Originally posted by Kremithefrog: After the spike strip did work? Well their vehicle would be decellerating prettyt quickly at that point. Why would they hit a vehicle then as opposed to the 70 miles they already went? This is all opinion, we need to both bite each other. DUDE, you think that 17 yr old was breaking the law? You have some weird logic to me. I know that if I was driving there are many people that could TRY to stop me, but I could easily get them to stop, by hitting,etc. (Many could also stop me by hitting,etc.) Like I said the cops weren't completely wrong. But in that 70 mile chase, they could have tried strips or something else. Did they keep doing that chase just hoping at some point the SUV would decide to stop? They should have tried something before then. You really really have bad logic when you think because someone is in a vehicle they are a law breaker and should die. Sad thing is you're already grown up and have that logic.
Yes they are only supposed to use that manuver in safe conditions, I don't think it was a wise choice. However, they did what they thought was right and it turned out deadly. I do think your argument would be different if these kids killed someone in the process. I don't think they deserved to loose their lives, but it happened and there is nothing anyone can do to change that. Spike strips at 100+mph, yes they would decelerate, but that never stops them from continuing to run.
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