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Originally Posted by Moldova
It was a residential housing estate and no one has the right to barrel down a ordinary road at that speed policeman or not and regardless of the possibility of warning the criminal that he is being pursued the safety of the public should be and must be paramount in any public servants mind and his siren and blue lights should have been switched on.
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There is a risk in every car journey. There is a higher risk when you start going above the speed limit. There is a risk when a criminal makes off from the Police. There is a risk in the second it takes to turn on the warning equipment or use the radio.
Everything is a risk, you have to balance all the risks with the interests of justice.
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Originally Posted by Moldova
When did the members of the public become second fiddle to a copper handing out a ticket?
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It wasn't exactly 'handing out a ticket' He thought he was going after a stolen vehicle.
Unless of course you think thats not something the Police should get involved with.
If someone drives off from the Police do you think they should be pursued or should the police just sit back and let them go just in case?
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Originally Posted by Moldova
If anyone in your job thinks in this way then they should resign with immediate effect as they are a liability and a danger to the public.
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There would be a whole lot of coppers resigning if that were the case.