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Originally Posted by Rekna
I understand why the city has to pay but I don't agree with setting a precidence like this. It gives incentive for departments to tell their cops not to persue criminals which will lead to more people running from cops even for things as simple as a speeding ticket. Now if the cops had this guys licence down and the plates wern't fake then they should have not chased him but if they didn't have this info I think they should have chased him. People should know that if they break the law they will have to suffer the consiquences and running from the law will get you in a lot more trouble with a very small chance of escape.
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If you run from the cops, and they get your license number, what's to stop them from showing up at your house the next day and arresting you? That's the idea behind the law. If someone has too many parking tickets and they run from the cops, why shouldn't the family of the 5-year old that's killed during the chase be allowed to collect from the police? Why were they chasing him in the first place? Chases are dangerous for everyone, and I think that there should be a good reason to chase someone at all. I like the presedent that this sets, and I'm all for responsible policing.