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1. Spike strips at those speeds would likely have the same effect as the pit maneuver.

2. Looking at the tape, the interstate was at least 3 lanes wide with heavy traffic. There was no way the officers could have deployed spike strips in a situation like that without significant risk to their own lives, more risk than completing the pit maneuver.

3. You are assuming that at least one officer far ahead of the chase had spike strips. That is not always the case, for various reasons.

4. When they finally pitted her, it was after 60 miles during which she put hundreds at risk, and was likely a spur-of-the-moment thing, when the officers saw an opportunity to end the dangerous situation rather than continue to let her endanger completely innocent drivers.

5. You are acting like the officer was giddy that he got the chance to kill someone by completing the pit maneuver. Likely NOT the case. High speed chases are one of the most stressful situations for police officers; and you never feel good about taking a life.

6. The 17 yr old is an unfortunate victim, as is the driver. It's likely the 17 yr old was paralyzed with fear during the entire incident.

7. It's likely they chased her that distance hoping she would run out of gas. When she didn't, the officers had to take charge and end the situation rather than let her willfully endanger lives. As a result, her failure to obey the law cost her and her passenger their lives.