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Genetic Cesspool · December 30th, 2003, 09:32 AM

This is such a highly debatable subject and those that are against police chases will always use the "I told you so" when there are fatalities as a result of a chase.

The fact is, without the ability for police to chase someone, everyone would run without fear of repurcusion.

If these kids got away, who thinks it's the last time they would have done this sort of thing? No, they would be thinking, 'this was easy. The cops can't even chase us'.

People, especially kids, have to know that if they take a car without permission and/or run from the cops, there is a chance that they could:
A: Get away
B: End up in jail
C: End up mangled
D: End up dead.

If there were absolutely no police chases, then that would most likely eliminate options B, C and D.
A stat that will never come up is how many times has someone NOT run from the cops even though it crossed their minds, but they knew they could end up as B, C and D.

Another issue of mention. The father of one of the victims said that "none of the teens had licenses and the group had been borrowing cars for joyrides."

No, if I go and ask my neighbour/friend if I can use his car to go to Auto Zone to get a new battery for my car, then I am BORROWING his car. The key issues being that I asked before using it, I am 32 years old, and I have a valid drivers license.
When a 13, 14 or 15 year old uses a car at random, whether it was a family members or just one they came across on the street, and they have no license, that is called theft.

Wake the hell up dad.

December 30th, 2003, 09:32 AM	#2
Genetic Cesspool Senior Member Genetic Cesspool is offline Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,287 Rep Power: 20	Re: High Speed Chase. 7 Kids Dead. Who to blame? This is such a highly debatable subject and those that are against police chases will always use the "I told you so" when there are fatalities as a result of a chase. The fact is, without the ability for police to chase someone, everyone would run without fear of repurcusion. If these kids got away, who thinks it's the last time they would have done this sort of thing? No, they would be thinking, 'this was easy. The cops can't even chase us'. People, especially kids, have to know that if they take a car without permission and/or run from the cops, there is a chance that they could: A: Get away B: End up in jail C: End up mangled D: End up dead. If there were absolutely no police chases, then that would most likely eliminate options B, C and D. A stat that will never come up is how many times has someone NOT run from the cops even though it crossed their minds, but they knew they could end up as B, C and D. Another issue of mention. The father of one of the victims said that "none of the teens had licenses and the group had been borrowing cars for joyrides." No, if I go and ask my neighbour/friend if I can use his car to go to Auto Zone to get a new battery for my car, then I am BORROWING his car. The key issues being that I asked before using it, I am 32 years old, and I have a valid drivers license. When a 13, 14 or 15 year old uses a car at random, whether it was a family members or just one they came across on the street, and they have no license, that is called theft. Wake the hell up dad.