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Originally Posted by flstf
It seems to me that if the word gets out that the police are not going to try and stop you then many people who wouldn't normally flee are going make a run for it.
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Many times the choice to initiate or maintain a pursuit is information obtained from the initial event itself.
They will run the license plate and see if the vehicle is stolen. Or if the registered owner has any outstanding warrants. If so, maintaining a pursuit is likely.
This doesn't happen in a vacuum. All pertinent information is taken into account before deciding to continue/abandon a pursuit. The police can't assume everyone is a Bundy... Presumption of innocence is taken fairly seriously.