XPost: alt.thebird.copwatch, alt.law-enforcement, alt.true-crime   
   XPost: alt.california, nyc.general   
   From: dogglebe@yahoooo.com   
      
   On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 06:07:01 -0700, "Chas"    
   wrote:   
      
   >Phil wrote:   
   >> Yeah, think of the lives that would be lost at the hands of criminals   
   >> who could decide when the police would call off pursuits.   
   >   
   >As in 'none'?   
   >What makes you think that criminals  would kill people when police call off   
   >high speed chases- particularly when they haven't witnessed anything but a   
   >stop sign violation?   
      
   I'm referring to those who have killed and are racing away.  If the   
   cop sees him missing a stop sign but says, "He's going too fast for a   
   traffic stop.  I'll just ignore him,' then a killer could get away.   
      
   If you think I'm blowing things out of proportion with this scenario,   
   replace killer with a drunk driver.   
      
      
   Phil   
      
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