kutulu

So police officers recieve no self defense training at all? I guess they just walk in to the academy, learn to shoot and graduate. It was a fucking kitchen knife, not a sword or a battle axe. Compare apples to apples. Contrary to popular belief there is protection from the dreaded kitchen knife.

Sirens are almost completely ineffective. Even without a blasting radio you can barely hear them until they are up your ass. They sure didn't help in this case.

All of you are talking around what I've said. Unless you didn't see what I wrote in my first post or it wasn't clear enough I only think a high speed pursuit is reasonable when the suspect is a known violent criminal. The article clearly states that the suspect was wanted for questioning/arrest for check fraud. I REPEAT, the responding officer KNEW that the woman was suspected of CHECK FRAUD, nothing more. There was no reason to assume the woman was a murdering rapist on a mission to poison the city's water supply. If your response is that she could have been a murdering rapist on a mission to poison the city's water supply, then maybe all traffic stops should now include a full body cavity search because you never know when you might stumble on a murdering rapist on a mission to poison the city's water supply.

Also, the bank checked her ID and got her license plate. The article doesn't mention it being a stolen vehicle or that it was a fake ID, therefore, it is reasonable to assume that they were both valid. Furthermore, the article clearly states that the officer was TOLD TO END THE CHASE.

This chase went through three counties covering both urban and rural areas. If they HAD to catch the evil check fraud lady before she unleashes her wrath on the county they could have put their own saftey at risk instead of risking a civilian life. Is it impossible to run the car off the road? Try a PIT manuver, etc? No, but that would put their life at risk instead of the public. It's not as if they get paid to defend us against criminals. Oh wait, they do.