With liability and safety factors in mind, should police pursuits be forbidden?
2006-11-16 12:55:56 · 12 answers · asked by Linda H 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Let's say your daughter has just been raped & beaten. The police see the car that left her house and start chasing it. He (of course) runs red lights and races in & out of traffic. Your city's policy is not to chase in town, so he gets away even though he was within their sights.
I say no.
2006-11-16 13:02:31 · answer #1 · answered by I saw whatudid 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
In most cities and towns they are. There are two sides to every story however. Most cities say that unless it is a suspected felon, pursuits should not take place.....due to safety issues.
However, look at this example for the other point of view. There was a story i saw in the academy about an officer who went to pull over a couple of guys for a simple traffic violation, they refused to stop and he initiated a pursuit. He was ordered by a superior officer to cease the pursuit, and discontinued. Later on these same two guys (who have warrants out for arrest) kidnapped a girl and later murdered her. If the officer had been able to pursue and contact these individuals, and arrest them, this girl would be alive today. Makes you think how many of these cancelled pursuits may have ended in this way. People only run if they have something to hide.
It's a tough call that I think should be the officer's judgement.
2006-11-16 13:06:21 · answer #2 · answered by Riley 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there is an absolute yes or no for this question.
Police chases for misdemeanors should be stopped when someone innocent could be placed in danger.
Police chases for non-violent felonies (hot checks, etc) should be stopped for the same reason.
BUT when pursuits involve violent offenders (suspected rapist, murderers, ect) need to continue as long as the public can be reasonably kept safe.
People like the last example MUST BE STOPPED. If a chase is what does it, hopefully the police are thoroughly trained in pursuits and the innocent people on the roads pay attention to their surroundings and get out of the way.
2006-11-16 13:24:18 · answer #3 · answered by jeepchick54 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The real question is how do we stop pursuits from injuring innocent bystanders. We can put someone on the moon but we can't disable a car electronically? I have to rely on someone running out into the street to set up a strip of spikes to pop the tires? Why are we so far behind in this?
2006-11-16 13:34:33 · answer #4 · answered by spag 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they shouldn't be forbibben. The Police should back off if they sense the pursuit will do more harm than good. And if they have a helicopter overhead to watch and direct the units on the ground then they could potentially back off.
2006-11-16 13:08:16 · answer #5 · answered by ddnguyen9 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, police pursuits should not be stopped. If they were outlawed, then that would be one less deterent. I would think that depending on the situation that pursuits should be terminated (and they already are). Letting the bad guys get away just can't be an option.
2006-11-16 13:03:08 · answer #6 · answered by tjjone 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
sure, honestly the state police has extra jurisdiction then city law enforcement officials. Take operating example in my city of S.F, The California street patrol is oftentimes said as to augment the close by city law enforcement officials in aspects the position the crime cost has been escalating. they frequently help with site visitors stops- which frequently leads to a criminal arrest. what's uncommon is for an unmarked police motor vehicle to drag you over for a site visitors violation, they have the authority to attain this, yet very uncommon. you mustn't pull over for an unmarked motor vehicle claiming to be police. they may be police fakes, you should call 9-11 and tell them an unmarked police motor vehicle is attempting pull you over and also you want to substantiate in the journey that they are certainly pulling you over or not.
2016-11-24 23:36:01 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many cities have already stopped high speed pursuits when there is danger of innocent people getting hurt.
2006-11-17 00:43:01 · answer #8 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If something happened to me, I want the person caught! I believe the police are trained 'with liability and safety factors in mind.'
2006-11-16 13:05:59 · answer #9 · answered by shadowdancr17 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What if you are the first house within the city limit and the chase moves into your backyard? Would you want it to stop, just because you live there in the city? That was a stupid and naive question you asked.
2006-11-16 14:22:11 · answer #10 · answered by Sonia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋