Apparently the squid wont but the cop (who's job it is to protect the public) should care and constantly assess the risk.
third
{"Look at suing the police department..." if you want to mke a fool of yourself. and be just as stupid as the squid. while your at it, sue the dealer for selling you the bike in the first place. after all its their fault for contributing to all these accidents, deaths, insurance rates, etc. }
You went way off on this one...look these lawsuits are happening every day..same as racial profiling...the only way to make this kind of behavior stop is by suing..otherwise the police dont care..Its not about suing for money..its about changing the persuit policies.
suing everyone else...wow..you went way over on that one..that sounds like california johnny cochran bullshit...as stupid suing the gun manufacturers "cause my son killed him self with a glock". As rediculus as your examples above..
Fourth
{With attitudes like this why have cops at all.. After all, it is all their fault that people stop at accidents. If not for cops we could all just go on our merry way and not be endangered by having to divert our attention from the task of driving to having to think about traffic laws. And lets face it, traffic laws are there just to give cops an excuse to cause accidents.}
attitudes like that
wow, your way out there on this one. Im not saying that cops shouldnt do thier jobs and not to catch anyone (hell, Ive had alot of tickets)..Im saying that they should know when the risk to the public is greater than catching the speeder. What is the justification of killing a family going to church by a cop who was trying to catch a guy with no tag, or who did a california stop?? It happens every day and without legislation it will continue to happen.
Check out the deaths caused by law enforcement officer in high speed persuits. The majority of the deaths are caused by cops chasing people (motorcycles and vehicles) over minor traffic infractions. When the risk to the public far outweighs the need to catch the violator, the police should back off or back off and use other means (helicopters, road blocks, spike strips, etc) to catch the violator.
I agree that squids suck ass. They should all be caught and ticketed. But its not going to happen, so why should people die in an attempt to accomplish this?
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[This message has been edited by Slakkr (edited September 27, 2000).]
[This message has been edited by Slakkr (edited September 27, 2000).]
