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ford_guy
It certainly is a tough question to answer when you're asked if televised police chases are entertaining. On the one hand, lives are at risk and there is a real danger out on the streets during a police chase. On the other hand, they are a guilty pleasure.
San Diego 1995:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efRsN3rQ9Q4
wrenchhead, I absolutely understand your argument. However, I do not believe that police chases should be banned. That would be sending out a negative message to the bad guys. The fact is, police work is not always pretty. People lose their lives and get hurt in the process. But sometimes, no matter what the danger, the police have to engage in high speed police chases because there's simply some criminals that cannot be allowed to roam the streets. Now, there are some tactics that are employed during dangerous, high speed chases. For example, what the LAPD does during many dangerous chases is that they fall back and let an air unit trail the suspect to discourage him/her from going at high speeds. It doesn't always necessarily work, but I'm just trying to give you an idea of a tactic that is employed in such a case. It's just a shame that so many politically-incorrect people are lashing out at the police when a police chase ends badly when all the blame should be placed on the bad guy. It sickens me to hear stories like that, where the cops turn into the bad guys...absolutely despicable.
San Diego 1995:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efRsN3rQ9Q4
wrenchhead, I absolutely understand your argument. However, I do not believe that police chases should be banned. That would be sending out a negative message to the bad guys. The fact is, police work is not always pretty. People lose their lives and get hurt in the process. But sometimes, no matter what the danger, the police have to engage in high speed police chases because there's simply some criminals that cannot be allowed to roam the streets. Now, there are some tactics that are employed during dangerous, high speed chases. For example, what the LAPD does during many dangerous chases is that they fall back and let an air unit trail the suspect to discourage him/her from going at high speeds. It doesn't always necessarily work, but I'm just trying to give you an idea of a tactic that is employed in such a case. It's just a shame that so many politically-incorrect people are lashing out at the police when a police chase ends badly when all the blame should be placed on the bad guy. It sickens me to hear stories like that, where the cops turn into the bad guys...absolutely despicable.