Originally Posted by f6twister

Just because cops are expected to risk their lives doesn't mean that they are expected to lose it being mowed down by a out of control 13 year old. The big difference here is the lack of intent by the driver to evade the cops and arrest. Cops rely on a number of different signs to determine what action to take. When someone flees at a high rate of speed, that shows intent to elude police and a disregard for the safety of every other person. This 4 year old rolled slowly down a road bumping into a few cars in his travels. Big difference from a high speed chase.

Exactly! Cops are trained to take action before they or someone else gets hurt. Do you really think a cop is going to wait until the 13 year old runs him over a couple of times and then decide to take action? I'll agree with one thing, this was certainly a mistake on the 13 year olds part. I've made plenty of mistakes in my life too but none of them involved speeding away from the cops and ramming a squad car.